Dropped anchor back in home port around 4:12am...snow & ice storms, not fun. Sick as a dog and going back to bed... but just had to say....RF4 was a grand time of it and for ye that missed it,
... well... **wicked grin** boy did ye miss it!
As always it was wonderful to be with my crewe, ye gents and ladies are the best! None can compare! From setting up a last minute display and making it brilliant, to all showing up in fine "dresses" at the ball (including half the male crewemembers, bloody Scots!! A bunch of FBs, the lot of ye!! ) to doing what ye all do best, just being yerselves, I don't think anyone can ever fill the roles you have established or the place ye all hold in my heart. Thank ye one and all fer being just who ye are. Never change!
Mr. Symms and Maddogge
Maddogge, Captain, keep that "green flurry" as Cheeky calls it, coming... twas the first event in a long time that I was feeling no pain... of course I could not think straight or speak without slurring, and was staggering... oops that would be the fault of just being back on dry land... I think the picture of Gunner just about says it all!!
(borrowing yer shot Mr. Bagley) Gunner Beach, Mr. Symms, Jack Roberts, Maddogge, Mr. Bagley, and Mr. Bottles
Gunner!!! When wearing yer kilt, Ye need three blue ribbons, two to keep yer stockings up!! Ye and Maddogge, how can I ever thank ye both enough for all ye do (um...okay... don't answer that...**grin**) both on the field and as my family!! Ye are the best!
Mistress Diamond and the captain
Mad Mary, always a pleasure to have such a lovely lady upon my lap...um, I mean arm! Yer thoughtfulness is astounding! From a place for folks to lay their heads to keeping us fed, to running around fetching and carting...my most humble and grateful thanks to ye and Fuzzy Bunny.
Matt and Bess
Mr. Bottles hope ye found yer... um...**clearing throat** trousers.... finally! Too many bare knees... even if they be manly man knees.. (ack, did I just write that!?!)
At least yer stockings remained aloft... had to take two steps back every time Jack helped Gunner haul his back into place. Sailors, always trying to get something up. I do hope yer mates will join up with us again. It was a pleasure to meet them!!
Mae and Brig
"My ears hurt!!" That's because yer drinkin it wrong!!" The quote of the event! What is it with twins??? ** wicked grin** Mae and Brig, I am so glad that ye could attend. It was a delight to see ye both again. Brig, ye are a brave lass putting up with the likes of us with a wee one on the way! Mae, we WILL teach ye how to properly drink from an onion bottle, standing on yer toes does NOT help!
Pete, the things ye do with that poor parrot... ye have me and the Barcelona baboon beat, hands down! I could... ahem... surely learn a thing or two from ye!! Now will ye please find the damn ship!
Croaker (what are those weird clothes yer wearing?)
Relay races with the surgeon... step one, bundle up, make sure ye have yer gloves on, grab smoking implements, ready, steady and then mad dash out into the cold, light up, and pace off 15 feet from the door and see who can smoke their fag fast enough before freezing solid. Sorry to hear ye are not feeling well Croaker... hurry up and get better, after all ye have a crewe, that loves ye, to look after! Oh and thanks fer the ...um... ahem... dance! But in the future, remember, the Captain always leads!
And to Jeff, our new Mr. Symms! As always ye are a delight and yer company greatly appreciated.... ye will make one hell of a steward! But do, try to be kind to the actress...Now, go get those lip rouge stains out of my cravat!!
Jamie, Diane and Gwen, I am so glad ye turned out!! It was truly wonderful spending time with ye all and getting a chance to talk until 5 in the morning...for me that was the nicest bit about the event! And Gwen, thank ye for what ye told me, I truly needed to hear that, I can not tell ye how much that means to me.
And to the Governor, always ready to corrupt me crewe, aren't ye? I can see twill be a hefty sum I be bringing ye to keep ye in my pocket come Port Washington! Sorry I am that yer Mistress ... I mean... ahem... charming Lady could not join us this year. Do give her our warmest regards!
Mr. Bagley and Ilanah, it was truly a pleasure to meet ye both. Thank ye for the splendid libation, very delicious! Please feel free to come play with us and if ye are ever looking for a crewe to call yer own do think about the Archangel.
It was good to see Kass and Bob again... Damnation Bob, but ye are incredible to watch on the dance floor, although next time be careful what flies out of yer pockets.... was all I could do to keep the crewe from pouncing on yer belongings.
Lilly and Sterling, the night before the morning after...
Ah Cheeky, my darling girl, well my appearance Sunday morning just about says it all... (ye can peel me off the ceiling any time)... as me dear Sister remarked..."John ye are a sight, if I had lipstick I would add to the mess already on yer face!" but then SHE had her hands full this weekend... horny bastards run in my family!
OH and MR. ROBERTS!!!! IN MY CABIN PLEASE!! I WOULD LIKE A WORD WITH YE... AHEM...HOW DID YER SHIRT AND SHOE END UP IN MY MISTRESS'S BEDROOM???!!! YE HAVE SOME EXPLAINING TO DO, KNOTS OR NO KNOTS!
Off to unpack and go back to bed.... Thank you all, again, for making my birthday an incredible time, one I shall never forget...ye are all sorely missed already!
.... OH...and Mission...
I AM going to KILL YE!
