If you follow me on Twitter, Facebook, or Fetlife, you know that about 2 weeks ago I was crowing about going camping. Those of you who know me in person know I actually find nature rather distasteful, so you might have been wondering what was going on. Now's a good time to talk about it. I've had a week to process, and the memories haven't faded too much yet.
Some friends out on the east coast planned out another hypno-get-together that they wanted my Lady at, and I went to tend to Her and to see to them.
First of all, thank you to Reth, Lyinar and hypn0squirrel for helping to get me out there! *big hugs to you all*
The weekend began with a bit of a rush, because I misread when my flight time was. I thought it was at 7:30, only to get a text a few hours before saying it was at 7:10. Thankfully, I'd already planned on catching a cab out to the airport, which really saved my bacon. I got there and through security (barely, since I don't fly much, and Orbitz never made a stink about having my name as Sammi on the ticket, when it's listed on my ID as Samuel) and literally was the 2nd to last person to board the plane before departure. I ran basically halfway across the terminal to find my gate. I was really out of breath at that point. But I made the flight and got crammed in my seat on time. 2 and a half hours later, I landed at the Hartford/Windsor Locks Airport.
The last time I was there had been for NEEHU. I still remember enjoying the awesome light displays and reminding people that they are loved during tearful goodbyes. I remember the sense of family I have with all of those who were there with us. I sat there, enjoying those memories and some yummy McD's. Then, I bummed around for a while, getting my iPod out and surfing the net, since I arrived there at 10:45, and ZanyMo, my ride, wouldn't get there till 2:30. Finally, I crossed the security line and went down to the front to wait for ZanyMo. I read a bit from my new book on Reiki, I read a lot from my ebook stash of Sherrilyn Kenyon, and mostly tried to stay awake. She eventually got there, braving traffic and the elements to pick me up from the airport, and I promptly fell asleep in her car. She says my snoring was more like purring, but I'm just glad I didn't drive her to distraction. Sleeping kitty can't defend against someone opening the door and pushing her out of a moving vehicle. ^_^
I awoke at the campground, alone in the car. She thought it would be cool to let me sleep, and I can't disagree. (I *AM* Sleepykitten, after all!) I meandered around the main cabin (where most of the weekend would happen), getting to see and glomp and meet people, eventually putting my stuff in the bed I'd claimed for the weekend. Oh, and I also had to sign a waiver that I wouldn't sue them in the event of "contortions of mind or body." hehe
Now, most of the weekend was colored in a grey haze of sleep deprivation, because the only sleep I'd had so far at this point since waking up for work was the hour in ZanyMo's car. After the introduction, we milled around while the kitchen volunteers cooked supper, which was followed by an interesting stage show/presentation on the history of hypnosis. After that, I went upstairs and crashed hard.
The next day was the meat of the weekend. First off, when I woke up, there was some long-awaited snuggling with MistressJaya. And OMG does she give great cuddles! There were some exercises to help us shift perspective and focus on trusting each other, done by Mr. Dream. A lot of it was camp-type exercises, like writing 4 secrets on a piece of cardboard around our necks. (There were a lot of brats there, myself included, who wrote 5 instead of 4.) We also did whiffle ball bat relays, running up to a bat, and spinning 10 times, then running back. Every one of us toppled over pretty quickly, laughing the whole way. I even did a trust fall, trusting a bunch of (essentially) strangers to not let me crack my skull on the cement. (wouldn't be the first time that happened lol) Part of me, over a week later, is still going "OH MY GOD I LET MYSELF FALL! OH MY GOD THEY CAUGHT ME!" I did prod at two people who seemed apprehensive, but it seems like they understood I wasn't trying to be mean, I just get into the spirit of the moment.
Then, after some meandering and food, LeeAllure did a presentation on using hypnosis to improve sexual relationships. Since this presentation wasn't nearly as active as Mr. Dream's, though, I was snoozing a bit during it. What I do remember was pretty insightful, though. She demonstrated it with two people, during which I took my leave, because that was about when Lady Ru'etha was expected to arrive and I wanted to tend to Her if She needed. I got Her stuff put upstairs and put Her to sleep, because She was exhausted, having also flown in right from dayjob (which just happens to be overnight).
There was more milling around and supper, followed by my Lady's presentation on using hypnosis for transformation. She was originally talking about using me as a demo, but as things took shape in Her mind, She decided to go with a direction that I have no experience with: connecting with a power animal. So, between that and my own exhaustion, I asked permission to bow out, since She would instruct me on it later, if I were to ask. (I will, at some point. That sounds really cool!) She sent me out to keep company at the bonfire for awhile, since there had been only one person at a time watching over it, and that can get pretty lonely.
Doing so allowed me to finally get to meet LeeAllure and her sub, LeesMandy. OMG are they awesome fun people. In addition to hypnosis, they enjoy tickling, and Lee very generously allowed me to join in the tickling of Mandy. Hearing her squeal and giggle and their energy helped to keep me awake, and I enjoyed being around them. Eventually others joined us, including ZanyMo, who Mandy kept calling for help from. Mo, though, seemed to enjoy making Mandy squirm and would elicit long, silly promises for her help. My Lady eventually came out to the bonfire and gave me permission to go to sleep. I passed around a number of "good-nights" and promptly hit the bed and was asleep within a minute.
The last official day of the weekend was chaos, of course. My ride to the hotel I'd be staying at changed a couple times, cleanup took a while because we were all doing the "end-of-an-event" thing ("I don't wanna go!!! I'll miss you guys! This weekend was amazing!") My Lady even went out of Her way to make sure my trip home was extra comfortable. Gods, do I love Her! (The details on that are mum. Sometimes even mundane stuff can be hush-hush.) Eventually, everything was sorted out, and MistressJaya ended up taking me to my hotel. Neither of us had slept well the night before, so I asked her if she'd like to rest up before heading home, and she happily agreed.
After we both showered and she napped, we went out to see a local friend of mine, who I hadn't seen in almost a year. We ate at Dennys and caught up on things and told awesome stories. Laughs were had, delicious foods were consumed, and many hugs were given. After they dropped us off at the hotel, Jaya mentioned she wasn't up for a 2+ hour drive home, and I happily took another night of snuggles with her. Beautiful morning was beautiful, we enjoyed the continental breakfast, then she dropped me off at the airport and I headed home.
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That was the weekend. Thanks to a rare irregularity in my schedule, I had Thursday night off work, so I did something after work that morning that I've been waiting for a long time for and had been asking questions and getting things together for 2 months for. I went down to the county courthouse and filed for my legal name change. I also filed what's called In Forma Pauperis, which basically says that my income is so low that I am asking to be exempted from court costs. Judge Thor(!) saw me that afternoon on it and accepted my request. So now, I sit and wait to hear back from them on the next step. I'll get assigned a judge, they tell me who it is in a letter and then I will set a date, bring 2 witnesses and BAM! It'll be done.
For those of you new-ish to my blog, Twitter and/or Facebook, the name I've officially chosen is
Samantha Alexis Katra (last name). If you want to know my new last name, you'll just have to wait till it's officially on FB.
The other awesomeness is that electrolysis is going swimmingly.
That's the long and short of it for now, loves. You guys have a wonderful week and a happy Halloween! <3
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