Favorite Things Party

This past weekend my Titus 2 {discipleship group} from church had a Favorite Things Party!  It was super fun.  I saw the idea on Pinterest of course, and we thought it would be the perfect type party for us to do as we wrap up the year (we meet through the summer but it gets sort of sporadic then).  Anna did a fabulous job hosting it at her beautiful house.  

Basically what we did was bring 7 of something that is a favorite of ours (under $10).  We did 7 because that is how many people are in our group.  We also each brought either our favorite appetizer or favorite dessert.  I saw the recipe for southwestern egg rolls with avocado ranch dressing from Chili's on Pinterest and decided to make those.  It's one of my favorite things to order from Chili's and they actually weren't too hard to make! 

All the gifts...

{Anna was the best host and had us each a bag with our initial on it for our things}

Mine are the pink bags wrapped in jute and bakers twine (two of my favorite wrapping tools)

We played a fun game that really helped us get to know each better.  There were categories that we had to fill out anonymously like Favorite Movie, Favorite Book, Favorite Store to Shop, Favorite Candy, etc.  Then we each tried to guess who said what.  Mary Grace won by a hair.  I came pretty close but really botched the favorite candy category:).  As we handed out our gifts, we each shared our favorite Bible Verse. 

Mine was:

"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us."  Ephesians 3:20

My loot...

burlap and a basil plant, starbucks gift cards, panera gift card for a frozen caramel coffee, redken hair products, lip gloss, soap, Mrs. Meyers countertop spray (this was what I brought), water bottle, chocolate, earrings, and panties!  LOVE IT ALL!!!

Seriously this is such a fun party!! Just look it up on Pinterest for more great ideas and for what to do if you have a bigger group.  

More than the fun stuff and fun party, I'm really just so thankful for this group of girls and our mentor Perry.  We've been together for awhile now and I feel like the Lord has blessed me so much.  We are  a diverse group of women..some who stay at home and some who work.  We all have a bunch of kids and live crazy lives.  Perry is so patient with us and she is such an encouragement to us all as we navigate this crazy journey walking with the Lord being wives and mothers and friends.