2015 Favorite Things Party
Please Join Me for Our 5th Annual Favorite Things Party!
A new year, another party!
Here's the deal: Please bring a favorite appetizer or dessert. I'm going to supply some of my favorite beverages - probably a wine as well as a non-alcoholic option, as many of you will be driving some distance.
Your other (fun!) obligation is to bring a favorite thing (anything you like…your favorite lip gloss, favorite kitchen tool, a gift card for your favorite frozen yogurt, baked goods, wine, etc. - if you can't think of anything, I am more than willing to brainstorm ideas with you!). It can’t cost more than $6, and please bring five of the same thing.
When you arrive at the party, we'll write your name on five slips of paper and throw them in a big bowl. The bowl is passed around, and each person takes five names (making sure you don’t pick your own or two of the same name). One at a time you'll each introduce your favorite thing and then read the five names you picked from the bowl and pass out your gift to those five guests. After everyone at the party has presented their favorite thing, each person should end up with five gifts to take home!
A few final notes:
Feel free to bring a friend, but please have them RSVP to the Facebook event page OR jot a note there RSVP-ing them.
The earlier the RSVPs come rolling in, the better! If you aren't sure if you can make it, but want to come, RSVP "maybe" and then change it to "yes" if it becomes a go. If you are unsure because of weather conditions only, RSVP "yes" and see my next note.
Sometimes it snows (or hails or ices) in New England in December. For this reason, Jenn and I will establish a snow date soon. Same time, same place. I'll try to make the call about whether or not the party will be moved on here about 12 hours in advance. If there is any question on the day of, feel free to call or text me!
And, on an aside, I realllllllly wanted to do paper invitations for this party, as creating invites as well as receiving mail by post are both among my favorite things! However, my schedule isn't really permitting this, and so, here we are. Hope not getting a paper invite doesn't ruin the experience for you! :o)
And finally, if you are from out of town, please RSVP, but feel no obligation to participate unless you really want to from afar - I just wanted everyone to feel included!
I've been asked to make a list of what favorite things were brought in previous years...
Here's our favorite things of 2014:
Taza Chocolate and Ornament
Mulled Wine and Glass
Eucerin Hand Lotion
Seche Clear Top Coat Nail Polish
Oreo Dip'r and Oreos
Ice Breakers Lemonade Gum and Bath and Body Works Hand Sanitizer
Pentatonix Christmas CD
Menu from Moe's with $5 to go!
Mis-matched Coffee Mugs
Reuseable Pier One Bags
Bath and Body Works Room Spray and Soap
Mini Hummingbird Feeder with Food
Biscoff Cookie Butter
Almond Cranberry Chocolate Toffee
Eco-Friendly Swedish Dish Cloth
EOS Lip Balm and M&M's in a Miniature Stocking
Touchscreen Gloves
Baker's Bench Knife
Here's our favorite things of 2013:
Wrapping Twine Ribbon
Italian Wine Glasses/Swedish Fish Candy Canes
Ball Jar Wine Glasses
Burt's Bees Lip Gloss
Isagenix Bars and Chai
Send Out Cards Brownies
Snowman Ornaments
Wine Coolers
EOS Lip Gloss and Purse-Size Hair Spray
Bath and Body Works Hand Soap
Foot Soak/Bath Salts (is that right?)
Handmade Soaps and Wash Clothes
Recycled Plastic Pens
Drink Tumblers/Glasses
Eye Glass Cleaners
Cinnamon Ornaments and Rosebud Salve Lip Balm
Apple Peeler/Corer
Here's our favorite things of 2012:
Birds on a Wire
Vietnamese Cinnamon
Notecards and Pens
Peppermint M & Ms
Stuffed Baby Animals
Pre-mixed Cocktails in Glasses and Nips
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Del's Lemonade Mix
Dill Dip Mix from G & L Christmas Barn
Yankee Candle Vent Sticks
Fair Trade Plant Waterers
Amazon Gift Cards for Taylor Swift Songs or Sarah Addison Allen Book
Mason Jar Soap Dispensers
Lottery Scratch Tickets
Here are our favorite things of 2011:
Edy's Milkshakes
Better Home and Gardens Wax Tarts and Warmers
Burts Bees Chapstick
Aussie Three Minute Miracle Leave In Conditioner
Starbucks Gift Cards
Personal Manicure Sets
Mrs. Prindible's Candied Apples
Cannolis (from a local bakery)
Peach Bellini Mix
Gadgets - One to Keep Pasta from Boiling Over, One to Keep Brown Sugar Soft
Yankee Candle Vent Clips
Crockpot Liners and Seasoning
Favorite Lotion
Goldbond Lotion and Pocket Pack of Tissues
Chocolates
OPI Crackle Nailpolish