Grilled Cheese Night; Garden Tea Party

Every so often, the girls who used to/still work at UA all get together at Jaya's house for grilled cheese goodness. This time, a beautiful tent was constructed outside to have an evening Garden Tea Party. We were all supposed to dress up in costume...only a few of us did, but for those unable to, there was plenty of used old lady jewelry to go around!

We had plenty o' beads, bobbles, broaches, bracelets, pins and clip-on earrings to choose from.

Nimisha decided to put on everything that was made of wood. She is very earthy you know.

Annie chose every god-awful pin and broach she could find....she was the royal one of the group.

Jaya invited one of her dear chickens to the party, the poor thing did not wear the necklace for very long.

Rachel came dressed as one of the ladies who teaches at UA (one day this woman came into the store, wearing some tights similar to Rachels, and had a pink, lacy bra hanging out of her butt.) It was quite a hoot.

Johanne looked badass with all of her chains and Canadian earrings. Her hair just added to the flair.

And you could say that I went a little overboard. After putting together quite a mismatch outfit (because you know, some ladies seem to get dressed in the dark) and borrowing a delightful hat from my great friend Wendi, the mound and mounds of beads just added to the effect. AND! I smelled like an old lady too, after dousing myself in perfume!

So after playing dressup, we finally had the infamous grilled cheese sandwhiches. Mmm, delightful!

So after the booze had kicked in, we began story telling and started to re-arrange our jewelry ensembles.

Annie and I had quite a good time laughing.....

...while Johanne seemed content on the swing by herself. I think she was still hungover from the night before. :)

I think I was a little far gone when taking this picture....and Rachel can tell.

All in all, it was a great evening. I am a little unsettled this morning and these pictures are beginning to jog my memory. I don't think I have it on my camera, but I seem to remember lying underneath the stool/table at one point. I think I was just looking for a cozy place to lie down!