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Thanksgiving 2022

Nov 24, 2022swankivy2022, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Holidaysbread, family, food, friends, ivy, jeaux, mom, pie, thanksgiving

Had Mom and Jeaux over for Thanksgiving! Jeaux helped make all the food. Mom brought turkey and ham for the non-vegetarians. We had pie afterwards and Mom was knocked out.

Thanksgiving food

My Thanksgiving plate

Jeaux & Mom eating Thanksgiving dinner

Mom knocked out by food

Halloween Party 2022

Oct 22, 2022swankivy2022, Cooking & Baking, Cosplay, Gatherings, Holidaysben, cake, cookies, dare, derek, dorian, food, friends, halloween, ivy, jeaux, kari, katelyn, meghan, michael, rachael, rina, steven universe

I finally got to have a Halloween party again. 🙂 Friends came! I was dressed as Lapis Lazuli from Steven Universe.

Halloween desserts

Halloween desserts

My Lapis Lazuli costume

My Lapis Lazuli costume

Kari with Pumpkin

Meggie as Vanellope

Katelyn as a butterfly

Dare as Dipper

Benjamin as Luigi

Rachael in faire garb

Michael in faire garb

Rina in a flower outfit

Jeaux as Jamie

Meg with pumpkin roll

Kari with dessert

Jeaux and Dare

Me at my party

Me with Meg

Jeaux as Jamie

Party group

Meggie & Dare

Swimming in Jeaux’s pool

Jul 29, 2022swankivy2022, Selfies, Vacationsash, family, food, friends, ivy, jeaux, patricia, swimming

Ash got to swim in Jeaux’s pool and play Frisbee! We also had lunch at the Naked Farmer.

Lunch at the Naked Farmer

Pool Frisbee with Ash and Jeaux

Bean Vegan Cuisine with Fen

May 8, 2022swankivy2022, Vacationsfen, food, friends, ivy

Fen recommended an amazing restaurant in Charlotte called Bean Vegan Cuisine! I had fried tofu fingers and we shared a queso dip with chips.

Bean Vegan Cuisine with Fen

Bean Vegan Cuisine

With Fen by the lake

Mar 12, 2022swankivy2022, Hangoutsfen, friends, ivy

Fen and I took a really nice walk to the lake. The light was weird and the wind was high but that’s how we like it!

With Fen by the lake

Fen’s Visit

Mar 11, 2022swankivy2022, Hangoutsfen, friends, ivy

Fen is in town! We ate at Joe’s diner and had way too much.

With Fen at Joe’s Diner

Birthday Cake 2022

Jan 15, 2022swankivy2022, Cooking & Baking, Gatheringsbirthday, cake, food, friends, ivy, meghan

Meggie was here with me to celebrate our joint birthdays and we made a lemon cake together with whipped cream frosting and lemon curd in the middle. It was delicious. She is turning 46 and I am turning 44.

Our birthday cake

Birthday girls with cake

Lemon birthday cake!

Buc-ee’s

Jan 15, 2022swankivy2022, Gatheringsbirthday, food, friends, ivy, meghan

Meghan introduced me to Buc-ee’s during our birthday travels. We went to the Daytona store. I bought a few things. It’s an experience.

Meg & Me at Buc-ee’s

Buc-ee’s haul

Botanical Gardens Visit

Jan 15, 2022swankivy2022, Gatheringsbirthday, friends, ivy, meghan, plants

Meghan and I took a birthday trip to see Leu Gardens, a botanical garden in Orlando.

Meggie at botanical gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Me at Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Me at Botanical Gardens

New Year’s Eve 2021

Dec 31, 2021swankivy2021, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Holidaysfood, friends, new year's eve, yasmin

Small gathering with Jeaux, Yasmin, and Arthur for New Year’s Eve. I made food, as usual, and Yasmin did their party trick of artist plate arranging.

Fruit Skewers

NYE goodies

Yasmin’s plate

Yasmin w/their plate