This year I turned 29 and had little urge to have some big celebration. March is tradeshow season for Charlie, so I at least knew I wanted something intimate with my girlfriends. We had a mellow sunday funday that turned out to be one of my favorite birthdays yet!
We started the day at my church, and was so happy to see how many of my gf’s joined! Not just because they came to church, but the fact they got up realll early to be somewhere at 9AM on a Sunday. True friendship. Everyone came back to my place after to have some mimosas and avocado toast while we made vision boards. We ended the afternoon in the hot tub.. with more bubbly.
The floral ice was something I’ve always wanted to do, and made such a pretty touch to the party. It was actually super simple and all you need is ice molds and your choice of florals. I used a small bouquet from the grocery store of non-edible flowers, but you can get edible ones if you wanted to add them inside beverages.
Not only was this fun, but it was a cost effective. Birthday’s are always a great excuse to get your best friends together for a trip, a new adventure, wine tasting, etc. BUT they don’t always have to be extravagant or cost a lot to be successful, and this perfect little day was a testament to that.
All You Need:
Vision Boards
- Poster boards ($0.40 each at Target)
- 2 backs of glue sticks ($3 at Target)
- 2 3-packs of kids scissors ($6 at Target)
- Magazines (my mom has a million subscriptions, so we had plenty. If you don’t have any, ask each girl to bring 1-2 magazines with them)
Floral Ice
- Flowers
- Ice molds. I had 3 sphere shaped molds from our wedding registry, and a diamond one from my bridal shower. You can use traditional ice trays, which will work just as great.
- * tip * the flowers rise, so keep them face up in an ice tray. If you’re using a sphere or cube mold, they usually have a hole to fill. Put the flower in face up to that hole. This lets you see the flowers more when turned to ice. Also, when you pull all the ice out for display, pour a little bit of cold water over the top so they POP with extra color.
Avocado Toast
- Avocados
- 2 loaves of fresh sourdough from the bakery
- Eggs
- Cilantro
- Butter and garlic
- Lemon pepper + tapatio (or any spices/sauces your love!)
Cut sourdough into slices, lay out on two large baking sheets. Melt butter in a bowl, chop garlic and stir together. Spread butter onto sourdough, broil on 400 for about 10-15 minutes or until slightly browned. Scramble a dozen eggs and keep warm on stove. Chop cilantro and place in bowl with spices and sauces for everyone self servce and dress up themselves! Easy and DELISH!!
To cut the cost even more, you could ask your girls to bring a bottle of champagne and you’re set for the day. This was so much fun to get all the bests together to set intentions, goals and dreams. Doesn’t have to be a birthday, but I would encourage anyone to get your tribe together for a fun day like this too!
