Sixteen Candles

Last weekend I had the delight to join in a once in a life time experience. I got to hang out with our granddaughter Avery and join in the celebration of her 16th birthday! After birthday cake for breakfast, 16 year old Avery, her mom (my daughter) and Grandma - three generations - headed out for the day. We ate. We shopped. Thankfully we have all inherited the same 'short' shopping time limit. The list of 16th birthday events began with ear piercings. An appointment was made. We arrived on time. The piercing apparatus appeared, the spots marked, and Big Ouch, more holes were created. Thankfully in her ears and no other body parts. New studs were installed and the 16 year old left with a smile. According to my journal, I was 16 when I got my first and only piercing. This was not Avery’s first and I expect it will not be her last. Next on the day’s list - shopping for something described as ‘professionally casual.’ An important detail as Avery was booke...