rozsa's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spring Crown Tourney Crown Tourney....... Got off work on Friday night and ran a few errands here and there. Still had to pick up lunch for me and the boys and decided to go ahead and take my time as the twins were not going up until Saturday morning and I really was not sure who all was going to be there on Friday night. Started down the onramp onto I-85 and glanced over and noticed a young lady with her head and arm hanging out the window.. to be very honest she looked dead. I can't imagine anyone sleeping like that while going 65/70 mph down the interstate. While I was distracted the road turned and I did not..... My passenger side tires went off the edge of the asphalt. Tried to get back up the 6 inch drop, realized that I couldn't, waited until the road evened out and noticed there was something wrong. Pulled over immediately. The same tire that I had just had fixed the day before was completely flat. So here I am completely packed for the weekend having to pull everything out of the back of the car to get to the spare and jack. Finally got those out and was jacking the car up when a truck pulled up and a guy offered to change my tire for me. Thank God for good ole' toothless rednecks. The spare was a temp tire, so I called Dawn and Fiona and asked them if I could crash with them for the evening, since I was closer to them than me, and get my tired changed in the morning. (Oh! When we pulled the tire off we realized that the rim was bent as well!) So we got situated, got my stuff transferred to their car and got my car dropped off. Saturday started off raining and cloudy. And the higher in elevation we got the foggier it got. Trying to see the road was definitely an adventure. Got on site, got the cars unloaded and I ran to get changed into the new dress that Emma had made me. Caught up with Manya while she spoon fed me some scrambled eggs that Ragnaar had brought her. Then headed on out to the field. I wandered around in the misting rain for a bit trying to figure out where our pavilion was. Starting to get concerned because for some odd reason I did not seem to be recognizing it. Finally noticed Sir Dagonet walking across the field towards me. He informs me that he is going to tell me something and that he needs me to say "fine". So, I was game.... the explanation was more than I care to recall, needless to say there were "issues" with the Baronial and he had made arrangements for me to sit under another pavilion for the day. "Fine". :) So that is where I headed. Which really was perfectly fine as it was Pam and Chuck's pavilion and I was still with a bunch of people from Sacred Stone. They got everything else set up, including my chair and I wandered around saying hello to everyone. Ran into Oddr up from Raven's Cove who I had hung out with at Novice and was very pleased to see him. Met his daughter, who was a perfect angel and showed him that I had gotten my Seneschale badge strung with beads and was wearing it since he had chastised me last week for not having one on. The rain cleared and the mist was floating across the field. Procession began and everyone looked incredible. My mouth dropped when I say Lady Emma and Sir Daemon approach the Crown. Lady Emma looked truly inspiring. Her garb was magnificent. On a side note, watching those two throughout the day will really show you what it is all about. Every time he salutes her, you can see the pure adoration the two of them have for each other. The fighting began and you could feel the tension and excitment across the field wondering what was going to happen and who would take the day. My heart dropped when I realized that Daemon and Marc were to fight each other first. I so adore each of them and would have been thrilled if either of them would have won. But with them fighting each other, one was going to lose. They fought well and Daemon won that round. Other fights progressed and I tried desperately to keep track of where each of the fighters from Sacred Stone were and how each were doing. Achbar surprised us all and did phenomenally. Sir Axel fought very well. Blackbow held his own, and Dammoth was doing very well despite hurting his hand early on. I caught up with Deirdre for a little bit and realized that it truly had been a rough week in the Seneschallate for me as she began talking about a situation with a group and I had to stop her and ask her which one she was talking about! It has been a very smooth ride until these past couple of weeks. Thankfully both situations have come to turning points and both problems are now being dealt with constructively and should have final resolutions in the very near future. All I can figure is the stress from the past few weeks, both personally and SCA wise, was clearly written all over my face as everyone kept coming up to me asking what was wrong and if I was okay. I really was okay, just had a lot of things going on in my head and a lot of situations that I was having to deal with all at once. It has been a very busy time for me lately and between my personal life, my SCA responsibilities, and my job I just have not had a lot of "me" time. Anywho..... The fighting continued and there were some truly great fights. Everyone with Sacred Stone eventually were beat, but with many surprises and they all fought incredibly. Janos took the day and it was time to relax before court. I collapsed in a chair afterwards and Chris was gracious enough to rub my feet for me. Thank you... it was heavenly and just what I needed. Someone to pamper me for a little bit. I honestly love having him at events because he is so stress free for me. He always has a smile and a shoulder for me and I know I can go curl up with him and he won't need a blessed thing from me other than my company. Went up for the servers meeting and then to court. Court was fantastic, Achbar, Oddny, and Dante were all recognized. Achbar got an ovation like none I have ever seen in Court. It went on forever and Cuan graciously said that there was nothing more he could add to what had just happened and congratulated him. Oddny beamed for the rest of the day after receving her Pearl. Later chastising us because none of us had let on. Got feast served with lots of fun. I was so pleased I had served, I honestly enjoyed that more than sitting at feast. I am not a feast fan by any means. Sitting there for hours eating is not my idea of how I want to spend my evening. Chuck kept me well fed with ham as I was running back and forth and we all collapsed at the hill at the end of it. Somehow we got on the subject of who I would and would not sleep with. So as they rattled off various names they got to Dante who was sitting there. My response was that I did not quite know him well enough yet so I wasn't sure. Dante graciously got up, stripped his shirt off and started posing and flexing.... okay, yes! Absolutely sweet man with incredible hair. Ran around the site afterwards searching for Caterine. Completely lost her, apparently she was in some back corner washing dishes and the 10 times the kitchen was checked no one saw her. (Including me!) Hung out with Manya for awhile and watched Dagonet teach her one of the court dances. Her dress was swishing beautifully. Later we found Hump and made him look like "the man" when she and I both took an arm and escorted him back to a party. Stayed there for about ten minutes and took off for the bathroom. Wandered around a bit more, she took off with Ragnaar when he finished cleaning the kitchen and I hung out with Dag for the rest of the evening. He headed out about 1:00 and I headed on back to the cabin. I came in and started getting situated and some guy who I could not see, nor knew, that was in our room was asking me about where I had been and what I had been doing. So I told him that I had been talking to a friend. - He got cute, and I explained that we were just talking and catching up. Started towards my bed and another guy I don't know and couldn't see wanted to know if I had been at the drum circle or dance circle, I again explained neither and that I had been hanging out with a friend. Then Fiona notices me and tells me that she had lost me and I told her that I had been with Dag. So much interest in my nightly activities, and from strangers.... Sunday morning I got up and we got everything packed and went for lunch. Went and picked up my car - thankfully it was only $180.00 - could have been much worse. Hung out at the girls for a bit and then headed on home. Tonight I have a Canton meeting, tomorrow a hair cut.. and then I think I can sit and chill for the rest of the week while I catch my house up. 9:27 a.m. - 2004-05-03 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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