This year we decided Jay's request for a sleepover would be granted. She turned 10 and seems to have a great group of girlfriends and by age 10, I figure most girls have spent the night away from home for a sleepover. If you know me or have read my previous blog, you know that I am no fan of party planning. Maybe it's the Virgo part of me that says everything has to be just so, perfect even. Striving for perfection in any way is a recipe for disaster, but in party planning? For ME? You can hang it up.
So the theme was "Red Carpet Event" and Jay wanted all of the girls to come to our house dressed to walk the red carpet. This was all her idea - I'm the mom who prefers to have an easy theme, like Transformers. Party City does it ALL for you! Anyway, hers was a really cute idea - one that has caught on with many women we know, in fact - so we started mapping out what she wanted the party to look and feel like. My child asked Babe to make chicken alfredo, garlic bread and salad for dinner. After wondering, "Why not just order pizza?" Babe obliged. Then we had an ice cream bar that was a hit - even Babe had two of his own ice cream creations. The decor was fairly easy, though not cheap, and had I planned an idea ahead of time I could've worked something out - but we got what we needed at Party City and got ready for the girls to come over.
As expected, the girls were calm and subdued upon arrival. They walked the red carpet, posed, and later had dinner. When Jay suggested they dance, it got loud! They laughed, danced, even the 15-month-old I babysit got in on the dancing action.
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