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I will be hosting a pre-wedding henna party for dkw in Minneapolis sometime in January or February. Between my place and my parent's house, we will be able to house everyone who's likely to come, although some people might end up on air mattresses on the floor.
The henna party itself is girls only, but if any gentlemen would like to make the trip I'm sure there will be other activities, and Bob will probably be in town as well, if y'all had a mind to entertain him while we are otherwise engaged.
Details will be hammered out a little closer to actual time, but I'd like to get it on our calendars now, since I know we're all oh-so busy! Available weekends for dkw and myself are:
January 15 February 12 February 19 February 26
So! Who's coming? When works best for you?
Oh, and for those of you it makes a difference to... this is a no-candid-photography affair. If someone wishes to have a picture taken of their finished artwork, that can certainly be accommodated. But photographs will be strictly at the request of the to-be-photographed
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I would love to come but I'd really need to find transportation somewhere. Can you put me down as a maybe? Any of those weekends would work equally well if I could get there.
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Wow! No candid photos? I don't know if I can do that.....
I'm not one of these people that know my life's schedule six months in advance, so I have no idea which weekend will work for me at this point. I will just go with whatever everyone else picks.
Assuming Tom is willing, and I assume Sophie will be bottling at that point, I'd love a girls getaway.
Otherwise, Tom may be interested in going (haven't talked to him yet) and we may both show up.
I'm good with whatever weekend. We don't have any plans as of yet.
I got a beautiful henna design on my hand this weekend at the Chesterton Oz fest (as in Wizard of). *glows*
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I'm not really one to schedule this far in advance, either... but I'm not going to the camping trip, so I need to be able to start looking forward to my next hatrack get-together.
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Uh could we make it a larger scale road trip? I do have a mini van and if Vana wants to come too there would be room for 6 people pretty comfortably. And I don't want to drive that far by myself. Although I might check out plane tickets.
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I would happily caravan, if you like. I get sweaty in large groups of people without an easy "out" -- this makes me a poor prospect both for a large road trip in one vehicle and for an S&M orgy.
(er, not to say that AJ is a dominatrix, or that she has an illicit stash of butter, or anything. I never kiss and tell. )
Seriously, we could caravan it and stop for rest breaks together. We could also do some kind of game (finding fruits to fit each letter of the alphabet, cheesiest 80s songs, whatever) where we compare lists at the rest breaks. That would be cool.
(would walkie-talkies be too geeky?)
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(I'd also be okay withdriving alone, BTW. Me, Leonard Cohen, and my deep, morose thoughts -- you might have to dose me with a little sunshine once I get there, but it's an appealling route, too.)
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So, just to clarify... so far no one cares what weekend we actually have the gathering? Y'all are open to any of them?
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Yup, I am planning on coming! Just been lazy about replying. My life is rarely scheduled that far in advance. The only thing I can think of that might be in the way is my nephew's birthday, but he's at the end of January so it's not likely they'd have his party on one of those dates. Unless they decide to combine the boys' parties -- my other nephew is the end of December.
Unless a miracle happens, I would need to hitch a ride with someone. Would be totally willing to take public transportation to someone's house or whatnot, so nobody would have to go out of their way to pick me up.
Oh, and I have a henna kit that I've never used. I will bring it along! Not sure if the mud will still be good, but there's some lovely designs in the little instruction book.
Just how long does this Henna art stay on? Can you remove it or do you have to let it wear off?
Because my company has strong policies against visible body art (I have to wear things that always cover my tattoo -- but that isn't hard) -- however if we are going to do hands or arm or whatever -- I might have to pass.
But that doesn't mean I can't come along and just watch.
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xnera, yay! Henna has a pretty short shelf-life, so I'll be buying a big supply at the Indian grocery just before. But the little design guides are always nice, especially for people who haven't done it beore. And, sorry about spelling your name wrong.
Farmgirl, it needs to wear off, and takes a couple of weeks. But you don't have to do your hands... armbands are fun, or ankle designs. I had a really cool one on the nape of my neck once that only showed when I wore my hair up. Or, you can certainly just come and hang out. Up to you. Posts: 7954 | Registered: Mar 2004
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No worries on the mispelling of the name. I don't expect people to get it correct, since it's such an odd combination of letters.
A friend and I did henna once back in college. Being the math geeks that we were, I ended up with the Sierpinski Triangle on my leg. Heh. But it was fun! And yeah, it lasted a few weeks. Now I'd go for something a bit more feminine, I think.
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I would LOVE to come - I just can't plan that far in advance. I get nervous if I have to make plans that are farther than a month or so in advance, and I break out in a rash if I have to buy a plane ticket more than 3 weeks ahead.
So.
I will probably come, but I just can't say right now. I don't know what my life will be like then.
