Summer {Rewind}/Football Kick Off

Can you believe that summer is unofficially over already?  There are several upsides to that, IMO. 1) Everyone is back on a reasonable schedule 2) Cooler weather is coming (YAY jeans & sweaters) 3) Gator Football Season 4) Fall & Winter Holiday crafts! So, see, the end of summer really isn't that bad at all. To celebrate the end of summer and start of football season I hosted a little Summer Rewind Party as part of a House Party promotion for Smirnoff Premium Mixed Cocktails. If you haven't signed up to be part of House Party and get the chance to have parties of your own make sure you check them out, they have fun parties going on all the time (and it's not for bloggers so everyone can apply). Because I co-hosted a fabulous Gator Girls Tailgate last fall with Great Gatherings and Lauren McKinsey, I was able to just pull out the storage box of goodies I had making set up a breeze!

The awesome party pack that was sent to us from Smirnoff & House Party.

 People tend to gift us Gator stuff so we have a lot of serving platters and such.

 How amazing is this custom table cloth from Polka Dot Market?

 Adorable bottle wraps designed by Lauren McKinsey

 Wine glasses (made by me) make great silverware holders.

 Make sure your hands are clean before you go through the buffet line.

 We got these awesome coozies from Swoozies last year at our tailgate.

 Straws and Kandy Kones from Celebrate TODAY in a mason jar (I totally just pulled this straight out of the tailgate storage bucket - Hey Nikki, I have some of your kones!!)

 A little drink station

 I love these little bowls - they are polka dot on the inside!!

 See what I mean! People buy us random Gator stuff all the time - I think this is a water pitcher.

 One of the guests even brought a cucumber alligator on a veggie & cheese platter!!

 We filled this bowl with delish chicken wings!

Some Orange & Blue cupcakes with a leftover Gator Girl cupcake topper from Edible Details!