The Princess Birthday Ball
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smallestopenerThe huge, white tent sprawls on the lawn beside the lake. It has been transfigured there for a very special occasion. A stone walkway leads from the bar to the tent - the pavements are wide enough that ladies' dresses won't trail on the ground as they make their way to the entrance. Over the draped curtains of the entrance way is a large banner which reads "Happy 7th Birthday, Ingress".
Once inside, the honored guests will be in the midst of an enchanted ballroom. There are balloons drifting in bunches from the circular tables lining the sides of the large dance floor. Floating candlabras glow with gentle light from above. There are trees in large ornamental pots interspersed throughout sparkling with fairy lights from real fairies.
One long banquet table is positioned on along the side of the ballroom - there are treats of all description. Little finger sandwiches, chopped up fruit, cookies, cheese and crackers, and other child-friendly h'ors douerves are presented to make sure the dancers are sustained throughout the the party. There are large bowls of ice cream (kept cold with magic)and sundae fixings. Punch bowls of sherbet-flavored drinks await ladling into crystal goblets. But most impressive is the large birthday cake with blue, purple, and pink icing roses festooning it.
Ingress is busy greeting her guests in her gown - a birthday gift from Amy and Susan - but soon she'll be dancing to the music provided by the overlarge Gramophone in the corner, which is playing a wide array of dancing music from waltz standards to court music to pop hits of the 20th century.
Tom, who's pretty tired from the magical effort required to pull this off, is in the background making sure his little girl is having a perfect party, and Princess Amy is helping Ingress in her hostess duties.
Come in and enjoy the party!
Once inside, the honored guests will be in the midst of an enchanted ballroom. There are balloons drifting in bunches from the circular tables lining the sides of the large dance floor. Floating candlabras glow with gentle light from above. There are trees in large ornamental pots interspersed throughout sparkling with fairy lights from real fairies.
One long banquet table is positioned on along the side of the ballroom - there are treats of all description. Little finger sandwiches, chopped up fruit, cookies, cheese and crackers, and other child-friendly h'ors douerves are presented to make sure the dancers are sustained throughout the the party. There are large bowls of ice cream (kept cold with magic)and sundae fixings. Punch bowls of sherbet-flavored drinks await ladling into crystal goblets. But most impressive is the large birthday cake with blue, purple, and pink icing roses festooning it.
Ingress is busy greeting her guests in her gown - a birthday gift from Amy and Susan - but soon she'll be dancing to the music provided by the overlarge Gramophone in the corner, which is playing a wide array of dancing music from waltz standards to court music to pop hits of the 20th century.
Tom, who's pretty tired from the magical effort required to pull this off, is in the background making sure his little girl is having a perfect party, and Princess Amy is helping Ingress in her hostess duties.
Come in and enjoy the party!
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-19 01:26 am (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-19 01:46 am (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-19 04:39 am (UTC)She does a very simple box step. "You go in a square, kind of. It's called a waltz."
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-19 06:56 am (UTC)It's very awkward. But she doesn't trip.
"I did it with Jason," she mutters. "But it is different with a partner."
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 12:45 am (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 06:37 am (UTC)It's sort of like a snap.
"I did not know you could dance to songs that fast. I have never seen someone do it. Would they not fall over?"
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 08:40 pm (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 09:16 pm (UTC)"I hope nobody falls into the cake!"
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 09:22 pm (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 09:42 pm (UTC)"Because puddings are all smushed anyways - so it would still be good to eat!"
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 09:57 pm (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 10:02 pm (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 10:04 pm (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 10:09 pm (UTC)"I thought it was cuckoos that were the ones the other birds did not like - because they laid their eggs in other nests."
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 10:13 pm (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 10:17 pm (UTC)"If the blackbirds did not like it, they could simply have eaten their way out. Birds like crumbs - if they had only started to peck there would have been lots of crumbs."
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 12:16 am (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 01:49 am (UTC)Clearly, if Mary had only been in charge, it would all have been sorted out.
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 03:41 am (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 07:11 am (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 03:56 pm (UTC)Ingress checks the entryway - there are no guests coming in at this moment She takes Mary's hand. "Come on, Mary. Let's go get an icing flower. I'll have to come right back to say hi to people, but it's my birthday and I want my icing flowers."
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 09:08 pm (UTC)