The Tale of a Birthday Party
I survived. It was my daughter's first slumber party, and I survived it. Beyond that, it was an "American Girl" themed birthday slumber party, so it was ultra-girly...and I survived it. Girls showed up with overnight bags, sleeping bags, their special doll friends, and their special doll friends' clothes. There was A LOT of pink and purple, flowers, butterflies, and stars. A LOT of stars seemed to be surrounding us everywhere! I wanted this party to not only celebrate this beautiful girl turning eight, but also to celebrate her girl friends - to encourage these wonderful girls in a time when they are so often pushed to grow up before they are ready. That's not to say I was going to treat them to an evening of Dora the Explorer to keep them young for as long as possible, but I did want them to walk away from this party knowing how incredibly special they are. Where there weren't pretty things decorating the house, there were 8 year...