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Party Memories<p>
Well, I had a pretty good time last weekend at the Winter Balls. Admittedly, I hadn't been expecting TWO balls to take place, one in the throne room and the other in the Stelloni's Mansion, but I managed to have a fun time at both. Nasrudin showed up for the one in the throne room, and we had quite a lot of fun mingling with NEaBians, dancing in a Conga Line, and drinking the night away. I took quite a lot of pictures to share with all of you, too!
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This one is of all the people who showed up at the time. Suzumi, Zonneschjinn and others came too, but I wasn't able to take pictures with them as I was serving drinks. But more on that later...anyhow, we had quite a bit of fun. Toledo started a Conga Line, which several of us followed for a while. There were several people who really had some flair <em><strong>(--buffo ances slowly with himself--) </strong></em>and some like Servant_girl, who sat quietly by the sidelines and watched as other NEaBians let themselves loose.
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Later, Nasy and I hid away in a private corner of the dance floor and took a picture.
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Isn't he sweet?!? Later on, Buffo approached, hoping for a sandwich hug.
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By that time, several people told Nasy and I to quit it with our Public Displays of Affection, so we decided to hang around the food stands instead. We shared a Takoyaki (until now I'm still not sure exactly what it is, but the sauce was delicious) and then had several glasses of champagne and my favorite ale.
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We also managed to bribe the bartender into letting us serve drinks as well.
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All in all, I do think I had a swell time at this year's ball.
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The next day I received word from Iya that the weather had cleared up, and that the Stellonis were able to host their Winter Ball after all! I quickly took the ferry over to Delia Island, and went to enjoy myself. Their mansion is a splendid place, with a beautiful courtyard containing a well-kept garden. It was the perfect place to hold a ball, especially with the moonlight shining down and making everything look special.
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Alas, I forgot my imps-box at home, so I was unable to take pictures of the Stelloni's house. I really should remember next time, though. It's nice to have memories of a party, especially when there are a lot of people who can look back and remember it as well.
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http://taliasolo.blogs.nowhere-else.org/post/3224/20277
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:54:33 -0800