Happy Birthday Planning

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Birthdays are so awesome, but, especially when they are for your kids. Amelie will be turning 5 years old next month and I'm trying to plan a birthday party in Los Angeles. The only problem is, it costs an arm and a leg!

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I stayed up really, really late last night looking at different venues online. The price ranges from $300.00-$800.00 for a two hour party. And some of those quotes don't even include food.

If it were possible I'd just have the party at my house, but when you live in an apartment that doesn't even have an outdoor patio, you're pretty much screwed. I thought about having the party at a park, but I'm afraid there might be rain that day. Yes, even California gets rain, and at the most inopportune times.

I have a feeling this party is going to be unreasonably expensive. But here's the problem: Every year I say I'm going to have a real party for her, complete with friends and a playground, I decide not to do it because it's expensive and tedious.

So, what the hell am I going to do? It's too expensive but she's turning 5, which is pretty monumental as it marks the beginning of kindergarten. On a side note, I'm not doing Chuckie Cheese. Have you seen that place???

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