Saturday 4 August 2012

Promaballoona!

In case you hadn't heard, Oona is having a birthday, and instead of having a virtual drinks party like she did last year, she having a REAL LIFE PROM at Sew LA.  Why a prom?  Because what better chance to wear those fancy dresses that are NSFW.  And in order to have the kind of fun we should have had the first time around.  

Those of us that aren't lucky (unlucky?) enough to live in the greater LA area will have to make due by linking up virtually, for this year at least.  Maybe next year she and Ruggy'll be back on the East Coast and we can celebrate in a city that doesn't require a car to get around.   Because lord knows, there will have to be some designated drivers when Oona plans a party.

My men are out of town for a few weeks, so it's just us girls chez Another Sewing Scientist.  What's a mamma to do when she's called upon to party like it's Promaballoona 2012?  Why, put on her new gown (silk crepe, $6 from Guy Frenchy's thank you very much!), get the little monster hosed down and have a princess tea party.  



Please note that it took tremendous resolve on my part not to use Picmonkey's new Nip and Tuck feature.

How 'bout we get this party started?  
A splash of Mother's Little Helper (a.k.a. Hendrick's gin)? 
(click that link to enter Hendrick's Curiositorium)


A sip for the little princess, a sip for the queen



Happy Birthday Oona!  Sorry not to make your party in person, but as you can see, we've already started tearing it up in La Belle Province!
(I know that Quebec's legal drinking age is probably astonishingly low to you Americans, but even I think that 3 years old is pushing it.  I'll make sure she sticks to the juice boxes for a few years yet.)








14 comments:

  1. HA, Love the one of you both with your straws! and the candies to top it off :)

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  2. Beautiful times together!!! How long did it take to empty the colourful bowl???

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    1. It's still there, actually. She doesn't scoff down the candies the way her brother does. and her mother.

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  3. i'm in love with the little princess's increasingly mischievous looks, which i do believe she gets from her mama....

    next year: subway series, baby.

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  4. Amazing, cute, and hilarious!

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  5. Watch out, the way she's looking at the gin in that last photo.....!
    Super cute!

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  6. Oh, so fun! What a great time. My entire family has abandoned me... it's kind of heavenly but very weird. What is the age in Quebec? I had assumed it was 18 like out here... :)

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    1. It is 18, but it's not very strictly enforced. I used to drink in pubs here when I was 15.
      Has your crew gone ahead to the new place? Where are you moving anyway?!

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  7. i LOVE that you had a tea party for promaballoona. i hope, for oona's sake, that your tea had a little something extra in it :-)

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    1. wait, saw the gin this time. whew. :-)

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  8. I LOVE these photos - you both look fabulous :) Here's to us, celebrating where we are! Let's meet up in NYC again soon, yes? :) I'll bring the gin!

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    1. I think an East Coast or Mid-West Promaballoona is definitely in order.

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  9. These pictures are adorable! It's kind of ridiculous how cute things get when they're tiny (referring to both the teacups and your drinker-in-training)! You look just fine without the picmonkey!

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    1. But picmonkey is tempting me with its airbrush option A.K.A. "get rid of grey triple-bagged mom eyes" function. Easier and less toxic than using makeup, I reckon. ;)

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