Favorite Things Party

Have you ever done a Favorite Things party? I hadn't until a few weeks ago and thought it was such a fun idea and made for a great holiday party. I also think you could do it anytime - it's not exclusively a good holiday party.

We did it with the AmpedUp instructors for a little holiday get together. Everybody brought an app or drink to share and then we played our game!

All the instructors who were able to join!

The favorite things - can you guess what I brought?

How the game works is pretty simple:

- Everybody brings 3 of the same thing at a set price point - you can have people wrap them or leave the unwrapped - we went with unwrapped.

- You decide an order for selecting gifts - we played games and you went in the order of how you finished. In the first round of selecting, the same gift can only be chosen 1, but in rounds 2 and 3, anything can be taken whenever.

- Enjoy your gifts!

The games we played {the options are endless for how you can choose}:

- How many marshmallows you caught in your mouth with a partner throwing them at you - absolutely hilarious

- Name the Christmas movie based off a quote - I really thought I would do well at this game and was terrible!

- Drew names out of a sack

I came home with 1) Starbucks giftcard and water bottle, 2) travel jewelry organizer, and 3) yummy smelling epsom salt bath salts. Maybe I'm dumb and everyone knows how to play this game, but I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Champagne Campaign

We had a team-building outing over Labor Day weekend with the AmpedUp instructors and had such a great time! We called it the Champagne Campaign...but we didn't have any champagne, ha. There is something extra special about this workout studio {which Brent calls my cult} - I have never felt more acceptance and love in a workout place EVER. 

The instructors who were able to come met up for a lunch at an amazing restaurant on the lake, and then we rented a boat to go out on the lake and hang out. Such a great way to spend a beautiful afternoon!

Sam {owner} ~ Tonia ~ Lina ~ Susannah ~ Allena

Half of our instructor team after lunch - isn't that a gorgeous view?

Ready for fun on the boat!

~Sam ~ Allena ~ Lina ~ Stacey

Lina teaches jazzercise and Body Pump.

She has been a huge inspiration and help to me.

Most of the Body Pump instructors

{Yes, I took my shorts off - this was not a good look for me ha}

~Victoria ~ Me ~ Michelle ~ Lina

The water was AMAZING!!!

I'm so thankful to have found this studio and taken the plunge to becoming an instructor - it can still be stressful but at the end of the day, it's so worth it!