A few months ago I kept on thinking about doing something that would get many of my friends together to celebrate how much they mean to me.

I feel so blessed to have incredible women in my life.

I have wanted to do this over the past few summers but I just never seemed to pull it together.

I also thought it would be fun to invite a handful of women from out of town to join the party too.

I didn’t tell them at first that there was going to be a party but eventually I had to because of flights etc.

I knew that many of the out of town girls wouldn’t be able to make it because it would be hard with little children work and school children but I am so excited that some of the girls can come!!!!

{The friends that couldn’t come I get to see in November…so all is well with the world}

So on Thursday night we will have our backyard transformed, toilets cleaned and my husband has offered to be our servant (that alone is worth it).

I can’t wait to get some of my friends together and celebrate each other over good food, sangria and dessert.

I am so giddy that our evening will end with an outdoor movie. I am keeping the girly movie secret until the last minute…partly because I could change my mind at any minute:-)

Don’t you love how having people stay at your home make you do at least a few things you have been meaning to do all year???

I can’t wait to show you the photos!!!

I hope it is a special night for all of us.

If you were going to show an outdoor movie with your girlfriends what would you choose?

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My amazingly sweet invites were created by the talented Kara Rosenberry.

Kara was so wonderful to work with.

I showed her what I was looking for and she was able to pull images together along with her own sketches to create exactly what I wanted!