WOW!!! Dame Lapin of Tanlgewood!

Caledon really outdid herself last night when I became the third person in our fair land to be knighted. It was an honour beyond measure.
About 4:00pm I started to get nervous, running around Vic City like a turkey with it's giant weird eyed head cut off (Now that would be a relief!) looking for a new gown. A very typical maneuver as tend to get busy with pojects, this time helping Miss Schnabel create a home for herself in Regency, so I was thnking about wallpaper samples and draperies, not what to wear, until the last minute.
Just could not find what I had in mind- so settled on a lovely dress in my inventory and began receiving well wishes from many friends in IM.
As I changed in Miss Schnabel's sky box, shouting to her , "Does this hair look ok?? Should I wear a tiara- or is that overkill??" I began to notice...green dots approaching on my mini-map. It was very exciting..masses of green dots...gathering just below...oooo...I started to get really nervous.
Miss Schnabel took her tp down, but I thought it more appropriate to fall down- like an awkward Mary Poppins.
When I reached the front of my house, I was just overwhelmed with emotion when I saw the Dragoons there- on horseback in full dress uniform, Colonel Scaggs in the lead and Captain Viderian Vollmar holding the flag of the Dragoons.
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I followed them to the meadow near my house- where I found many many dear friends, too numerous to name them all I'm afraid. I dare not miss someone. I love you all and thank you all for being there. It just meant the world to me to see them all there- all the people who have told me how Cancer has touched their lives, who have confided and shared secrets with me, who have maybe shed a tear, or gotten mad, my friends. I was particularly pleased to see so many of my friends from the UK- who got up early just to watch my knighting. There were many real life tears shed last night.
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The Vicereign, Kamilah Hauptman, used a wrench in the knighting rather than a sword, explaining that a sword is a symbol of death and the wrench was to signify building community. The pose she created was so elegant.
There was a somber tone, but it was very gracious at the same time.
1Wuz Grey presented me with a most beautiful poem, writ by paw on parchment. Yesterday I was just delighted to recieve a fantastic rapier in blue velvet lined mahogany box and roses from Miss Beaumont, Miss Tombola sent me a lovley new horse, Sir Zen slipped me a poem after the ceremony and I was astonished to recieve an award from Coyoteangel Dimsum- currently on display on my plot in Tanglewood.
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The Duchess Gabrielle Riel played some fantastic music during the ceremony, and then Kamilah's choice, "Both SIdes Now" by Carol King- this made me cry! It was such a loving tribute and then Gabi played a little something for me from the Foo Fighters (ooo -they'd be my court musicians!), ending the evening with our Lady Bette singing "Wind Beneath my Wings".
I vowed that I woud hug every person at the ceremony and began with the Widow Insoo, my oldest and dearest friend. We have IM'd each other every day for over 6 months! That really is amazing.
yes- there was dancing
yes- there was the calling out of "Hoo!"
and yes, when the ceremony, and the dancing was over...things got very very....silly. Cant' really speak of that here- but I pray that you will not be too shocked when you pick up the morning paper and see the headline: "Newly Knighted Dame Lapin Paris makes her first decree: That the official greeting of Caledon shall be a vigorous humping gesture- as seen HERE!"
Ahem...