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I'm in, as long as Dan says it's okay! Sorry, I didn't see this before now! I've not got any plans yet for those weekends (I don't even have an '05 calendar yet), so whatever works, I'll block out.
Don't know if Dan'll want to come up and hang out with Bob or not. If he does, we're up for carpooling or caravaning. If it's just me, I'd prefer to carpool rather than driving by myself.
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Why don't we go for middle of the road, the 19th? I can't forsee any plans in February, though, so I'm good for any of those weekends.
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I have one weekend seminar to attend in February. I'll check my binder for the dates when I get home. Posts: 2919 | Registered: Aug 2004
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Cool. I'd like to hear from dkw, too, of course, just to make sure nothing's changed for her. But barring that and SAra's schedule, we'll probably go for 2/19.
Oh, and Ryuko, we have to go down to Ames sometime in February to be measured for our dresses, too. So keep that in mind.
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I can't come. It's a little far. But I do appreciate the invite . . .
Having said that, I used to work at a couple of hotels, and during the wedding season, we had a fair number of brides checking in with henna. Of course, the city had a large Indian population, so it wasn't at all surprising. The first time I saw it, I was surprised, but it always looked so beautiful.
Now, I'm living in the land of henna.
So my vote? An all-girls henna party sounds way cool!
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I'm thinking that if I'm going to take time off in April (for the wedding trip) then I'd better not also make the trip in February. We have some major projects going at work, and it will be hard to get any vacation time at all during the first six months of next year.
quidscribis, while I'm not surprised you won't be there, it would have been awfully cool.
Farmgirl, all things considered, I'm not surprised you're going to have to pass either, but I'm disappointed. I know it would be a really long drive for you, and you can't use all your vacation on Hatrack stuff. But we'll see you at the wedding, and that's more important anyway!
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I have no idea if I could come and I probably won't know until February. I don't even know my call schedule yet. I am also completely certain I don't want to actually use any henna. But if I can make it, and if nobody minds that I don't do henna, I'll keep watching my schedule to see if it can work out.
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ElJay: OK. Right, I almost forgot that the dresses changed. But that means I don't have to do it here!! Posts: 4816 | Registered: Apr 2003
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I won't know til a couple weeks before if I can definitely make it. I guess I'll take one of my two vacation days left for this. I need to use it on something fun.
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AJ, doesn't your vacation reset in January? Vacation is supposed to reset in January, so you can waste it foolishly. Regardless, I agree that you should use it on something fun... and selfishly think this is an excellent opportunity!
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Nope, in my company (which does a lot of other things effed up like sick leave too) your vacation resets on your anniversary with the company (mine's in march or april). At 5, 10 and 15 etc years you get an additional day off for your anniversary date with the company too.
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Only an additional day? Man, mine goes up a week at a time, at I think 4 and 7 years, and then I forget because it isn't really applicable to me. I'm approaching 6 years now, if I make it that far. Of course, the rest of our time off policy is all screwed up, so whatever.
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We start at 4 weeks and then go up from there, but our sick time is included in that. So if I don't get sick ever, I currently have 5 weeks of vacation a year, but I can't plan on that because I have to keep some in reserve in case I get sick. But I don't get sick very often, so it works out pretty well for me. And if I stay another year or so, it'll go up to 6 weeks... I think we top out at 9 weeks, but I'm not sure. I know it's enough that the people who have full vacation have a hard time using it all.
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ElJay, do you mind if I bring along another friend of mine for the partying? She is very fun and VERY good at the arting. Examples here and here. She wants to do henna! So is that OK?
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Of course... the more the merrier. I would appreciate, however, if you do tell her that it's a pre-wedding celebration type of party, so she knows in advance. It doesn't seem sporting to thrust someone into a bridal-party without warning, no matte how cool a party it's going to be.
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I had a henna butterfly put on the inside of my ankle for my wedding. Does anyone know the tradition behind the Bride being decorated with henna? The reason is that as long as the henna is still visible - the bride is still considered to be on her honeymoom... therefore she has no official duties until it wears off. I.E. no dishes, no cooking, no cleaning, nothing for as long as the henna remains visible. I truly like that part of it, I just wished that it worked here int he States. Basically family and friends do all the work until the henna wears off, then the woman is no longer a bride - she is a wife. (my butterfly lasted 2 weeks and 4 days, but that was because I kept putting oil on it... if you wash it [scrub it] every day it will go away pretty fast, but if you use vegetable oil and apply it with a cotton ball every day...it can stay for weeks - even with bathing!) Happy henna-ing
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(my butterfly lasted 2 weeks and 4 days, but that was because I kept putting oil on it... if you wash it [scrub it] every day it will go away pretty fast, but if you use vegetable oil and apply it with a cotton ball every day...it can stay for weeks - even with bathing!) Happy henna-ing 
