Slumber Party!
I was invited by a 10-year-old to a slumber party.
Last summer, my cousine Maxine planned a slumber party. Never mind if our group was composed of three 20-something girls and one 10-year old. We all giggled like school girls the whole day.
Our Slumber Party Weekend kicked off with a great lunch, prepared by my Mom. While we ate our meals, we threw lines from Maxine’s Italian dictionary and phrase book. She’s into learning the language, so cute! We got a huge kick playing waiter-and-customer and collapsed in giggles when I kidded her by ordering a “scarafaggio.” Sounds fancy but it means cockroach or beetle in Italian. Heehee. Ah, that was a good laugh.
After lunch, we played a lot of board games. We played Trouble, Monkeys, The Game of Life and Sweet Valley High. It was so much fun! I haven’t giggled like a school girl in ages. We took a nap in the afternoon and then played more boardgames till past midnight.
One of the highlights of the weekend was switching clothes with Maxine. It was so funny! We share the same shoe size so it was no surprise when she wanted to try on my shoes. Then we thought of trying on each other’s clothes too. See the upper right pic for the result! It was hilarious. We fit into each other’s clothes quite well. Now I know I don’t have to worry about forgetting a change of clothes when I sleep over at her place next time!
The next day, Maxine went swimming and afterwards we had our friendship bracelet-making session. It was sad having to say bye-bye for the weekend. We all had a great time.
This slumber party was one of the highlights of my summer. It’s so great to have a slumber party with a 10-year-old! She kept my sisters and I in stitches and made us feel like tweens too. There were no facial masks to be donned and ice cream to eat while we complained about boys. Uh-uh! This was pure, childlike, unadulterated fun. I look forward to doing this again! So, always say yes to a slumber party invitation from a 10-year-old! You wont regret it.
July 16th, 2006 at 8:52 am
wow! seems like lots of fun!
I’ve never been to slumber party, none that I could remember that is.
July 16th, 2006 at 10:21 am
i miss being a kid and the tons of fun things that come with being one.
July 16th, 2006 at 1:10 pm
aww… this entry is so sweet.
i miss slumber parties. glad you and your cousin had fun, toni.
bloghopping after a long time, been busy with my new work
i’m loving it now. hehehe.
have a great week ahead!
July 16th, 2006 at 3:50 pm
i enjoyed this post, toni! gosh, the board games brought me back lots of memories…
July 16th, 2006 at 4:05 pm
That’s the best way to remain ‘young’ at heart, indulge in childhood activities with good company to boot.
July 16th, 2006 at 6:45 pm
never been to a slumber party like that
but I’m still hoping to get an invitation, ahem.
assignment done Tones, posted the pic where I want to stay alone.
July 16th, 2006 at 8:32 pm
ang cute naman ng slumber party ninyo!
July 17th, 2006 at 3:59 am
Sounds like a good time was had by all.
July 17th, 2006 at 5:16 am
cute naman ng ka-slumber mo. minsan talaga, it’s nice to just kick off your shoes, sans make-up and chorva accesories and be a kid again. thank God talaga for 10-year-old-slumber-party-invites!
July 17th, 2006 at 6:09 am
How wonderful. I have two teens and love hanging with them.
July 17th, 2006 at 11:02 am
ang saya saya naman! sweet valley high! =D
July 17th, 2006 at 11:45 am
Toni organize a slumber party with your blog friends! LOL
July 18th, 2006 at 12:21 am
Oh my god!! The Sweet Valley High gameboard! I loved that game! I remember getting it on Christmas when I was in 5th grade and in my excitement, I accidentally let out a “shit!” My dad was suprised I knew how to curse. Even my guy playmates played that game with me and my sister.
Speaking of sleepovers, my sister and I used to hold sleepovers at our house too! But then, we’d invite the next door neighbors… 2 guys and 1 tomboy (who later turned out to be a lesbian). We watched laser discs, played games like Monopoly, Cluedo, Scrabble and Pictionary.
Hmmm, I think I’ll throw a slumber party for my 26th birthday and invite my girlfriends.
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