Hey girlfriends! Did you know today is National Chocolate Day? What a great excuse for a snack! And speaking of chocolate, you may remember a couple of weeks ago we told you about our girlfriend Vicki’s idea for a Pink Elephant Chocolate Exchange. Vicki hosted this fun, multigenerational party for a girlfriend with breast cancer, and it was a big success. Well, since we published that post, Vicki was kind enough to send pictures and more details.  When our readers share their stories with us, we feel truly honored, and touched enough to want to share them with you. Today, being National Chocolate Day and still part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, seemed like the perfect day to remind you about this great girls night idea.

You can read about how to have your own chocolate exchange here. The basics: Invite your girlfriends to bring a gift of chocolate, wrapped in pink. Then, the rules of the white elephant (or as we like to say in girlfriend land, “pink elephant”) gift exchange apply. See our article here for the rules.

We’ll let Vicki tell you how her event got started, and how it’s grown: “In 2004 we had eight ladies decide to go out to dinner to celebrate with our friend her first year cancer-free. She loves chocolate, so we each brought gifts of chocolate. It is now a chocolate event. Each year we grow. Someone will ask

to bring a friend and that friend gets added to the invitation list for the next year. We had 29 girlfriends attend this year. In the past, we were small enough to gather at a local restaurant but I felt we were getting too large and occupying a table too long for the gift exchange, so I moved it to my home this year. The party decorations emphasize breast cancer awareness, but the emphasis throughout the evening is friendships.”

We think this girlfriend party idea has it all: fun, meaning and chocolate! It’s a great complement to our Little Pink Party and an uplifting way of supporting a girlfriend with breast cancer. Congratulations, Vicki and friends, on a fun, supportive girlfriend event. Look at all that PINK! Thanks for sharing the pictures of all your smiling faces. We really appreciate it!

Do you have a real girls night, girlfriend gathering or party idea you want to share? We’re waiting to hear from you. Use the comment form below or talk to us!