Chapter 8: The Spa Night Slumber Party
One cold last Saturday of February 2020, I met my childhood friends Sarah, James, and Henri at the Pittsburgh's Perfect Parties office in Monroeville for a company meeting and lunch. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Sarah greeted back. After the meeting was over, we drove back to client Isabella Black's house in Oakmont to get her slumber party set up. I helped Sarah melt the chocolate for the chocolate-covered strawberries snack, James make the mixture for the facial masks, and Henri set up the fruity lip gloss craft. After dinner, we set up the party and before we knew it, Isabella's guests arrived. Sarah, James, Henri, and I, along with Isabella's older sister, Alexandra, made some incredibly nice shout-outs to Isabella. They were as followed:
Spa Night Shout-Outs:
February 29, 2020
It will be a SPA-tastic evening!
"As long as I do not have to wear a girly nightgown, I love helping out with the finger sandwiches, the facial masks, and the Guess that Scent Game." -James Hiller
"A ghost story would not be appropriate for this slumber party, but marshmallow manicure treats, fruity lip balm, and smoothie contests absolutely are!" -Henri Lefevre
"I would love to supervise all of the girly activities and have a special blankie to sit on and sleep with." -Alexandra Black
"Chocolate-covered strawberries, nail art, manicures, and pedicures are everything that a girl could ask for at this party, but I would also recommend something healthy for breakfast the next morning, such as bagels." -Sarah Phillips
"I would like to rearrange all of the sleeping bags in a round circle when it is bedtime, just so all of your pretty heads would be close together." -Angel Smith
The room was decorated with flowers and beauty items in vases, as well as fancy signs and pictures of nail art and make-up that Isabella would have liked to try. We began with making fruity lip balm, which Henri helped out with. Isabella made pineapple lip gloss, Amelia made cherry lip gloss, Sophia made grape lip gloss, Brielle made strawberry lip gloss, and Annabel made fruit punch lip gloss. They were then put in the refrigerator to harden overnight. Then, it was snack time. Henri helped serve the Marshmallow Manicure Treats, James helped serve the Finger Sandwiches, and Sarah helped serve the Chocolate-Covered Strawberries. "This is probably my favorite spa snack," Sarah pointed out. "Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits and dark chocolate complements them perfectly." "They would have tasted great for your 15th birthday party, which was in fact, so heavenly and delightful," I pointed out. "And, your outfit looked so beautiful, too!" "Thanks, Angel," Sarah replied. "It seems that you and Sarah have a very nice relationship together," Isabella stated. "You, Sarah, and Alexandra will be helping out with manicures and pedicures, as well as the nail art contest." "The finger sandwiches are flower-shaped hummus and cucumber sandwiches, heart-shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, star-shaped grilled cheese sandwiches, and butterfly-shaped lettuce and tomatoes," James stated for Isabella and her guests to know which sandwich was which. "Yummy, yummy," Henri stated, drooling. "These Marshmallow Manicure Treats look so tasty that I like them over fruits and veggies." After snacks, we played games, including the Smoothie Contest supervised by Henri, the Guess that Scent game supervised by James, and the Nail Art Contest supervised by Sarah. Amelia's Strawberry Banana Smoothie won the "Best Smoothie" award, Isabella correctly identified the most scents, and Sophia, Brielle, and Annabel won the Nail Art Contest. Then, we moved on to facials, supervised by James, and manicures and pedicures, supervised by Sarah. "All of the shades of nail polish are so hard to pick because they all look so pretty," Isabella stated. "That is why I do 2 shades of nail polish on my nails," I told Isabella. "You seem like such a nice young lady, Sarah," Isabella stated. "Are you always this friendly?" "Most of the time," I stated. "Why, most of the time?" Isabella asked. "One time, back in middle school, Sarah was extremely disappointed and didn't feel like talking to anybody," I pointed out. "It was because her former boyfriend, Benedict got suspended from school." "You're not angry about that tonight, are you?" Isabella stated. "Of course not," Sarah replied. "I rarely hold a grudge, except for when Angel or one of my stepbrothers does something extremely horrendous." "Good thing that James is helping out with the facial masks tonight," I stated. "I was stuck with him for most of the day, and I couldn't talk with him about all of the girly things that we talk about!" I then walked over to James, supervising the facial masks. "Are you sure that boys can get facials, too?" I asked. "Of course, Angel," James replied. "That one day, when Sarah had a bad day, I felt bad that I could not talk with you about the same girly stuff that I do with her," I pointed out. "Boys can get spa treatments, like massages and facials," James continued, "and even pedicures with clear nail polish!" Around midnight, ACCESS took us back to our hotel across the river in Harmarville. "Thanks for a great day, everyone!" I thanked my friends. "You're welcome, Angel," Sarah replied. "Good night, guys!" "Good night!"