May Day 2019

Happy May Day!

By a happy accident, we were already scheduled to have a twin night on May day.

We decided to celebrate this May day with Beltane traditions.

We ate honey cherry cakes and had some red wine before lighting our Beltane fires in the ARN chapel!

Our lavender peach candles were heightened with dragon blood incense.

The traditional Beltane colors of red and white were brought into our celebration through flowers.

As Ashley has had a string of bad luck and Emily has had illness in her house, we decided to use the smoke to cleanse us as we enter spring.

We lit our candles and wrote an incantation to recite as we walked through the purifying smoke.

"With lavender smoke the Beltane fires we stoke.

We walk through the smoke of this Beltane fire and ask this- our true desire.

Walking on the eve of this May day may he things that weigh us down fall away.

Cleanse us of all winter's ills and strengthen us in our celtic spells.

I am her and she is me. So mote it be."

We walked through the smoke and recited our incantation three times.

Then we moved on to our next task.  

We wanted to charge some lavender spray as a way to bring these blessings into the coming weeks of spring.

We meditated, holding hands and envisioning spring: its renewal, growth, and promise of sunshine.

Then we placed our spray in our hands and drew light through it while reciting our incantation three times.

"Charge this spray on Beltane day.

Imbue it with spring's cleansing powers and accept our offering of these flowers.

I am her and she is me. So mote it be."

 After our sprays were charged with good energy, we gave ourselves a spritz and headed to our next part of the night.

We arrived at Studio Move Grill to see The Sorcerer's Stone!

We always try to see our favorite HP movie whenever it shows on the big screen!

We ordered pretzel bites with queso, a burger and mac&cheese, chocolate beignets and wine.

The chocolate beignets were unforgettable-especially as they arrived just as we were asked, "Anything from the TROLLEY!"

Our entrees arrived just as Dumbledore announced, "Let the feast begin!"

There are few experiences we like better than seeing this film on the big screen with a nice glass of red.

We wore our witch hats and ravenclaw/hufflepuff regalia.

Of course there were a few looks - most of them seemed envious.

The theatre was nearly empty which made the evening even more special.

Spring has sprung!  Many fun twin nights to come!