1) Food- I served chips and salsa/veggies and dip. Keeping it simple is best. Everyone gets something they like and the host/hostess doesn't have to bend over backward making food for everyone. I also made my cheesecake stuffed strawberries only this time I coated them in dark chocolate (great addition...I highly recommend it).
2) Beer- Chris and I bought lots of beer. If you are beer drinkers, you can never have enough. The only problem is having enough of a mix that someone can find something that they like. Good thing Chris and I have kind of opposite tastes in beer. We bought Sierra Nevada Summerfest, Flying Dog Raging Bitch, Flying Dog Seasonal (my personal favorite of the selection), Anchor Liberty ale (fitting for the 4th, and also Chris's favorite of the selection), and finally Allagash White. All in all it was a pretty good variety.
3) Music- I created a long playlist featuring Arcade Fire, Beirut, Bombay Bicycle Club, Grouplove, Imagine Dragons, Kid Cudi, The Lumineers, Matt and Kim, Of Monsters and Men, Oh Land, Portugal. The Man, among many many others. I focused mostly on chiller music with a little sprinkling of more dancy stuff.
4) Sprarklers and/or fireworks- Parties are always better with sparklers. Since fireworks are illegal in most states I would suggest sparklers over fireworks, they are also easier clean up. While we had both, the fireworks were a bit lackluster considering most of them were fountains that did the same thing as the other ones.
Last, but not least
5) Good people- I don't know a lot of people in D.C. right now, but I know a few, and the key to having a great Saturday night is surrounding yourself with fun people.
So there it is. My recipe for a good Saturday night.
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