Sunday, September 23, 2012

Sassy Single: Celebrate Holidays

As a single gal I used to think, "please let there be a spa special this Labor day". The last thing I wanted to do was hear about how all my couple friends were doing yet another holiday get away together.

Times have changed. Holidays are not just for couples anymore.

Attention Single Ladies: Make the most out of your holidays!
It takes a different approach to social gatherings, but fun will be had... I guarantee it.

Guidelines to a successful Single Holiday.
1. Go Big or Go Home. 
Be committed to the holiday 110%. If that means dressing up or participating in an activity or being outside your comfort zone, put on your best heels and ROCK IT!
2. Actively participate. 
Don't feel the need to be the "planner" of the group, but do bring something to the table. Get everybody on the list or just provide a few drinks. If you have a purpose while celebrating, you are needed to celebrate. AND if you play a role, than it is your duty to talk to everyone... even the hot guy and his friend. ;)
3. Look for outside entertainment. 
If there is something to do during this holiday season DO IT! Watch a concert, see a show, water ski, sky dive, do something where the reason to celebrate is to experience something new. If your holiday plan is to meet a group for drinks please pass on that plan. If the plan is to have a wine tasting of the best organic wines... well now that is entertainment.
PS. if that is your plan for a holiday I am always open to a new Moscato.

Side note: Couples are always welcome. They always have, "someone you might really like" in mind.

Taking my own advice here is an idea for a fun single holiday.

Holiday: Cinco de Mayo/Kentucky Derby
Short and sweet of it.
Meet at bar at 10:30am. Take party bus to race track. Watch races, eat lunch, participate in costume contest and take photos. Take party bus back to bar by 3pm. Happy Cinco de Mayo.
 1. Go Big or Go Home. Dress to impress. The ladies donned Derby dresses and hats while the guys sported their best "Big Money" outfits. Every girl in our party wore a dress and a few spent HOURS creating their hats. I stepped it up a bit and added the southern belle white tea gloves and matching fan. Oddly, I already own those two items.
2. Actively participate. While we took a party bus from one of the local bars to the track, the boys of course lugged around the cooler of beer. But what good southern woman drinks beer from a can with white gloves at 10:45am? No distinguished debutant that I know. Here is what I participated... MIMOSAS for all! My three favorite morning drink items; bottle of champagne, gallon of OJ and another bottle of champagne. Men say they are fine with beer, but they will never turn down a mimosa from a pretty lady.


3. Look for outside entertainment. At a race track a few things occur. Review horses, place bets, watching horses race. Repeat. Jump up and down when you win a few George Washingtons is in there a few times as well. Pretty simple. Fun, entertaining and definitely not something I do everyday.

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo/Kentucky Derby was awesome. Met a few new faces, made a few new friends and did it all as a single gal.



Here is my segment on Your Life A to Z. What you do not see is Suzanne's mic dyeing and me wondering why Mario the floor director has stepped on our set and is making his way toward our camera. Enjoy!

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