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Girls Night In & Two Important Stipulations!
Hi! This is my first post and I am in desperate need of the Board's help.
Next week, I'm having my girlfriends from law school over to relax and celebrate our spring break. Since we can't steal away on holiday, I thought it'd be cute to surprise them with a tropical-themed party. I'm not picky about the tropical locale (Hawaiian, Mexican, Brazilian, Jamaican, etc.) but there are two considerations I have as I plan the menu.
1) I need to be able to make a majority of the dishes a day or so ahead of time as I'll be extremely busy the day of the get-together
and 2) one of my friends is Jewish which means I cannot use pork in any of the dishes.
*Note: The dishes will really be more like appetizers vs. entrees.
Thank you in advance for your suggestions and advice! I need it. 
Re: Girls Night In & Two Important Stipulations!
I will definitely be checking out Trader Joe's to stock up on some of these! Love the pina colada cupcake idea, btw! Too darn cute!
Thank you!
That link is full of delicious-sounding and beautiful appetizer ideas! I'll have to let you know which ones I go with after I make the decision!
Thank you!
Just to add to the theme if you're interested, my dad had a party once in the winter where he told everyone to wear shorts and Tshirts and then cranked up the heat and made a ton of frozen drinks. It was a blast, and the perfect cure for the midwestern winter blues.