PxS and Twisted Tryst

Hiya kiddies! Gather round! It's story time! I have been fairly rushed off my feet with all the kinky goodness I have been rolling around in lately. Power Exchange Summit 2 weekends ago I was privileged to attend pXs; The Power Exchange Summit. This was a wonderful event for everyone in every type of power exchange relationship. I was interested to attend this event as my husband and I have a Owner/property relationship. My husband has also made the decision to take a more active role in my kinky life. He is tired of my not getting the service at events that he and I both feel I need/deserve and my coming home exhausted and wiped out. So he has stepped his game up. In addition to that he also wishes to stretch his muscles and get over his fear of the community. Unfortunately he was not able to attend PXS but I was. There I was able to attend several classes focusing on the spiritual aspect of power exchange which I really enjoyed. I can't remember all of the class names and who taught but I will definitely try to make that list available in the near future. In addition to amazing classes they also had a couple of fun burlesque and talent sharing shows to keep all us kinky folks entertained and more than a little turned on. In case you ever wondered, black light + hot woman in white + a second set of white gloved hands + black light responsive rope = HOOOOOTTTT!!!! Master Cowboy's black light whip scene was.... amazing! 4 naked ladies receiving percussion play made me more than a little envious. And the whole burlesque show made me squishy in my pants. YUM! Another unique experience was the Pamporium. A place for us Toppy Dommy types to get pampered. I got a lovely foot rub and a pedicure from a really hot chica! A lovely idea! I had never attended an event without the play space so it was a new experience. A good experience. And not just because I got to put together the leather quilt. . (MMmm....50 lbs of leather! Yummy!). It was very interesting to take a step back from what I "expect" from an event and allow my mind to work in other ways. I really enjoyed the experience! Many thanks to Master Dan and dawn for spearheading this event! Twisted Tryst This past weekend I stuffed SweetPeach's car like a Thanksgiving turkey and we headed off for Twisted Tryst, a wonderful outdoor Kinky camping event! Ok, I hear those of you who know me say "what? You? Camping?!" I know, I know! But I stretched my comfort limits and roughed it for the weekend. And boy am I glad I did! I was nervous about going since I am not an outdoorsy type of gal but I put on my big girl panties and trusted that it would be a good weekend. And it really, REALLY was! Though I didn't play with... heck, any new people I did get a chance to spend some quality time with my AIS family. It was a time of communing and enjoying each other's energy. I ended up service Topping quite a few folks. Offering up massages and fire to those who wished to experience the thrill of outdoor play whilst staying close to our bonfire! :) Picture this: The sun dips down below the horizon. Darkness wraps all around me and my play partner. My table is set up on the only level bit in a luscious green field. A coolish wind blows playfully over the skin of the beautiful body laying naked upon my table. The only real light is coming from my fire wand and the paths of fire streaking down the naked flesh (and maybe a little from the bonfire a bit off from my table). The fire mingles with the cool wind creating interesting tug of sensations. Sound good? Ok, now let me flip my play partner over and now not only am I doing wonderful things to their front bits but they also have a clear view of an amazing field of stars. The little/Big dipper (dunno which) is directly over head. Can you really get any better than that? On top of all of that fun I got to attend several classes. Dan and dawn's sense-o-rama brought a lot of new ideas to the forefront of my brain. Don't worry Dan! I'm doing my homework! Scotty (mmmmm...Scotty.... who should be a fetish all on his own) presented a great class on Rhythm and Impact which began with the fundamentals about finding the rhythm of our breath. A great reminder for all. And he introduced me to a new toy which I have already ordered. Yay for new toys! I also got to see Sheba and Barak's Brat play class.. again...ideas!!!!! I think I dropped in on a few other classes but I am not remembering right now. Anyway, they were top shelf as well! In case you didn't hear the AIS Barbarian Whore'd invaded Tryst. So come the Naughty Gras parade we all donned our best Whore'd-ing gear and paraded the grounds! This was especially fun for me as I had spent most of the day designing and executing several outfits for the Whore'd. And I must say we looked pretty damn good! By the end of the parade we were all hot and tired so we invaded the pool. Funny in it's own way. The lounge chairs went from sunscreen and towels to fur and Viking helmets! :) Speaking of the pool this was also my first ever experience with full daytime nudity. Well at least long term. It was so warm and lovely out that often I just couldn't bring myself to dress. So I went without. Parts of my body which had not seen the sun since I was 2 got to bask in the warmth (or rather the cool of the pool). The nakedness coupled with the fact that I did not put on a lick of makeup the whole weekend caused an unexpected revelation. Often I get so worked up about what I will wear when playing (shut up! I do think about it occasionally) that it can sometimes detract from the play itself. If I am worrying about my makeup or my outfit I am not giving my all to a scene. So it was an unexpected liberation to not have to worry. I kept my hair in a bun the whole time and wore clothes (not outfits) when I wanted to. Translate all that to: I ceased to worry about what I looked like and it was wonderful! And you know what? The world didn't end because my eyeliner wasn't perfect! How about them apples? There was a "wish tree". All throughout the weekend you could go to the tree (which was really several very large tree sized branches buried in the ground) and attach a wish, a thought, a note. Anything you wished to "get rid of" in your life. Every year at New year I do a burning bowl ceremony to eliminate the negative so I don't carry it over to the new year. This was similar to that because the last night we burnt the tree and the "wishes". This was one of the most beautiful experiences of my recent life. We started a drumming circle which was in full effect when the sun dipped down and the tree was set alight. We continued to drum until the whole thing was consumed by flame. I was not prepared for how this would affect me and I found myself crying at several points during the burning ceremony. The raw energy. Seeing the wishes burn and lift still flaming into the sky before they disappeared. The whole ritual was.... otherworldly. A cleansing that was desperately needed as it turns out. All in all Tryst was an absolutely amazing experience. I am thrilled to be part of the Tribe! We are all One Tribe, y'all! So that is it for now! I miss you all and am sending you lots of love and squishy hugs!!!