Today Ainsley turned 8. You might be asking who Ainsley is and why is this so exciting? Well, Ainsley is my best friend from high school’s oldest daughter and the first person to ever call me Aunt Kate! She and I have a special bond because her middle name is…Kate!
I love this little girl, but now that she is in school (well technically she’s been in school a few years) we don’t see each other often. So, I decided I wanted to spend some time with her for her birthday. It worked out perfectly because she had her birthday party yesterday that was followed by a slumber party so I’m pretty sure her parents enjoyed one less child in the house even if it was for just a few hours.
Trying to come up with something to do that an 8 year old would find fun had me completely stumped. After asking around, someone suggested that I take her to Sweet & Sassy. I had heard of this place before but obviously had no reason to actually go there.
They had one opening today for a mani & pedi, which I thought was perfect. I picked up Ainsley and we headed straight to the mall for her appointment. She picked out a blue color for her fingernails and purple for her toe nails. Not to brag, but she had a total blast!
I think the concept behind Sweet & Sassy is great, however. . .being in there for about an hour, I have nothing but sympathy for the employees known as “party girls.” These girls host and facilitate birthday parties for little girls all day long, singing, dancing, and MCing fashion shows.
I do NOT know how they do it. In the hour I was there, all of the noise and commotion was enough to drive me nuts. There are so many people and things packed in this store that you can barely hear yourself think. It is so chaotic I don’t know how anyone over 12 can manage to be in there for an 8 hour period. The best way I can describe the scene is organized chaos. With that said, these little girls there for the two birthday parties going on while Ainsley and I were there, were having a BLAST.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you…
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