Swap Party

Think back... way back... to February. I had just had a little baby and was spending every minute at home caring for this little one and getting used to the life of a mother of 3. One highlight of my day was watching Studio 5. Some of you may be rolling your eyes, and some of you  may be relieved your not the only one, but I will admit that Studio 5 was a much anticipated quiet time during the day.

The reason I tell you this is because one of these days way back in February Studio 5 did a segment on something I had never heard of before, a Swap Party. I had no idea what this was but was really interested. A bunch of women got together had a fabulous party and didn't spend any money! I wanted in. I kept thinking about this party as time went by and I was staying in with my baby bundle and wondering what people in the outside world were doing. I thought how fun that would be for ladies that I know to get together and swap our hearts out.

I knew this wasn't something I could do on my own. I had three little ones and although I enjoy throwing a party, the last time I had to do one myself I was completely stressed out and didn't want to feel that kind of pressure again in my life. So I mentioned the idea to my fabulously creative neighbor Ashlee, hoping she would think it was a fun idea too, and she agreed to throw one with me! Wahoo!

Months went by and nothing ever came of our Party. I remember switching my calendar to September and realizing that if we were really going to do this we had to set a date. I called Ashlee and she agreed. The soonest we were able to agree on was November. We wanted to make the party fun, one that the girls would want to be a part of so we set off to make the invitations one of a kind. I think we succeeded...

Since we were pretty sure that no one had heard of this party before, we had to include a lot of information in the invitations. Ashlee did such a great job getting the information looking fabulous and I tried to package it to match.

After a lot of anticipation and worries that it may not go as well as we had hoped, the day finally came and so did the ladies. Only 3 of 20 weren't able to come so we were so happy with the turnout. We served yummy cupcakes and delicious juice. Mmmmm...

A party is only as good as the people who come. At least that is my opinion. And this party was awesome! The girls brought some fabulous gifts and I think everyone had a really great time! Thank you all for coming and making this night so much fun!

I think we'll do this again next year. Start looking for something to swap now...