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As you know, this has been *quite* the trying term. Well, as of this weekend, the assignments are all turned in and I'm shouting from the rooftops :Free At Last! Free At Last!:
In celebration, "the girls" from my book club and I decided to celebrate with a "Girls Night In" - since its the holiday's and all, we tied it into an impromptu Holiday Party, complete with delicious adult drinks (My drink of choice, the Bourbon Ball Martini which I learned how to make while down in Louisville- quite YUM and definitely perfect for a holiday get together) and white elephant gifts. I have not laughed that hard in a really long time. It was nice to actually socialize for a change, catch up with my girls and actually have an evening where I wasn't thinking "oh man, I should really get home..I have so much to do". What a wonderful way to spend my first night of freedom!
If you've never done a White Elephant before, it's quite fun (and simple)- you take an old or old/new (ie- "new" but sitting in your house for however long) item, wrap it up and bring it to the party. From there everyone's rules differ, but you essentially all choose & open a present and then madness ensues.
I ended up "gifting" an 8 foot blow up snowman that I received as a xmas present a few years back, and received in return a singing GLEE Magic 8 Ball. Definitely worth the trade in my opinion.
But even without the gifts and the drinks, its always good to throw your head back and have a good hard laugh til you can't breathe night with your friends, and that is definitely what Saturday was for me. It made me realize that no matter how busy I get with school- I need to stop once in a while and make time for fun once in a while.
Have you had a fun girls night in recently? I'd love to hear about it!
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I recently hosted a girls' night in with a few girlfriends. I made mac and cheese for dinner, and we watched "Bridesmaids" all while sipping champagne. We even stayed up until 4 in the morning! We had so much fun that we're talking about doing it more often.
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