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Girls Movie Night with Skinny Cow
I have mentioned several times how much fun I have been having this summer with the folks over at Skinny Cow. They have given me several missions and the really fun part about these missions is that it was 100% for me.
I got to involve friends and family (my sister) but they were 100% about me and my missions took me out of my usual parenting role. They gave me some really fun things to do like go to a concert with some friends, have a spa say with my sister and then finally, my last mission, I had a girls night in where we noshed on some healthy foods while watching a few of my favorite movies.
ABOUT THE SKINNY COW MISSION #3
The box was packed! Inside the folks at Skinny Cow said:
Movies tell stories that stick with us forever. Host a movie night in your WoCavé with your girlfriends and show some of your favorite flicks. have the group come up with a list of the top 10 movies of all time and showcase how you designed your movie night at home. Snack on traditional movie treats like popcorn – but don't forget the Skinny Cow ice cream and candy!
Here's what came in the box:
1. Popcorn Factory popcorn
2. Garnett Hill Throw
3. TCM Classic Movie Trivia book
4. LG Blu-Ray Player
5. Classic Popcorn Bowls
6. Storage Ottoman
WHAT DID WE WATCH?
About a week before our big night, I took a poll of the five people attending and asked them what their favorite movies were. I knew that I liked these women for some reason. Every single one of them had the two movies below on their lists. And luckily I had both of the movies!
We started with The Wedding Singer which is one of my all time favorite movies:
Robbie works the crowd. Julia works the floor. He (Adam Sandler) is a wedding singer, able to charm even the most reluctant Aunt Tilly into a dance. She (Drew Barrymore) is a waitress at parties where Robbie sings. Both are involved with others. Both are right for each other. Enjoy while Cupid works this out. The Wedding Singer has its heart on its sleeve and a goofy charm everywhere that includes its throwback look at the styles and sounds of the 80s. But a romance and a movie like this is made to last.
We followed the first movie with Grease which is one of my most favorite movies from growing up.
John Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton-John made her American film debut as Sandy Travolta's naive love interest. The impressive supporting cast reads like a who's who in this quintessential musical about the fabulous '50s. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade–it's an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock ‘n' roll!
We might have even sung and danced a little. And a few of us (but mostly me) knew the words and moves to every single song/dance plus a lot of the dialogue. I tried not to be too annoying.
WHAT DID WE EAT?
Well of course we had a healthy line up for the evening. I made some red pepper hummus, cut up some carrots and celery and then toasted some pita bread. We then had Ratatouille followed by grilled chicken wraps.
Then we ate the Popcorn Factory popcorn during the movie.
OUR SKINNY COW TREATS
Besides polling for favorite movies, I also asked the women to tell me what their top three flavors were. All six of us had the same flavor at the top of our list. So I decided to make Caramel the flavor of the evening by serving everything pictured above which included:
Caramel Truffle bars (pictured above)
Since I couldn't find those, we had the Limited Edition Pretty in Pink Velvet Truffle Bars instead which were delicious!
Vanilla with Caramel ice cream cones
Low-fat vanilla ice cream drizzled with rich caramel, served up tall in a crunchy, chocolatey-coated sugar cone.
Low-fat caramel ice cream is doubly delish with caramel swirls and chocolatey-covered cone chunks.
Salted Caramel Pretzel ice cream bars
Low fat vanilla ice cream topped with layers of luscious caramel and crispy, salty pretzel pieces—all enrobed in decadent chocolatey coating.
What's a good party with a goody bag, right? All of my guests were given their very own bag of Skinny Cow Divine Filled Chocolates with Caramel (I got them from Amazon) to take home with them:
Skinny Cow Caramel filled chocolates
Velvety milk chocolate filled with luscious caramel.
YUM!
We had an amazing night. We watched movies that brought back memories and we hung out together like we haven't done in years.
Mission #3 was most definitely a success!
MY WOCAVE
During the course of my three missions, my version of my own WoCavé changed a few times. I am definitely of the mindset that a WoCavé is a state of mind. It is not necessarily a place although it could definitely be a place as it was a few times during the missions.
A WoCavé is something that I could find at any time or place depending on what I am doing. A WoCavé is definitely a place that I aspire to go to much more than I have in the past few years. I don't need my own woman cave at home when a WoCavé takes me to places that I have always wanted to go anyway or that I used to go to when I had more time.
A WoCavé is a place that all women should go to. At least once. I certainly appreciate Skinny Cow sending me there three times.
Learn more about what a WoCavé™ (wo-cah-vay) is and how you can find your own WoCavé by reading my other posts:
Introducing The Skinny Cow WoCavé
Finding My WoCavé Through Music
My Skinny Cow #WoCavé Mission 2 – Sisters Spa Day
Skinny Cow Mission #3 is Coming Up – Girls Movie Night!
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Head over to the Skinny Cow Website
This post was sponsored by the Skinny Cow brand. I received monetary compensation and product for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.
What a fun weekend! Those ice cream treats and the chocolates looked really good.
Looks like you guys had a lot of fun! I love the meal you made. Everything looked so fresh and healthy. At least everyone could agree on the movies, You lucked out!
Wow – what a fantastic night! And I think any meal that includes Skinny Cow is perfect! Yum!
That sounds like so much fun! The Truffle Bars sound delicious!
I was so suprised when I tried skinny cow at just how nice it tasted I really didn’t think I would like it at all.
I love The Wedding Singer. And that is one of my husband’s favorite movies.
i love skinny cow! so good
Sounds like such a fun night!
I want an invite to that party Stacie!
thanks,
Mitch
That sounds like it was an awesome night with friends, fun, and great food! And I’m with Mitch – you should invite us next time!
Sounds like a great night with great friends? Where’s my invite? 😉
Wow! This is fun! I love the movie and all the food you have that night. Hope someone would invite me for a night like this.lol
Great choice to make it a caramel themed evening and I feel like I need to do this in my house just because and on behalf of the love I have for caramel too (and Skinny Cow!)
What a great night! I love those movies! Very classy! You have inspired a Wocave experience of my own!
Sounds like a perfect night to me! These look awesome!
This looked like a really fun night 🙂
Sounds like a fun night! I have to try those skinny cow treats.
I love Skinny Cow treats. (So does my husband. Shh.) My only suggestion to you would be…next time, Dirty Dancing.
LOL. Dirty Dancing WAS #3. We would have totally watched it if we had time.
That must have been some box! The Wedding Singer is one of the favorites in this house. What a great night you and your girls must have had!
I love Skinny Cow ice cream and chocolate treats!
Love their ice cream!! Sounds like you had a fun movie night.
These look great! I LOVE skinny cow snacks since it means I can have something tasty without going overboard.
Sounds like a great night of fun 🙂 Love the movie choices..they are perfect! A few of my favorite movies that I will never get tired of 🙂 Great post
How fun Grease has always been a favorite movie of mine, I need to have a girlfriends movie night!
I love skinny cow! I have to admit to not being a ‘Grease’ fan though!
LOVE Ratatoullie! You should have watched that movie too! LOL!
My husband has never seen Grease! I would have chosen that movie. 🙂
Sounds like fun! I’ve been telling my kids I’m going to have them watch Grease with me because they seem to like all the modern versions like “High School Musical” and “Teen Beach Movie.” I might just steal your entire menu plan for my next girls night.
looks like fun times 😀 i have to say, not a fan of those movies (besides ratatouille) but BRING ON THE ICE CREAM & CHOCOLATE!!