Everyone loves Valentine's Day, a special day each year to celebrate romance with your significant other. Our real estate agents would like to introduce Galentine's Day on February 13, another special day to celebrate girl power with your BFFs and all those female friends and special ladies in your life who always support you and always show up.

Introduced on the popular TV show, "Parks and Recreation," Galentine's Day has become an annual event around the world to celebrate female friendships. It's a day to plan a special brunch and hang out with moms, grandmothers, sisters, sisters-in-law, and girlfriends to celebrate a day of laughter, shared memories, favorite activities, and great food. Take a look at some fabulous ideas for brunch at home.

Decorate With Love

When you're inviting your favorite girl pals to your home for a Galentine's Day brunch, decorate with colors, flowers, and gifts that show love. Whatever you're design style, it's easy to set a table that emphasizes this special day.

• Colorful Fresh Flowers – Head to a local flower shop for flowers and foliage for the table. Red, pink, and yellow flowers perfect for a centerpiece include Amaryllis, Calla Lily, Camellia, Geranium, Heather, Hibiscus, Pansy, Poinsettia, Sunflower, and Rose.

• Dinnerware and Glasses – To set a festive table, you can rely on your best china, crystal wine glasses, and monogrammed linens for the occasion. However, these are your best gal pals who probably won't care if you use china and crystal or colorful paper plates and napkins. They are there for a special get-together and a special day with you.

• Table Accessories – A Galentine's Day table needs accessories that create a theme of love and companionship. You can buy them or make your own if you're creative and handy. Look for colorful or themed tablecloths, table runners, placemats, napkins, as well as coasters, paper heart decorations, name plates you can personalize for each guest, and festive candles and candle holders.

Cook Your Favorite Dish

Brunch is usually earlier in the day, so you can choose a breakfast or a lunch menu for your friends. If your friends are early risers, plan a delicious breakfast with pancakes, waffles, or French toast, served with sides of bacon and eggs and fresh fruit cups. If lunch is a better option, consider fruit-topped crepes, cheese or spinach quiche, or chicken kabobs served with a fresh green salad and chocolate cake or cupcakes topped with heart candies.

To make your brunch extra special, set up a coffee and cappuccino bar to kick off the day. For extra punch, set up a mimosa bar for the perfect brunch cocktail. All you need is champagne or sparkling wine, orange juice, fresh fruit for garnish, Gran Marnier for sweetness, and champagne flutes.

Give Out Friendship Gifts

Since your guests are your closest girlfriends and ladies, you don't need to break the bank, but your gifts should be special to note the occasion. Cozy or personalized gifts are wonderful choices for best friends, showing that you put in extra effort to make them special. Here are some great gift suggestions:

• Cozy winter slippers or socks
• Warm, cozy throws
• Brunch cookbooks
• Engraved champagne flutes
• Engraved jewelry
• Engraved pictures frames

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