Posted on March 15, 2010 - by Estate Manager

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Girl’s Night

Once a month I try to get together with some friends and have a girl’s night. We usually catch a movie, go shopping, have a pedicure or get dinner together. But I was craving a little something different and my birthday was creeping up so I decided to have a girl’s night at Hearthstone House. All last month TCM (Turner Classic Movies) was having their 31 days of Oscar, movie festival. Every year I download the schedule and set my DVR to record movies that I haven’t seen or classics that must be watched. One classic that I always try to watch is Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Audry Hepburn.

It seemed like the perfect way to get the girls together and to celebrate an otherwise less significant birthday. I wanted to make the night special and the details had to be just right. I first got out some inspiration. A little blue box that Slade had given me long ago. So simple, so classic and so all together romantic. Ahhh, the Tiffany & Co., blue box. You know when you see that box that something shiny and sparkly is about to happen and the little girl inside of you is about squeal! And I wanted the girls to feel that way the whole night.

To create that feeling through food, I chose to have pastries instead of cake, champagne cocktails, assorted cheeses and crackers, chocolate covered strawberries and Cracker Jacks. The girls brought some hot appetizers and some dips to complete the spread and we ate and drank ourselves into food comas. For decorations and party favors I followed the colors Tiffany blue, white and silver.  At around eleven o’ clock we put our PJ’s on and watched the classic in its entirety. We had a lot of fun catching up and spoiling ourselves for the evening.

Thanks Ginny and Kim! I love you both dearly and was so honored to have you over. I will always remember my 32nd birthday and celebrating it with you!