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I recently got the opportunity to host a Girls’ Night In party, so I asked my friend Tracey if she would like to help me out by having the party at her house. She has a beautiful dining room, and she was more than ready to get it spruced up for spring
The party was just the ticket to inspire her to bring out her spring accessories. She happened to be hosting her women’s group that night, too, so we made a party of it.
I went to the grocery and picked up some really good cheeses, crackers, and assorted other party foods. Girls generally love to nibble on cheese and crackers, dips and chips, and with a little sweet thrown in for good measure, it’s a perfect meal.
My kind of nibbling. I love girlie food, don’t you? 
Tracey has a beautiful dining room and when I told her I wanted to throw a party, she was more than ready to set a pretty spring table. She has some gorgeous silver pieces and by adding some birds, nests, and eggs, as well as a few fresh flowers from the yard, the table was picture perfect. That glass float was picked up on our shopping trip to Asheville earlier this year and came from Screen Door. I love it! 
White dogwoods and hot pink azaleas are hard to beat for a centerpiece. Simple and elegant.
Tracey added these cute birds’ nests with eggs on top of glasses, along with beautiful thrifty plates she picked up at Scott Antiques. 
A large glass bottle holds more dogwood branches. This time of year is perfect for clipping outdoors and bringing them inside to enjoy. 
As part of this Girls’ Night In party, we were asked to try out a brand new product, Simply Cranberry Cocktail, made with not-from-concentrate cranberry juice. 
I filled a pretty glass pitcher with plenty of crushed ice and filled it with Simply Cranberry Cocktail. The girls all loved it and remarked on how delicious it tasted. It was a refreshing accompaniment to our girlie food fare. 
I brought along some pink dogwoods to add to another vase on the kitchen island, and that’s where we set up all the food. 
Strawberries and cheesecake, a winning combo every time. 
Happy flowers make a girl party special. 
Plenty of hummus and delish dips along with chips and crackers, and we were all smacking our lips. 
Cheese and crackers are definitely on my short list of snack foods to enjoy. 
That’s the hostess, Tracey, at the sink and her friends enjoyed all the food, too. 
We all went through and filled our plates with plenty of yummy food. 
A perfect girls’ night in.
Can’t get enough of those flowers, as there is nothing prettier than a pink dogwood. It was a fun evening with the girls, talking and chatting about life issues, and the food and drinks brought us all together for the night and a fun time was had by all.
Simply Cranberry Cocktail is refreshing and delicious, and I would definitely try it again. It’s gently pasteurized with no added preservatives to bring you a taste unlike other cranberry cocktails you may have tried. You can find both the 59oz and 13.5oz single serve carafes in the refrigerated section of your grocery store, as the beverage is kept chilled from the time it’s blended.
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For a GIRLS night in I like to have a nice beverage for everyone to drink and I agree that having snacks is better than a meal. I think everyone enjoys snacking on a variety of food than having to sit down for a meal, less formal and more comfortable! I’m in my 20’s and when I get with my friends we call it girls night- nothing wrong with that!
I love having festive decorations. I hosted a Valentine party for my girl friends and their little ones. I loved how pretty the house looked for them!
GIRL POWER!!!!!!!! I love a GIRL’S night out, or in! Your nibbles looked so fabulous, and all arranged so beautifully!
Thank you for the lovely inspiration, and for reminding us how important it is to take time to spend with our “GIRLS”. <3
Lovely post, Rhoda!
I make sure we have great music.
I love to have great music in the background and I adore fresh flowers — the more, the merrier! Of course, having a great mix of friends over is always a treat and my sisters are usually invited as well to whatever I’m doing. I treasure the girlfriends in my life; they make my life so rich.
For me, it’s all about the candles! Can’t get enough of them!
What a nice time it looks like everyone had! I am wanting to do something like this for bloggers in our part of the state.
Lots of snacks and beverages and it all set up where it’s easy for everyone to access. I think it’s much more fun to have things set out to graze on than to have a sit own meal so everyone can mingle.
I do a theme party with decorations.
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I love to utilize what I have on hand rearranged in fresh, new ways to decorate and a few naturals from the yard or woods based on the season. I also buy food items throughout the year when they are on sale (hard cheeses, desserts, etc.) then supplement with fresh supermarket and homemade items. I am all about frugal; it’s easier to pull together a short notice get-together as well. Can’t wait to try the Simply Cranberry Cocktail! Thanks, Rhoda, from one of the girls!!
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music and decorations make it more festive
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We love to have friends over! Cocktails and food of course and then we like to play a game…like Farkel
My favorite way to make a party at my home more festive is selecting a theme. So, the decorations, food, drink, party favor and maybe dress code too, would all follow the same theme. It’s really festive and fun!
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Laurie, in the south your friends are “girls” and your father is still “daddy.”
i make it more festive with party music!
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For a Girls’ Night In, we start with a few like minded ladies. Then make a lot of wonderful great tasting food, add to that some music and candles: and we are ready to enjoy some girl chatter. Sometimes we watch a favorite movie or play a board game. Lots of talking and fun.