{"id":4464,"date":"2023-02-13T22:29:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T03:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=4464"},"modified":"2023-02-13T22:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T03:29:49","slug":"galentines-day-cluster-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2023\/02\/13\/galentines-day-cluster-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Galentine&#8217;s Day Cluster Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is Galentine\u2019s Day? This \u201cgirlfriend holiday\u201d dates back to 2010 when it was created by a fictional character named Leslie on a show called Parks and Recreation. During an episode (called \u201cGalentine\u2019s Day\u201d), Leslie gathers a group of her closest gal pals for a brunch full of waffles and love and proclaimed \u201cEvery February 13, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home and we just come and kick it, breakfast style.\u201d Thus, this holiday of \u201cladies celebrating ladies\u201d was born.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4470\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Nice-Group-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Nice-Group-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Nice-Group-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Nice-Group-1-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Nice-Group-1-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Nice-Group-1-1536x899.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Nice-Group-1-2048x1199.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Nice-Group-1-624x365.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For our February cluster meeting, we had our own Galentine&#8217;s Day celebration with sweet treats, an art project, bingo with prizes, and of course an opportunity to make friends.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4469 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Bingo-Brazil-table-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" 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alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Bingo-other-side-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Bingo-other-side-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Bingo-other-side-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Bingo-other-side-1536x967.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Bingo-other-side-2048x1289.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Bingo-other-side-624x393.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4465 size-medium\" 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src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Poly-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Poly-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Poly-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Poly-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Poly-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Poly-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Poly-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Galentine\u2019s Day? 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