Fourth of July Brainstorming

SINCE I LIKE DECORATING AND BALLOONS I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL IMAGE CREATED BY NONE OTHER THAN BEIJOS EVENTS. THEY KEPT IT PLAYFUL YET SIMPLE AND SOPHISTICATED. IT IS A LOOK I WOULD LOVE TO RECREATE BUT DO NOT THINK I WILL THIS YEAR. MOSTLY BECAUSE I AM ON A BUDGET AND ALREADY HAVE A PLAN OF HOW I WILL SPEND MONEY THIS FOURTH OF JULY. MOST OF THE BUDGET WILL GO TOWARDS FOOD, DRINKS, FRUITS, AND HOPEFULLY ICE CREAM WHICH WE ARE MOST LIKELY SPLITTING THIS HOLIDAY. SINCE ME AND MY FAMILY ARE NOT REALLY INTO BUYING FIREWORKS THAT IS ONE LESS THING TO WORRY ABOUT. HMMMM FIREWORKS ARE A MUST BUT HEY WE HAVE BEEN CALLED BORING BY MY IN LAW SO THERE IS THAT. A SHOUT OUT TO THE PEOPLE THAT WATCH THE NEIGHBOR'S FIREWORKS. HELLO!

I WILL MOST LIKELY BE USING THE CIRCLE RED PAPER LANTERNS ALONG WITH SOME WHITE ONES I ALREADY HAVE TO HANG IN THE PATIO. THE MENU MOST LIKELY WILL BE CARNE ASADA AND CHORIZO TACOS BECAUSE THAT IS HOW WE ROLL IN THIS HOUSEHOLD. I REMEMBER JAMIE MOORE MAKING AN INCREDIBLE AND EASY TO ASSEMBLE FRUIT SALAD. I DO NOT RECALL WHAT SPECIFIC FRUIT SHE USED ON HER SALAD BUT IT WAS RED WHITE AND BLUE BABY. I THINK IT WAS STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES WITH BLUEBERRIES AND JICAMA. THE JICAMA WAS SHAPED LIKE STARS THOUGH AND I AM PRETTY SURE I CAN REPLACE THE RED BERRIES WITH WATERMELON. IT WOULD BE PRETTY NEAT IN MY OPINION TO PUT 2 BOWLS OF THAT BEAUTIFUL SALAD ON THE TABLE. THE ONLY THING I MIGHT PURCHASE ARE A PACK OF MEDIUM OR LARGE BLUE NAPKINS TO ADD ANOTHER POP OF COLOR TO THE TABLE SINCE THE CEILING WILL HAVE A POP OF RED AND WHITE.

I WILL ALSO HOPEFULLY PUT ASIDE SOME BUDGET TOWARDS A SMALL FAVOR FOR MY FAMILY MEMBERS. SOME EXAMPLES THAT I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE ARE A FAMILY PACK OF ICE CREAM CONES TO EACH HOUSEHOLD OR A SET OF TWO BOLIS ICE POPS LIKE THE ONES SHOWN BELOW TIED WITH A SIMPLE RIBBON.

I AM STILL NOT SURE IF I AM DOWN TO MAKE THE BOLIS ICE POPS OR JUST BUY THEM FROM MY LOCAL GROCERY STORE BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW. I WILL ALSO HAVE A POST LETTING YOU GUYS KNOW HOW ME AND MY FAMILY ENDED UP CELEBRATING AND HOW I ENDED UP DECORATING. AND PLEASE SHARE WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS, WHETHER YOU ENJOY DECORATING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, WHAT YUMMINESS YOU ARE PLANNING AND IF YOU ALSO GIVE OUT SMALL FAVORS. PLEASE COMMENT BELOW WHICH ARE YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER FAVORS TO GIVE AND TO RECEIVE.