The Oscar Party!!!!

My friend throws an amazing Oscar party.  She spends all year preparing and collecting.  This year was the 20th anniversary of her first party.  I've only been going for about 15 years.  It's always one of my favorite days of the year.

The excitement started earlier this year with the pre-show starting at 4:30.  We also moved to a new venue - upstairs.  This year we all had soft seats, the TV had DVR capabilities, we had the whole dining room table for food, and drinks were no longer relegated to the treadmill.

Every year we:

• have boas to wear
• get gift bags like the stars with trinkets and bling
• pick boyfriends and collect kisses every time we see them or hear their name
• bring food to match our favorite movie of the year (This year's winner made a football field with veggies for Silver Lining Playbook.)
• play movie trivia games and match movies to bottles of wine
• collect many, many prizes for picking winners on our ballots (Prizes are also awarded for not picking any winners.)
• offer opinions on all dresses, hair styles, make-up, and acceptance speeches
• critique the host, presenters, and musical numbers
• catch-up on Hollywood gossip from one attendee who reads Star magazine weekly
• laugh - a lot!
• and then head home with a bag full of books, DVDs, movie tickets, marquee night lights, glittery feather pens, and every kind of movie candy you can imagine

It is an award winning party!