Our story?
Fast forward 10 years, and a close friend of mine mentioned she wanted to start a recipe club- having a monthly potluck dinner with girlfriends, with a new theme each month. I was so excited about her upcoming club that my mind was a flurry of ideas. I bugged her with my excited ideas for a month or so, as I realized she was too busy to coordinate her club. So, I asked if she minded if I got it going! She was more than happy for me to do so, and, ironically, has never once come! :) The girlfriends that did come loved it, and so we have kept it going for years now, and periodically new girls join our group and grow it, which is great!
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Logistics?
We meet once a month- generally the first Wednesday of the month (though that often changes based on busy schedules, holidays, etc.).
We take turns hosting- so that we are at different homes each month; and whoever hosts makes the entrée. Having been at potlucks at which there were 25 side salads, but no entrees... or one entree and 15 desserts... I knew it would be good to try to coordinate who brings which part of the meal... So, on our monthly Evites, we sign up for what we each will bring via Evite's “suggest your guests bring something” function... each month I list Appetizer, Entrée, Starch side dish, Veggie side dish, Dessert, and Other?- each with the ability for multiple people to sign up to bring them, and I also list Drinks- though for only one person to sign up... as that's kind of our one "easy out" option.
Some of us enjoy decorating our tables- or homes!- based on our theme, though that is certainly not expected... and, *true confession*, I generally also dress to match our theme... because I have yet to grow out of my "dress-up" phase from girlhood.
I thought it would be cool if we "give back" somehow... so for awhile we were sponsoring a little girl through Compassion International. But it was hard to coordinate getting cash from people, especially since which girls attend varies month by month, so it was really me sponsoring "our" little girl March- Dec, 2012 and I stopped trying to track/ ask for money for her... Our next idea is to serve at a soup kitchen, or something similar. That was Julie's idea- and I'm hoping it works out! :) Whether or not that's our nitch, I'm sure we'll find some way to be a little more outwardly focused...
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We take turns hosting- so that we are at different homes each month; and whoever hosts makes the entrée. Having been at potlucks at which there were 25 side salads, but no entrees... or one entree and 15 desserts... I knew it would be good to try to coordinate who brings which part of the meal... So, on our monthly Evites, we sign up for what we each will bring via Evite's “suggest your guests bring something” function... each month I list Appetizer, Entrée, Starch side dish, Veggie side dish, Dessert, and Other?- each with the ability for multiple people to sign up to bring them, and I also list Drinks- though for only one person to sign up... as that's kind of our one "easy out" option.
Some of us enjoy decorating our tables- or homes!- based on our theme, though that is certainly not expected... and, *true confession*, I generally also dress to match our theme... because I have yet to grow out of my "dress-up" phase from girlhood.
I thought it would be cool if we "give back" somehow... so for awhile we were sponsoring a little girl through Compassion International. But it was hard to coordinate getting cash from people, especially since which girls attend varies month by month, so it was really me sponsoring "our" little girl March- Dec, 2012 and I stopped trying to track/ ask for money for her... Our next idea is to serve at a soup kitchen, or something similar. That was Julie's idea- and I'm hoping it works out! :) Whether or not that's our nitch, I'm sure we'll find some way to be a little more outwardly focused...
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