Seminary got cancelled for tomorrow, so since I have absolutely nothing else to do (not), I have to post My Favorite Things party pronto. It was the funnest ever! I got some request from my non-Rochester friends about how this party works, so scroll down to the bottom and I'll explain.
No party post would be complete without a shout-out to my favorite Matt who executes all of my visions. Really - he hung all of these tissue decorations and pennant banners. And moved all the furniture, and vacuumed and dusted, and took the littles on a few outings to get them out of my hair while I cooked. He's the best.
Here are a few photos of decorations (as you know, decorations are my absolute favorite part).
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| Mint and coral are in! (Right, Lindsey?) |
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| Gable boxes for everyone to take their new presents home |
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| These flags had prompts for everyone to say some of their other favorite things, but I forgot to do them! |
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| Food table - but this was taken after the party, so there was no food left on the table. |
And here are a bunch of pictures of my little party-goers. Excuse a little cheeziness, but do you want to know my absolute favorite thing? It's having girlfriends. I really love friends. Thanks, gals.
Oh, are you wondering what Ashley looks like? Because she's in like all of these pictures. :) Good thing she is wearing one of the party colors!
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| I like this photo because this is how the party works...we pass presents all around and we all get grabby because we want our presents! |
Okay, here's how the party works:
I send an invite about 2-3 weeks ahead that instructs everyone to choose her favorite thing that is $7 or under (I suppose some year we could go all Oprah-style, but most of us aren't that rich). Everyone buys 4 of their favorite thing and wraps them up separately.
That night, we eat food and girl talk until drill sergeant Alissa demands everyone's attention and we do the exchange. Each person writes her name on a slip of paper that goes in a bucket. We pass the bucket around as each person chooses four names. She explains what her favorite thing is (and what makes it her favorite) and those four chosen people get to open their new present! This continues around the (giant) circle until everyone has explained her favorite thing and everyone goes home with four new favorite things. (As a side note, once a person has four gifts, her name gets taken out of the bucket.)
Some examples of favorite things: a cute key chain fob (that was mine), spatula, Laffy Taffys, scalp massager, bronzer, dry shampoo, strawberry huller, goat milk soap. You get the idea - anything goes!
And that's it! It's a super fun party. I feel like you get to know people a little better and everyone really loves getting new stuff recommended by friends.
3 comments:
I absolutely love this! Cute party idea and, of course, the decorations and all the cute "extras" are just too perfect! It looks like a Martha Stewart magazine... the kind where I think, "That looks really adorable, but unrealistic (for me)." You sure know how to throw a party! :)
It was the BEST. You sure know how to throw a party and everyone looks forward to it each year! Decorations, yummy food, boxes to take it all home in, little details- love it.
And it made me totally laugh about Ashley! So cute.
thoughts:
1- SO SAD to have to miss this! this may be the saddest i've felt about leaving rochester :(
2- there are so many new people already that i don't know in your pictures!
3- maybe i'll have to do one of these here in Charlottesville...
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