...down (at Smokey Joe's Cafe). Ooo! And I started shakin' when she sat right down next to me. Woo!

Photos online: Costume College 2009 part 24: Post-mortem Meeting (30-Aug-2009) et seq.

( Sunday, I didn't have a picnic to go to, but the next best thing: a garden party, or rather, a Costume College committee meeting... )

I'd brought the box of vintage patterns, which I've mentioned before. Fran Wasielewski found a pattern she could use. (left)

I don't know who else took patterns, but the box seemed much lighter by the end of the day.

For myself, library_lynn and Christian, it was mostly a chance to spend an afternoon in a place cooler than home. ladymaxstarr is going to be Colleen's personal assistant ("Minion") and spent most of the meeting waiting for something to do. Christian and I hung back, in the shade of the house, listening to the meeting and reading. After the meeting we had a chance to visit with Shawn. (right)

At dinner afterwards, ala_mokita had a box full of things he was giving away. I took some "Hello Kitty" plates, to add to the party kit, and a few anime DVDs, not shown. (left)

Shawn and Colleen stayed home after the meeting, instead of joining us for dinner. Next time I think we should offer to drive them to and from the restaurant rather than leaving them home, where the only options for supper are potato chips and junk food because anything else would involve cooking.