Friday, October 19, 2007

Los Angeles, California (Oct. 2006)

I flew down to LA for the weekend to attend the bat-mitzvah celebration of Chelsea, the younger sister of my good friend Lindsay. My sister who lived in Newport at the time, accompanied me as my date. After the coming of age ceremony, we moved into an adjacent ballroom for the "Pretty in Pink" themed reception and party. Now I haven't been to many bat-mitzvah's but this was an extravagant soirée, the caliber of the decorations, the favors, and the food made it feel like we were at a wedding (except everything was pink and it was for a 13-year old). Regardless, my sister and I had a fabulous time! There were hip-hop dancers for entertainment, photo booths, and pixie-stix making stations. The interior of the hall was transformed into a pink paradise, complete with hot pink chaise lounges and gargantuan pink flower arrangements at every table. At the end of the night, they passed out pink party favors - princess crowns, blinking rings, pink feather boas, pink glow-sticks. We all enjoyed playing "dress up" and adorning ourselves with the favors, making my sister and I reminisce back to our "dress and dazzle" days. At the end of the night, I was so glad I flew down for the weekend; to see Chelsea all grown up, and laugh, dance, and dress up with two of my favorite people!

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