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Metrocon 2026

Aug 1, 2026swankivy2026, Cosplay, Gatheringsfriends, ivy, metrocon

Went to Metrocon on Saturday! I didn’t wear a real costume, just a fun Cookie Cat–themed outfit, but I had a good time hanging out with Jeaux, seeing the Epic: The Musical singalong, playing DDR, and shopping in the dealer room!

My Cookie Cat outfit

Selfie with Lapis

House (House M.D.)

The Sheep (Epic the Musical)

Ruby & Sapphire (Steven Universe)

Epic the Musical panel hosts (Odysseus, Aeolus, Hermes)

Jeaux plays video games

Yangchen & Toph (Avatar)

Group from Adventure Time

Cheesecake

May 27, 2026swankivy2026, Cooking & Baking, Hangoutsbirthday, cake, food, friends, ivy, jeaux

I made a cheesecake for Jeaux’s birthday. Here are the various steps of creating it, ending with us eating it. 😉

Cheesecake in pan

Cheesecake out of pan

Cheesecake piece

Remaining cheesecake

Jeaux and Ivy eating cheesecake!

Vinyl Impact’s stage debut

May 5, 2026swankivy2026, Appearancesband, dad, dennis, family, friends, glenn, ivy

Our new band’s stage debut! We played open mic night at Stottlemyer’s.

Open Mic with the band

Open Mic with the band

A weekend band excursion

Apr 26, 2026swankivy2026, Gatheringsband, dad, dennis, family, food, friends, ivy, lindsay, sushi

My band had a practice and Dennis enjoyed popping out our new business cards.

Dennis poppin’ cards

Sister and Dad and I enjoyed sushi after.

Sushi sisters

Photographing Dad photographing his sushi

Helicopter ride with Dare

Apr 18, 2026swankivy2026, Hangoutsdare, friends, ivy

Dare invited me to go on a helicopter ride with them so we booked the trip together and had a great time!

Helicopter with Dare

Helicopter with Dare

Helicopter with Dare

Birthday Ice Cream with Kari

Apr 4, 2026swankivy2026, Hangoutsbirthday, food, friends, ice cream, ivy

My girl Kari had a birthday so I took her out for ice cream at Tanya & Matt’s! She’d never been! Great ice cream. Happy birthday Kari!

Birthday ice cream with Kari

Hanging with Yaz & Arthur

Mar 29, 2026swankivy2026, Hangoutsarthur, food, friends, ivy, plants, yasmin

Yasmin and Arthur and I went to eat at the Indian buffet and then went to the plant show! Yasmin had a piece in the show so we got to visit it, and then we bought plants. It was a great day.

Indian dessert

Yasmin’s Indian dessert

Ivy & Arthur at Indian Buffet

Yasmin’s installation

Yasmin with their installation

Arthur with his game

Arthur’s amazing back scratcher

Practice at Music Compound

Feb 8, 2026swankivy2026, Hangoutsband, dennis, friends, glenn, ivy

Band practice at Music Compound was very productive. Even though we got distracted by a tiny drum set for kids’ lessons. That thing almost makes me look big!

Glenn on tiny drums

Ivy on tiny drums

Glenn & Dennis practicing

Meggie’s 50th birthday cake!

Jan 18, 2026swankivy2026, Vacationsadam, birthday, cake, dare, food, friends, ivy, jeaux, katelyn, kathy, meghan, ryan

We had a really special cake from Alessi to celebrate Meghan’s 50th birthday and played some games to go with it!

Meg’s 50th birthday cake

Meg’s 50th birthday cake

Meg with her cake

Me with Meg’s cake

Cake cutting

Cake cutting

Cake cutting

Cake cutting

Cake cutting

Cake cutting

Joking Hazard Game

Mug Cakes!!

Jan 17, 2026swankivy2026, Cooking & Baking, Vacationsadam, ben, birthday, cake, dare, food, fred, friends, ivy, jeaux, katelyn, kathy, meghan, ryan

Mug cakes for my birthday! Choice of banana, peanut butter, chocolate, or coffee!

Making mug cakes!

Making mug cakes!

Making mug cakes!

Making mug cakes!

Making mug cakes!

Making mug cakes!

Making mug cakes!

Dare’s mug cake

Dare’s mug cake

Jeaux’s mug cake

Dare’s mug cake

Adam’s mug cake

Ryan’s experimental mug cake

Mug cakes with Meg

Mug cakes with Adam & Meg

Mug cakes with Kathy & Fred

Mug cakes with Dare & Jeaux

Mug cakes with Ryan & Katelyn

Mug cakes with Benjamin