Non-Average Days
So, what have the Perrys been up to of late?
- Birthdays
- Thanksgiving
- Birthday
- Christmas cards X3 (long story that would make a great blog post)
- Mexico
- Christmas
- New Years
- Birthday
- Preview Weekend (To Every Tribe)
- Birthday
Look! It's later.
Emma's twelfth (not "twelth" like I wrote on her invitations) birthday is the last birthday of our nuclear family in the "Birthday Season" (7 birthdays in 3 months amongst the holiday season). It usually feels like the last mile of a marathon. You either give it all you have with a last burst of exhaust fumes, or sit down on the road and cry. By God's grace, we made it to the finish line running.
A few days
before Emma's birthday she had the idea of a Jane Austen themed party. We kind of got carried away with the idea.
On Wednesday, Emma and I made pretty little formal invites, folded
them in thirds and sealed them with fragrant candle wax imprinted with a
rose from the back of a fork. They were then hand delivered.
Thursday, after
finishing schoolwork with the kids, I went to work making 4 bonnets. That endeavor carried into late
Friday night. No pattern, just a few pictures for reference, and a lot of
head scratching.
Saturday, at 9 AM, our guests met outside the door of the Perry Manor. Three young ladies, including Emma, were assigned 3 maiden attendants.
By lot, they picked out their bonnets and we headed out in our chaise and 8 to the neighboring town.
At a
thrift store they were given a $10 budget and roughly 40 minutes to find all the supplies for transporting our young ladies back into the regency era fashion. We made a quick
stop for ribbon at the local mart and headed back to the manor for tea and outfit
assemblage.
These ladies were amazing! I am so impressed with the outcome and
talent!
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| photo courtesy of Diana Simpson |
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| photo courtesy of Diana Simpson |
Fun was had by all.
Thankfully, this all happened right before most of us came down sick.
May you have a blessed day!
