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[chryseis]

Good morning, you chilly nillys! I hope y'all have regained feeling in your fingers and toes by now. Shame I couldn't participate this year (everyone looked so dishy in their lil swimmies), but someone had to tackle the laborious job of getting Casey Patterson to put his shirt back on. :)

I'd like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Miss Sybilla Borgin!
And Happy Shinny Season, too!

With the holidays fast approaching, I just wanted to reach out and say how truly blessed I feel to have y'all with me during this holiday season. I know it's difficult for some of us to be away from our families this time of year, so if there is anything I can do to help y'all feel more at home, please let me know! Are there family traditions you're missing out on? :( Or special holiday foods you're jonesin for? Let's recreate them together!

Personally, I miss making crafts and Christmas cards with my mama. What a shocker, right? :) I know being out in the middle of nowhere Utah can make holiday shopping difficult, so I was thinking maybe we can all get together and MAKE gifts for one another some time after the OE trip next weekend. I'll be at it either way, so please let me know if you'd like to join me.

[Prefects]

Before y'all start complaining, I'm not gonna MAKE anybody (other than Nate) craft. But I'd appreciate any extra help and I promise it'll be fun! And economical! I was thinking maybe I could set up near the bake sale on Sunday to attract business? Or if that seems like too much fuss, I can organize something on Saturday night when we return with Christmas trees! Yay!

[Ebonhide Senior Ladies]

Would anyone be interested in doing a little dress swap this year before the Winter Formal? I know that some of us are beautiful, ethereal giantesses and some of us are but lowly ginger gnomes, but being as we're the most talented cabin at Gooseberry... I think we can figure out how to do some alterations.

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[orangepip]

I'd love a Christmas crafting session!!

[chryseis]

Yay! Let me know if you have anything specific in mind, so I can make sure we have the right supplies.

[orangepip]

I want to make some decorations for our cabin, and for our Christmas tree at home, so felt and buttons and fabric, as well as needles and thread and glue! Oh, and ribbons. And also card-making supplies!

[reehobbs.insanejournal.com]

I'll come IF you help me figure out what to ~craft~ for Aunt Susannah.

[chryseis]

Done and done! I'm sure she'll love anything you ~craft~ for her, but we'll make sure it's extra special :)

Y'all coming to Olympus for the Hols, at all? No one filled me in on where we're doing Christmas this year.

[reehobbs.insanejournal.com]

I think so? I have to dig out mom's latest letter.

[ninjaleo]

Between swimmies and crafting I think this is the moment you just reached peak Mom

[chryseis]

You're right. I give up. Hot Older Sisters don't say swimmies :(

[ninjaleo]

My hot older sister might?

[bambae]

Even if they did, hot older sisters don't say chilly nillys

[windless.insanejournal.com]

Are you making food now?

[chryseis]

Not at the moment. I'm a very busy girl, you know.

Besides, there is a sweets embargo until AT LEAST the 12th (after the Event Committee bake sale)!

[windless.insanejournal.com]

I came here because I saw food, and now you are of no use to me.

[sylla]

how did you know it was my b

Thank you. You are too kind.

[chryseis]

Aw, it's nothing. I hope your day is just perfect.

Good luck out there on the ice!

[momblogger]

Who has two thumbs and four crates of mason jars? THIS GIRL.

And happy birthday, Sylla!!

[Prefects]

Sunday with the bake sale would be fun! And I'm not just saying that because I want to have easy access to an entire table of sweets! Or am I?

[Senior Ebonladies]

Lowly ginger gnomes? Where?

Are we swapping our formal dresses from last year? But I have so many nice memories in mine.

[Cricket]

I DON'T HAVE A DATE FOR WINTER FORMAL. I DIDN'T HAVE A DATE FOR THE HALLOWEEN DANCE, BUT THIS IS SERIOUS. CRICKET, I'M PANICKING.

[chryseis]

Who has two thumbs and about 2 pounds of fake snow for tiny mason jar snow globes? THIS GIRL!

[Prefect]

Do prefects get first dibs on sweets? Because we should. After all I do for these wily kids, I should AT LEAST be guaranteed one of those yummy raspberry cheesecake bars. Or maybe a whole tray. I haven't decided!

[Senior Ebonladies]

She was staring at me from the other side of my mirror this morning. So strange!

Oh, I don't know. I just wanna make sure everyone has a nice dress and I've got so many formal dresses that I can have my mama send me. I promise I have only experienced "nice memories" in one or two of them.

[Maggie/Cricket]

I KNOOOOOOW!!! ME NEITHER!! THIS IS TERRIBLE! I HATE THIS DUMB SCHOOL!

I mean, I had a "date" to the Halloween Dance, but that was just silliness. Raf spent the whole time pining over Quinn and Wes DECIMATED me in front of EVERYONE. And now Raf is married to Leo, anyway. And I can't even make Nate take me, because he oughta take Tabitha. So, like... I'm doing super great. This is great.

Why is this happening to us, Maggie? I don't even know who I'd wanna go with. Is there someone YOU wanna go with?

Prefects.

[isolate.insanejournal.com]

I'll help.

Prefects.

[chryseis]

Thank you, GarBear!

Are you coming on the OE trip?

[gonnabefamous]

I will happily help make the best darn macaroni ornament ever.

[chryseis]

Macaroni ✓

What're your Christmas plans this year, Cam? You and your mama make sure to stop by the Quayle Christmas Eve party, okay?

Prefects

[noblewon]

You know I'm not very crafty. I can bake, but apparently there's an embargo on that outside of the bake sale. I'd still be happy to help out, though.

Prefects

[chryseis]

We can always use crowd control! You know how rowdy these crafting parties can get. We're always just one glitter bomb away from a meltdown.

You gonna make any goodies for the bake sale, Tess?

[cmdrchloe]

I like crafts. :)

[chryseis]

You'd be crazy not to!

You free next Sunday afternoon?