This year is sure to be fun and exciting as we plan to bring you more planning and decorating tips.
In this month’s newsletter we will help you plan a Super Bowl Party your friends will enjoy, give you some great ideas on how to celebrate the 2009 Presidential Inauguration and tips on how to stick to your New Years Resolutions
Sincerely,
Girls Gone Diva!
Host Your Own Super Bowl XLIII Party
For many sports fans, the Super Bowl is the best excuse of the year to host a party. Even non-sports fans like to get in on this event. It’s hard to resist the excitement and casual fun that surround this big day in sports. This is not a party to get stressed over. So relax and read our tips below to pull together a sensational Super Bowl Party your friends will never forget.
The Food
Casual, hearty food is the name of the game for this party. Leave your gourmet experiments for another day. Prepare foods that you guests can eat in front of the televisions:
Chili – a great dish to serve at a Super Bowl Party. Since it can be served in large mugs, your guests can walk around and hold it while watching the game.
Buffalo Wings – this is a Super Bowl Party “must”. It’s not a game with the wings.
Layered Dips – What would a Super Bowl Party be without plenty of chips and dips for dunking and scooping.
Halftime Games
Don’t let the football players on TV have all the fun. Plan a few activities to give your guests something to do during halftime, besides eating buffalo wings. Stock up on enough fun prizes such as footballs, peanuts, drink cups, and team clothing items so that everyone will go home feeling like a winner.
Challenge your guests to a football tossing contest. If you can play outdoors, the person who can toss a football the farthest wins. If it has to be indoors use a Nerf football and toss it through a hula hoop or in to a basket. The winner is the guest who can make the target the most out of five attempts.
10 Tips on How to Stick to your New Years Resolution’s
1. Set realistic resolutions. Learn from past failures.
2. Set interim goals. Work toward your goal one step at a time.
3. Evaluate whether or not you have the skills to attain the goal of your resolution.
4. Write down both your resolution and your plan.
5. Keep track of your progress periodically. Try once a week.
6. Keep a “can-do” attitude.
7. Lose the excuses.
8. Get support from family, friends, and support groups.
9. Develop coping strategies to deal with problems that come up.
10. Celebrate your “successes” and rebound from your “failures.”
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to bringing you more fantastic ideas and event planning tips for 2009.
Girls Gone Diva! P.O. Box 581561 Elk Grove, California 95758 916-484-5864
January Featured Articles
Host Your Own Super Bowl XLIII Party
How to Celebrate the 2009 Presidentail Inauguration without traveling to Washington
10 tips on how to stick to your New Years Resolutions
The Divas favorite Champagne Cocktails
January Featured Cocktails
Bada Bing
2 Basil Leaves, chiffonaded
3 pitted bing cherries
1 oz Plymouth gin
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur
1/2 lime juice
3/4 oz champagne
Shake Basil, cherries, gin, simple syrup, maraschino and lime juice with crushed ice. Pour a highball glass and add more crushed ice, if needed. Top with champagne and stir. Garnish with two skewered cherries, if desired.
Happy Hemingway
2 oz grapefruit juice
1 oz light rum
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur
1/2 oz simple syrup
dash Angostura
1 1/2 oz champagne
Shake all but champagne vigorously with ice and strain into a chilled champagne glass. Top with champagne and garnish with a grapefruit or lemon twist.
How to Celebrate the Obama Inauguration without traveling to Washington
The 2009 Presidential Inauguration will be historic and unforgettable. You do not have to be in Washington, D.C. to celebrate. Why not host an Inauguration event that will commemorate this extraordinary occasion?
You have just three weeks to plan your party, so get started with Girls Gone Diva today!
Party Ideas from the Divas:
Decorate with a patriotic theme: Yard signs, stars & stripes banners, waving flags and much more. Don’t forget the red, white and blue balloons.
Welcome your guests with patriotic hats and noisemakers. Remember beads are not just for Mardis Gras…pass out red, white and blue beads to your guests as they arrive.
Order a Barack Obama life size cutout so your guests will have photo opportunities with the new President.
Pick up patriotic paper plates, cups, napkins, forks & knives. You can find these at your local party supply store. Don’t forget the centerpiece.
Appetizers and desserts will keep the tummies happy. We recommend Campaign Trail Mix, Veggie Trays, Chicken Wings, Meatballs, Spinach-Artichoke Dip, Baked Brie, Shrimp Cocktail, Key Lime Pie, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Brownies.
Don’t forget the cocktails and drinks. Cater to your audience and be sure to serve both non-alcoholic & alcoholic.
The right entertainment and music will top off the evening with style. Keep the music rolling and the big screen tuned to the D.C. event. And if the crowd is right, break out the karaoke machine.
