Party Fun!

Here is Mardi Gras Masquerade 2004, for the second time at my duplex in Cupertino, this year with 28 of us all crammed inside due to the drizzle...Here are plenty of digital photos for your viewing enjoyment, plus even two stop-motion webcam movies! You can just scroll through, or you can jump directly to these sections: Webcam Party Photos Costume Gallery Decorations

Who Got Da Baby? Lori Best Mask Daniel Most Creative Mask Melanie Best Costume Sheila Most Creative Costume Ben

Webcam

One webcam was in the living room and the other in the kitchen...

Party Photos

The Barbieris in costume...Closeup of Britta as Chiropterix the Bat Queen...see the sparkly bat rings even?



Kitty, kitty!...Since when do fairy princesses use swords?



Daniel and Michael in mask regalia...Elegant Sheila draped on the bannister...



Kat came as the Night Sky, so Daniel grabbed my moon off the wall for a prop...no wait, it's a mask, too!



Kael the Distinguished Gentleman contemplating the famous Magritte surrealist painting...contemplate for yourself the original painting on the right, with Ben's costume on the left...



Melanie with her mask she made herself as Diva of the Night...so the Phantom of the Opera sings with her..."Laaaa!"



Two flappers flapping their gums...two flappers posing!



Kat and Daniel...Fearsome foursome James, Azita, Lisa and Kael!



Yo Cyd! Check out her SHOES!!!



Woohoo! Cyd used one of the festive temporary tattoos! Britta's sparkly eyes...



Cutting the King Cake...Waiting for the baby...



Who Got Da Baby? Lori did! I guess she's concentrating on her prize... ;)



More posing with their prizes...Daniel won Best Mask...Sheila won Best Costume...



Melanie won Most Creative Mask...Ben won Most Creative Costume...



Melanie, Maly and Keith chatting...Johnathon and Ben (check out the sideways view of the apple!)



Sheila, Johnathon and Lori chatting...more party "action!"



Here's where it all started going downhill into lowbrow humor...some not quite repeatable in full here! ;) You probably had to be there, but for those who were there, I'm sure you'll laugh again...!



Melanie getting frisky with her prize...uh-oh, it starts..."What are these things?"



Melanie - "When I blow it, it gets bigger!"...Ben and Melanie are dying of laughter like all of us!



Melanie - "Hey, it's my do-rag!"...Johnathon and Ben battle with their Schwartz-sabers (May the Schwartz be with you)...



Daniel - "No, it's Aunt Jemima Lite!"...okay, I have no idea why Melanie put it in her cleavage, but it was funny because it hit the ceiling!



Daniel pretends he's struggling with weightlifting the plastic tube...see, everyone was laughing!



Closing down the party...Keith and Cyd getting chummy...

Costume Gallery

Most Creative Costume Winner "Magritte's Ben of Man"...Best Costume Winner Sheila the Flapper...



Most Creative Mask Winner Melanie "Diva of the Night"...Best Mask Winner Elegant Feline Daniel...



Festive Keith with the mask he made himself! Michael in another excellent handmade mask!



Ashlyn the Fairy Princess...Lioness Tracia and Samurai Doug...



Festive first-time MardiGras attendees James and Azita...MardiGras veterans Lisa the Flapper (again!) and Kael the Distinguished Gentelman...



Jack and Johnathon getting into the spirit...Rowena, Ray-Ray and little Reina Laxamana, also at their first MardiGras!



Kat the Night Sky...Relaxed Lori and Rod, freshly arrived from Hawaii (no really - they flew in that morning!)



Festive Cyd with the awesome shoes...Festive Robin with cool boots and a sparkly hat!



Braveheart Christopher in a kilt and Chinese Lisa...and finally, your hostess as Chiropterix the Bat Queen...

Decorations

Front door decoration...Decorated Entryway...



Beads, beads, beads! You can see the jester banner through the foyer window...



Entry archway draped in Mardi Gras colors and beads...the decorated mantel as seen through the entry arch...



Jester on the mantel...looking back at the foyer and stairway...



TV Corner with nice reflection of the room (can you spot the webcam?)...Piano corner (the sun is hiding the ethernet hub for both webcams!)



Living room as seen from the dining area...the dining area itself...



Wall sconce with faux candles...instructions to make your own faux candle sleeves to dress up your battery-powered candles will be coming soon!

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