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Halloween 2026

Oct 24, 2026swankivy2026, Cosplay, Gatheringsadam, dare, friends, halloween, ivy, jeaux, kari, katelyn, meghan, ryan, yasmin

Party that ended slightly earlier than usual because we’re all getting old, man. Still, lots of fun (and food) was had by all.

Ivy as Jem

Ivy as Jem

Ryan as a background Naruto character

Meggie as a celestial goddess

Adam as Don Ho

Adam & Meg

Katelyn as a dalmatian

Friends Snacking

Dare as Dwayne Camacho

Jeaux as Dib

Katelyn & Ryan

Yasmin, elegantly tired

My business hippie

Yasmin’s plate

Halloween Party 2025

Oct 25, 2025swankivy2025, Cosplay, Gatherings, Holidaysadam, arthur, dare, dorian, food, friends, halloween, ivy, jeaux, kari, meghan, michael, steven universe, yasmin, zak

It’s the yearly Halloween party where I made too much food! I was dressed as Rose Quartz and some friends also came in costume. I had a cozy little party of 10 friends hanging out and enjoying snacks and desserts. Always so nice to see everyone.

Rose Quartz costume

Jeaux as Dib

Dare as Luigi

Meghan as a witch

Meggie & Adam

Kari, Meggie, Adam

Yasmin’s famous plating

Yasmin is Business Phantom

Arthur puts ranch on pumpkin roll

Zak, Dare, Dorian

Kari, Meg, Adam, Michael

Arthur, Yasmin, Jeaux

Arthur in pillow heaven

Halloween Party 2023

Oct 22, 2023swankivy2023, Cooking & Baking, Cosplay, Gatherings, Holidaysadam, arthur, ben b, cake, candy, cookies, dare, dorian, finch, food, friends, goose, halloween, ivy, jeaux, kari, meghan, michael, rachael, steven universe, yasmin

Had a great Halloween party! No disasters, all fun, total of 14 guests! And they were all fans of my food! Happy!

Molasses-Ginger Cookies

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Roll

Candy Corn Fudge

Me as Pearl – Steven Universe

Me as Pearl – Steven Universe

Meghan, Adam, Dare

Jeaux

Ben as Waldo

Ivy and Jeaux both as Pearl

Kari as a shark

Dare as Dr. Forrester – MST3K

Adam as Matt Foley – SNL

Yasmin’s Plate

Yasmin as Business Clown

Yasmin & Arthur

Meghan as Rose Quartz – Steven Universe

All Steven Universe costumes

Ivy as Pearl, Meghan as Rose Quartz

Guests – Ben, Kari, Jeaux

Guests – Dorian, Michael, Ben, Kari

Guests – Dare & Yasmin

Guests – Rachael, Finch, Goose

Arthur with pumpkin roll

Halloween Party 2022

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

Cookie Cats with Kari!

Nov 9, 2019swankivy2019, Hangoutscookies, food, ivy, kari, steven universe

Kari finally got to eat a Cookie Cat!!

Kari & Ivy: Cookie Cats

Kari’s Mr. Queasy

Feb 3, 2019swankivy2019, Collectionsgifts, kari, steven universe

Kari brought me her (belated) birthday present and it’s a handmade MR. QUEASY FIGURE!

Mr. Queasy

Mr. Queasy’s Face

Mr. Queasy with Moon Goddess

Mr. Queasy in the Cheeseburger

She did a great job recreating this character!

Halloween Party 2018

Oct 20, 2018swankivy2018, Cosplay, Gatherings, Holidaysarthur, ben, dare, derek, food, friends, halloween, haven, ivy, jeaux, kari, meghan, michael, rachael, steven universe, victor, yasmin

Yasmin as Charizard

Friends playing cards

My Garnet costume

Me as Garnet, Ben as Steven

Me as Garnet, Ben as Steven

Meghan as the TARDIS

Haven as Tonks as Haven

Derek as Greg, Ben as Steven, me as Garnet

“Father and Son” (but not in real life)

Ben as Steven with shield

Heart Hands Garnet costume

Joy as Edna Mode

Me as Garnet, Ben as Steven

Victor as Charizard

Ben as Steven with uke

Kari as Pumpkin

Derek as Greg Universe

Jeaux as Dipper

Yasmin dances

40th birthday party!

Jan 13, 2018swankivy2018, Cooking & Baking, Gatheringsarthur, birthday, cake, dare, derek, food, friends, gifts, ivy, jeaux, kari, meghan, rachael, ralph, victor, yasmin

Meghan and I had a blast opening presents and eating cake together for our 40th and 42nd birthdays. Our friends came and showered us with gifts and love–it was amazing! Full album is available here.

40 & 42

Guests!

Guests!

Birthday Girls’ Cake

Mongolian Grill

Mar 9, 2009swankivy2009, Hangoutsanita, food, friends, ivy, jef, kari, kit, peck, thea

This is my group of friends at the Mongolian Grill. (My sister P took it so she isn’t in the photo.) You can see me, Jef, Thea blocked by Jef’s head, the top of Peck’s head ’cause he’s eating, Kari, Anita, and Kit.

Ivy, Jef, Thea, Peck, Kari, Anita, Kit

Ivy & Jef

Kari made me a Weaver shirt

Feb 28, 2008swankivy2008, Hangoutsivy, jef, kari, kit, peck, thea

Kari made me this shirt featuring my comic and novel character Weaver. It’s so cute!

New shirt made by Kari!

With Jef

With Kari & Jef

With Jef

With the Kari-friends