Exactly eight years ago today, I went to a party. This wasn't just any party, it was Indy Stein (everyone's love of their middle school lives)'s Bar-Mitzvah. I didn't know then that this party would change my life. Okay it didn't really, but there was something indescribable about it.
Indy didn't give out socks that said "I rocked my socks off with Indy" (although that would have been convenient because really, who wants to keep their shoes on for the duration of a whole bar-mitzvah? Certainly not me, those things are unnecessarily long) but he gave out something even better.
Bar-Mitzvah's tend to have themes. If memory serves me right, Mike Hill's was sports, fitting because he likes sports. My cousin Maddy's was Japan, fitting because she just returned from living in Japan for three years. Jessica Buchenholz's was "online with Jessica," fitting because she probably had used the internet at some point in her life. Then there were more obscure ones for example, Liza Heyman's was simply "L!" I still have the sweatshirt she gave out, but never wear it in fear people will think I'm a Loser"!" Which leads me to the next theme: mine. I will not disclose the nature of it publicly for as long as I live, but those of you who know what it was, try to remember it was a weird stage in my life and I had just quit Baton twirling so it was kind of a step up.
Then there was Indy's. Which may literally go down in history as the best bar-mitzvah theme ever. What was it? One word: Indy. His name. "His theme was himself? How Narcissistic!" You may be thinking. But that's not how it went down. First, he made a grand entrance dressed as Indiana Jones con whip. Such a performer. Then, the Bar-Mitzvah occurred like any other, that is, until the party favors were opened.
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In honor of the eighth year anniversary of Indy Stein's Bar-Mitzvah, a list compiled over the years by Jenna, Jessica, and myself plus some new ones (rotate to both sides):
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(Yes, it was the same day as mine and yes, it was a problem)
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The list could go on and on...
Happy ano Indy
Love, Sloan
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