When my boss’s daughter, Emma, turned 16 she wished to celebrate by having a day of sightseeing in the city with 5 of her girlfriends. “The city” is San Francisco, which is just a few miles off from where my boss resides, and while there’s the public transit option of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Emma desired her close friends to be able to sing songs and be energetic at the time of the journey there.
Riding on BART would have required that they sit quietly rather than disrupt the other commuters. Additionally, finding 6 adjacent seats on the BART train isn’t usually feasible. My boss asked me to find out if any local car rental companies carried 7 seater cars. I made a couple of telephone calls and checked a couple of internet websites and gave my boss the information she required to make a comparison of 7 passenger vehicles available for the day of Emma’s special birthday.
This would allow sufficient room for Emma plus 5 of her mates and my boss would be the driver. My employer made her decision and all the plans were set. The special occasion arrived and the climate was fantastic, sunny and warm. Emma, her mates, and her mama climbed into the mini-van and the party started. Well, actually, there was more preparation for the party bus prior to they got on board.
My employer had purchased beautifully decorated cupcakes for the young girls to enjoy in route over the Bay Bridge into the city. And, obviously, her mates had come with their favorite Cd’s to sing along with. After they got into San Francisco, they visited Fisherman’s Wharf, fed the sea lions on the pier, ate lunch at a restaurant looking out on the Golden Gate Bridge, and went window shopping at the Galleria.
And, as any day in San Francisco is guaranteed to offer, took in all the amazing scenery and diversity. Some individuals might be intimated by driving through the roads of San Francisco, particularly with a mini-van full of teenage girls, but my employer was comfortable driving around the city because she had stayed there when she was going to college.
When my boss came back to work the next morning, she had plenty of pictures and tales to tell about the great time the girls had on their day in the city, and it sounded like it was a birthday that Emma would never forget for her whole life. I believe this was the perfect way for a mom to give her daughter a birthday party on the go. If anyone asks me for a good idea for celebrating a girl’s sixteenth birthday, I will surely recommend that they look into the option of 7 seater vehicles. And let the party begin!
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