{"id":9,"date":"2011-11-23T03:02:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T03:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idyllicchick.com\/2011\/11\/the-next-big-thing\/"},"modified":"2011-11-23T03:02:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-23T03:02:00","slug":"the-next-big-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idyllicchick.com\/?p=9","title":{"rendered":"The Next Big Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m plugging right along on my 50 By 50 list! I\u2019ve been checking small things off here and there after the first big check mark of restyling my wedding dress<\/a>. And now Chris and I are honing in on the next big thing: Item #45 Do something fun and cool with Sophia.<\/p>\n

Sophia is our oldest niece. She\u2019s nearly ten years old, and lives in Jacksonville with her parents and grandparents. We\u2019ve decided to sweep the girl away for a weekend of Medieval fun and festivities in Gainesville.<\/p>\n

We plan to send Sophia a scroll from \u2018the king\u2019 about a week before the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire<\/a>. This fancy note will tell her that she has been selected to travel back in time to visit the king and queen, accompanied by two experienced time travelers. She\u2019ll be instructed to be ready at a certain time on February 4th, dressed in appropriate period attire (Chris\u2019 mom, Sophia\u2019s grandmother, has graciously agreed to construct a Ren Faire costume for Sophia on the sly.), with an overnight bag packed for the trip. Then Chris and I will appear on her doorstep at the quoted time dressed in our full regalia of puffy sleeves, clan tartan, and fancy bonnets to sweep her away to the Medieval towne of Gainesville!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Hoggetowne2003\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003 – Our first Hoggetowne Faire together<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
I took advantage of the recent JoAnn Fabrics\u2019 pattern sale to stock up on Renaissance patterns for both me and Chris, and I\u2019ve started a Pinterest board<\/a> with inspirational costumes. Chris will wear his dress kilt (Totally not cannon, but it sure is sharp looking!) and I\u2019ll make him a fancy waistcoat and short cape. I want to wear a huge dress with fur sleeves and of course I\u2019ll need an entire set of underclothes as well. I better go get started. I\u2019ve got a lot of sewing to do in the next ten weeks!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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