Almeda Attends Birthday Parties

Almeda Attends Birthday Parties

December 14, 2002 was the twelfth anniversary of the birth of Colin, Almeda's brother. In the evening a small family gathering was held, but unfortunately Almeda had to leave for Allison's birthday party immediately after the tiramisu was cut.

From Allison's house, the eight teenage girls and two parents went to Color Me Mine, an arts-and-crafty place where customers get to paint their own ceramics. "OMG, it was so fun," Almeda says. "We got to pick out a piece of pottery, and there were so many cute things, and it was so difficult to choose! There were fairies and teapots and cups and mugs and bowls and frogs and alligators and cats and dogs and dishes for cats and dogs and ice cream cones and a VW Bug piggy bank [so! incredibly! cute!] and butter dishes and Elvis busts! I eventually picked the "cat decanter." It was a stylized cat with a really long neck and it was adorable. The sample one that they had which was already painted was black and white and really sexy and it had a little red ribbon around its neck."

After much consideration, Almeda painted her cat with paint number 84: "lavender lace," which was the closest colour to the purple she had in mind. Then, inspired by the sample VW Bug piggy bank, she painted groovy kiwi, pink [she can't remember the official name for the pink she picked], and cerulean flowers on her cat. "I'm quite proud of it," she comments. "The people at Color Me Mine are going to fire the things we painted in the next couple of days, then Allison's going to pick them up and deliver them to us. I can't wait!"

They spent two hours at Color Me Mine and returned to Allison's house for ice cream cake and presents. Out of the seven guests at Allison's party, four of them gave her scarves. "I guess she just emits a give-me-scarves vibe," Almeda theorizes. "But I didn't get her a scarf! I got her cute woolen socks and lotion and bath gel and stuff that smells like strawberry & lily."

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