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February 04, 2010

Niki's 30th Birthday

On Thursday evening I went to Tribeca to celebrate Niki's 30th birthday dressed in "Masquerade finery" which meant black tie or costume.

An hour or so into the party, a masked and be-gowned accordionist came into the room...
accordion ˆ party
...as the lights dimmed, her accordion LIT UP!
accordion
It was beautiful.
accordion
Better sans flash.
accordion
niki
Niki with her parents and sister.
birthday ˆ mask ˆ niki
karen, sarah
Small and Tall!
prom poses ˆ karen ˆ sarah
hot karla, karen, me, sarah
Sarah, Karla, Karen and me.
hot karla ˆ karen ˆ me ˆ sarah
karen, niki, sarah
Sarah, Niki and Karen.
karen ˆ niki ˆ sarah
sarah
Sarah turned her feathery mask backwards and sprouted head-wings.
wing ˆ sarah
I met this guy while we were waiting in line for the bathroom and asked him to show me a sexy pose. This is a correct answer.
strangers
karen
Karen, Niki and Ally.
karen
meredith
Look who managed to show up just in time for cake!
mask ˆ meredith
niki
Happy birthday, Niki!
birthday ˆ cake ˆ candles ˆ niki
niki
Wish!
birthday ˆ cake ˆ candles ˆ niki
meredith, sarah
Haha.
mask ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
karen
Cat-eyed Karen.
mask ˆ karen
karen, me, sarah
This photo is so creeptastic.
best ˆ mask ˆ party ˆ wtf ˆ karen ˆ me ˆ sarah
sarah
Angelhair!
pretty ˆ wing ˆ sarah
Crowd gathering.
chandelier ˆ crowd ˆ party
Dance floor warming up!
chandelier ˆ crowd ˆ party
lizzy
Lizzy!
lizzy
sarah
Danceplosion.
dance ˆ party ˆ sarah
sarah
Plinky accompaniment!
piano ˆ sarah
niki
Dancing with dad.
birthday ˆ dance ˆ party ˆ niki
gideon, lizzy
Lizzy and Gideon.
dance ˆ gideon ˆ lizzy
rob sheffield
Rob and Ally!
rob sheffield
meredith, sarah
Mer and Sar.
mask ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
karen
Spirit animal
dance ˆ mask ˆ karen
gideon, lizzy, niki
Last song of the night.
hug ˆ gideon ˆ lizzy ˆ niki
gideon, karen, meredith, sarah
Good times.
best ˆ mask ˆ gideon ˆ karen ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
meredith, niki
Happy 30th, Niki!
meredith ˆ niki