Fancy and Geeky


Dressing up fancy is one of my favorite things. My fingernails from my last post were for this event last Saturday (click that link for more photos), the Grand Opening for Groenfell Meadery. Shannon (on the left) did my hair in a braided crown and I felt just awesome. Our trio received some nice compliments at the event. It was a fun time.

Shannon is friends with the owners of Groenfell Meadery, Kelly and Ricky. They are super nice and I am very impressed with their meadery operation; it's a cool place. The mead is made right there where the gala was held--I got to see it earlier when it was much more empty, and it's since filled in with more equipment, more furnishings for the tasting area, and more finished product waiting to be shipped. Oh, and more plants. 

But wait, some of you readers who know me are asking. Aren't you a non-drinker? It's true. I have never imbibed alcohol and don't plan on it in future. (Meh, reasons for that can be another blog post.) But invite me to a fancy dress party and I will be there in a heartbeat. I also wanted to support this awesome new local business. I got a discount on my ticket because they knew I wouldn't be drinking the mead. :) Instead, I got to drink their house-made non-alcoholic fizzy drinks. Ricky told me this would be the last chance to sample them, because they're switching to the also-local Rookie's Root Beer for their non-alcoholic option. Oh well. It was tasty while it lasted. 

There were also tasty hors d'oeuvres made by a chef from South End Kitchen, the new restaurant that Lake Champlain Chocolates just opened next to their factory on Pine Street in Burlington. This chef is apparently also friends with Kelly and Ricky. Everybody knows somebody? The food was delicious. 

Mostly the party involved eating and drinking and talking while standing around in fancy clothes. I guess that's what a gala is? Shannon and Morgan and I met a new friend named Katie (though sadly she is not from this state), and talked for most of the evening about awesome things like Doctor Who and Sherlock and assorted geeky things. It was clearly the best table at the event. You can take a geek to a fancy party, but you can't take the... nope, that cliche doesn't apply. Being geeky and fancy can go hand in hand, and it is awesome.

DFTBA

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