{"id":3776,"date":"2022-05-23T10:38:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T10:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=3776"},"modified":"2022-05-23T11:03:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T11:03:50","slug":"pool-party-weekend-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/pool-party-weekend-things\/","title":{"rendered":"pool party! + weekend things"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey hey! How are you? How was the weekend?<\/p>\n

Summer is officially HERE. Bless it. I feel like I have a little space to breathe without the school scramble (homework and all of the driving takes up a lot of the day), so I\u2019m pretty pumped abut it.<\/p>\n

Friday was their last day, so we had a pool party luau here at the house for the girls and some of their best friends. The aftermath was amazing – our backyard looked like Vegas. Feathers, pineapples, sparkles, and empty cups everywhere haha.<\/p>\n

I got the cutest picnic setup from Wicked Picnic<\/a> (highly, highly recommend them if you\u2019re in Tucson).<\/p>\n

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The centerpieces were pineapples wearing sunglasses and this garland from Etsy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We set up this little Photo Booth with this background<\/a>, a balloon arch<\/a>, and some props I found at Dollar Tree and Amazon (funky sunglasses, boas, leis, flower headbands, etc.):<\/p>\n

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The food spread!! We had chips, homemade salsa, crackers, artichoke dip<\/a>, pizza, lemon-roasted chicken<\/a> (I used chicken tenders), Mediterranean chopped salad, brownies, cookies, banana pudding cups<\/a>, and tequila sangria for the adults. We filled our outside coolers with juice pouches, sparkling waters, and waters.<\/p>\n

My friend Ana also brought my newest fave party snack: japones peanuts, tamarindo, and chamoy. You add it all to a cup and it\u2019s everything you could wish for: crunchy, sweet, spicy.<\/p>\n

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Our babysitter is also a certified lifeguard, so I asked if we could hire her for the afternoon to watch the pool. We will absolutely be having a lifeguard here during bigger summer parties – SO worth it the extra peace of mind.<\/p>\n

The kids swam their little hearts out, took pics in the photo booth, snacked, and we had a visit from the Kona Ice shaved ice truck. They were parked in front of our house for an hour, and it was a HIT! Each kid was handed their cup of shaved ice and they could customize their flavors from the dispensers on the side of the truck.<\/p>\n

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Saturday, the girls swam for hours, I got my nails done, and attempted a huge baking project. I finally made conchas! After enjoying them for my entire life, this was my first time making them by myself. If you\u2019re not familiar, conchas are an egg bread with a soft, sugary topping. They\u2019re a DREAM. They also take about 5 hours to make lol.<\/p>\n

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Who knows when I\u2019ll do this again, but I have to tell ya, a concha, warm out of the oven\u2026. well, there\u2019s nothing like it. The fam came over to help us test them out, and we had party leftovers, and sangria by the pool.<\/p>\n

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(Recipe from this cookbook<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Sunday, I taught barre and trained a client, the kiddos swam all day (again), and we met up with my friend Annie for gelato and shopping. She was in town for the weekend and I always love catching up with her.<\/a><\/p>\n

This morning, I have to teach a class and am spending the afternoon studying for IHP<\/a>. My goal is to finish level 1 by the end of June.<\/p>\n

Hope you have a wonderful morning and I\u2019ll see ya soon. Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today!<\/p>\n

xo<\/p>\n

Gina<\/p>\n

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Hey hey! How are you? How was the weekend? Summer is officially HERE. Bless it. I feel like I have a little space to breathe without the school scramble (homework and all of the driving takes up a lot of the day), so I\u2019m pretty pumped abut it. Friday was their last day, so we\u2026
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