g.n.o.

Girls Night Out!

It's one of those things every girl and select few gay men need more than once in a while. In today's world, it seems like everytime friends just "hang out" everyone has a gender compromise. I'm not saying people do kinky things necessarily, what I'm getting at is that girls can't just be girls around guys.

Here's an example:

Sally, Thomas, Kyle, and Esther are hanging out together in Esther's appartment. Even though Esther doesn't particularly like football, that is what's on tv. One can't forget the first priority as hostess is to make sure the whole party is happy. For drinks there is light beer and for food it's "healthy" versions of all the junk food Kroger's has to offer. Do you think Esther would be entertaining the same way if it was just her and Sally?
In another world:

Sally, Tiffany, Kasey, and Esther are hanging out together in Esther's appartment. Even though Esther prefers Sex in the City, Desperate Housewives is what's on tv. Honestly, Esther doesn't care that much as long as there's some scandal involved. For drinks there are cocktails and for food it's red velvet cupcakes and carrot sticks to make up for the guilt one gets after scarfing four red velvet cupcakes.
Why isn't it like this when the guys are around? Because most guys don't like girly. THIS is why women need girls nights out.

image courtesy McCormick.com

So what does one do on a g.n.o.? Perhaps you haven't had one since you were twelve at your cousin Erica's birthday party. You could do pretty much the same thing as you did then (you can be young more than once!) OR you could do as I did recently: movie marathon plus gossip session. Talk about refreshing!

This post is going to be a long one, but through it I hope you are left ready to start a d.i.y. g.n.o.. And I'm going to abbreviate as much as possible so you don't feel like you're reading more now then you did all through school. Lets begin.

Plan Number One - The High Schooler
This is the g.n.o. plan my girlies & I recently went by and loved. Here it is in short:

1) Invite one or two girls over to help you set up. Using a cute cupcake tin, bake the cupcakes. If you are out of Red Velvet ingredients, you could use this recipe to get rid of that can of pumpkin you've had in your pantry since Thanksgiving. Here are the links to some beautiful cupcake molds: The Floral The Roses

For Icing: plain cupcakes - Cream Cheese Frosting | molded cupcakes - just sift powdered sugar over the tops to bring out the image.

2) Rent your movies. A movie marathon means more than one movie of the same topic or era. Here's my favourite- 80s/90s flicks! Examples include Bring it On, Weird Science, Can't Buy Me Love, Drive Me Crazy, 10 Things I Hate About You, Get Over It, and Sixteen Candles. More themes could include superheros, indie, James Bond, Kate Hudson, and zombies.

3) Assuming you've already got a tally of who's all coming via Facebook or a sixth sense, make sure there is enough to eat & drink. A good punch recipe can be found here, except replace the sugar with Splenda & the water with club soda. Voila! The closest thing to good since Britney stopped having children! (I don't know why I've been referencing her so much lately...)

4) Invite people in. Encourage people to talk before each movie, as to discourage irrelivent commentary. You get more than about four girls in a room with a girly movie and suddenly the tv volume can't get high enough. p.s. HAVE FUN!

Plan Number Two - The Spa Night

For those of you who don't like parties that last into the wee hours of the morning, this plan is perfect.

1) Get all your spa gear together. This includes nail polish, cucumbers, nail polish REMOVER, clay face mask, pretty towels (really, if your towels are ratty, ask a friend to bring hers or suggest everyone bring their own), and baby/massage oil. If you have anything particularly cool or interesting that you want all your girlies to admire and use, pull that out too. This would include one of those personal foot massagers, definately. I am jealous of everyone who owns one.

2) Everyone split up into partners. I suggest having all couples doing something different (it may get sloppy if twelve girls are fighting over one bottle of baby oil in their undies). Here is how to give a back massage, legit. Here is how to paint nails like a pro. Okay, have fun girlies!

Sorry it's sideways. Welcome springtime!

Piece, complete. Cheers.