Simply Family Magazine March 2012 : Page 4

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Founders’ Notes

Let’s party.<br /> <br /> I met Kim for coffee the other day and she handed me this picture. I stared at it in wonder….a photograph of our two girls dressed to the nines, ready to go downtown and “party” at the local St. Patrick’s Day Parade. They were so excited! I love this picture, not only because it is a glimpse of the past, but also because it is such a true picture of how we as women like to celebrate! (Dads I’m not leaving you out here, bear with me, you will actually appreciate this.)<br /> <br /> As moms, most of us have not wandered far from the image of these two little girls. “If we are going to party, let’s do it right!” For many women, “to celebrate” is more than a verb, it is an EVENT. It is a “let’s go overboard - try to take on the world - get a little crazy - but pull it all off at the end … EVENT” (the dads are now all nodding their head with a quiet murmur of agreement). I’m guilty of this, I have friends that I know are guilty of this, and I know many, many women are guilty everyday of taking it to the extreme.<br /> <br /> As women, as moms, as sisters and friends, we can’t just have a get-together. The house must be spotless, the kitchen Decor is revamped, and the food must be perfect. The simple backyard barbeque really is an urban legend. The burgers must be gourmet, the yard trimmed perfectly and the patio spotless.<br /> <br /> Don’t even get me started on throwing a birthday party for one of our own offspring! We then run into entire new circles of mania. The idea has to be original (or come from the deepest untraveled corner of the internet), furniture removed from the home, sets constructed, and the perfect games created. I remember one year - all but bringing sand into my basement for a Luau for 24 seven-year-olds! Why do we need to go to such extremes? Why exactly do our spouses put up with us when we do?<br /> <br /> So this year, let’s make a pact. As much as we enjoy going crazy and experiencing those last few moments of chaos when our family truly thinks we may have gone off our rocker, let’s pause… Let’s truly celebrate rather than work like crazy to make our celebrations perfect. Let’s make our celebrations about the people we are with and not the almighty EVENT. When you have figured out how to do this, give me a holler…I have some shamrock glasses to look for.<br /> <br /> jenny barriger and kim nelson,<br /> founders<br />

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