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Aunt Crystal wears the white hat. Mom wears the Red.
The White and Red Queen |
Our Aunt (Mom's sister) always throws a party the
first Saturday of December titled "Sister to Sister.” It is her way
of celebrating her relationship with her sisters and other women. It is
her official Christmas kickoff party. She never cancels, not during a
snow storm, not during an ice storm, and not during a tornado. It has
become a tradition. This year was no different. We had a winter
storm that Friday, and yet we were all there and ready to party.
Now, many of my Aunt's friends are older than her.
In fact, some of the women are at least 20 years older, so the party is
kind of a strange and wonderful mix of women. The point of the party is
to have fun and, oddly enough, everyone does. Now, at every party there
is food, but this party is a little different. My Aunt, who makes
wonderful food, keeps it simple and tasty for this party. We all eat
well, but the main course is experiencing a day together. It is a moment
in time that makes you feel good about yourself and, frankly, privileged to be
a woman. Trust me, the guys have their own party that day, but I doubt it
was as lively.
My Aunt's "Sister to Sister" party allows everyone of us to be
little girls and grown women at the same time. We play games. We
sing songs (Twelve Days Of Christmas every year), and we dance. Yes, we have a
grand old time. My Aunt may not know how much everyone appreciates her
party, but we do! I admit sometimes I have a little panic attack before going.
I am not always feeling very social or in the Christmas spirit, but by
the end of the night I am always glad that I came. Plus where else am I
going to see an 80 year old woman drop it like its hot!!! My Aunt's friends may
be older than her, but they sure can party!
