L went to another fabulous Sweet 16 party last night. This was the one where about 20 girls loaded into a limo bus and were driven to a fancy hotel by the airport. The limo bus was all leather inside and you could stand, sleep, have drinks or whatever, like the buses the rock stars travel in apparently. They were presented with a lovely dinner menu in the hotel restaurant. L said she chose a beef barley soup with a crouton floating on top that was shaped in the number '16'. She then chose a pasta dish and remarked that her friend's gourmet burger also looked fabulous. There was also fish and chips. There was a 2-tier cake (chocolate and vanilla layers) in pink and black motif (to match the invitation). Then they headed up to the top of the hotel to 'The presidential suite'. It was a huge 2-story house really that Prime Ministers stay in when they visit. L said they didn't manage to see the whole suite, it was so big and she was really impressed at how luxurious it was. The guest of honour spent the night there with a couple of close friends. Her mom was there, but otherwise no adults.
We rolled our clocks back one hour last night. Do you notice this time change requires no adjustment? The extra hour seems to just get used up in no time.
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3 comments:
Oh my I want to be that 16 year old. Amazing! Does that mean you get to sleep in a bit? We do the same thing here but we had to roll ours forward an hours a few weeks ago so we get more daylight. Personally it just makes me feel like I have jetlag.
WOW! Times sure have changed--kids grow up so fast these days (gosh, I sound ancient). But back in my day...
Lilly, it so weird that you're rolling your clocks forward when we get to sleep in for an extra hour. And when I saw your spring rose in bloom, when our leaves have just fallen of the trees...
Just a plane ride away, I think a few parents go over the top with these sweet sixteens. Most kids have normal little parties or even none. I try to keep L grounded with various appropriate remarks.
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