Jesse's Surprise
For those of you who wanted to know, Kathrynne and I planned an International Journey Dinner for Jesse last Friday night. Jesse really would like to visit some other countries someday, but since that isn't currently in the budget, we brought the other countries to him, complete with a history lesson on a great man of God from each country we "visited"!
I met Jesse at the door with a blindfold and led him into the bathroom and told him to take off the blindfold and there he would find his instructions. In the bathroom was his tuxedo and a note: "Welcome to Your International Journey. Please change into appropriate entire and replace your blindfold."
I quickly changed into a formal dress and then Kathrynne and I led him to our first destination: Scotland (aka: The Bedroom). There we enjoyed Empire Biscuits and tea and talked about John Knox.
Next we journeyed to France (aka: The Office) and had French Vegetable Soup and Baguettes while learning about John Calvin.
Our next destination was to England where we savored Bubbles and Squeak (whoever named that, I don't know, but it was really good and Jesse asked if I would please make it again!) and discussed Charles Spurgeon (if you have the time, read this article. It is so inspiring!).
Our final stop was to Ireland where we ate Irish Chocolate Cake (it was a lessen in conversion of liquid and dry measurements to make this one-- I've never had to do that so much before. And whoever heard of choclate cake with mashed potatoes in it? It was good nonetheless.) and were introduced to Columba (never heard of him before, but it was fascinating to study about him!).
All in all, it was a wonderful evening and Jesse loved it. It did take some effort, but it was worth it!
I met Jesse at the door with a blindfold and led him into the bathroom and told him to take off the blindfold and there he would find his instructions. In the bathroom was his tuxedo and a note: "Welcome to Your International Journey. Please change into appropriate entire and replace your blindfold."
I quickly changed into a formal dress and then Kathrynne and I led him to our first destination: Scotland (aka: The Bedroom). There we enjoyed Empire Biscuits and tea and talked about John Knox.
Next we journeyed to France (aka: The Office) and had French Vegetable Soup and Baguettes while learning about John Calvin.
Our next destination was to England where we savored Bubbles and Squeak (whoever named that, I don't know, but it was really good and Jesse asked if I would please make it again!) and discussed Charles Spurgeon (if you have the time, read this article. It is so inspiring!).
Our final stop was to Ireland where we ate Irish Chocolate Cake (it was a lessen in conversion of liquid and dry measurements to make this one-- I've never had to do that so much before. And whoever heard of choclate cake with mashed potatoes in it? It was good nonetheless.) and were introduced to Columba (never heard of him before, but it was fascinating to study about him!).
All in all, it was a wonderful evening and Jesse loved it. It did take some effort, but it was worth it!
posted by Crystal Paine at 4:18 PM
16 Comments:
Dear Crystal,
What a wonderful, wonderful surprise idea! What fun you will have planning future parties, such a Kathrynne's birthdays!
Ooh...that really sounds like fun! :) What a busy day you must have had!
What a fun idea - you're so creative, Crystal!
How creative! I have heard of chocolate cake with mashed potatoes in it - I've made it, and it's one of the most moist cakes I've ever had!
Crystal, that is the coolest idea! I love it!!! Well done!
You're so creative. I could never come up with an idea like that. I'm sure he appreciated it. Could you not think of a Chrisian man from Ireland? What about St. Patrick? His life was pretty interesting. Thanks to him there are no snakes there.
-Zan
Aww, Crystal, what a great way to bless your husband!! Thanks for being such an encouragement to me in my preparation to be a Godly wife someday. :)
Zan, thanks for pointing that out! I forgot to mention the man from Ireland. I wanted to do someone different than St. Patrick (just because I wanted it to be different than what he would automatically think of!), so I had to search for a little while. Anyway, I added that to my post. :)
Thanks to everyone for your encouragement! I had fun planning it since I knew Jesse would love this sort of thing-- most guys probably wouldn't. I don't plan these types of parties every week! It took me about two weeks to plan it and figure it out... working a little bit on it everyday.
That is so neat! You might have heard me just now-- I shrieked with delight when I read about each of the courses you served and the lessons you planned! What a wonderful idea. :)
Alice
Wow, how sweet of you to bless your husband that way! :)
Very neat ideas, Crystal! I love learning about other cultures and countries. I especially liked how you chose a great man of God from each country to present as a history lesson.
I am sure Jesse was appreciative of all your creative effort and the delicious food to coincide. Do you plan to share any of your recipes from the evening? May the Lord bless you greatly for bringing honor and blessing to your husband.
What a wonderful idea! It just goes to show that you don't need to spend a ton of money to make someone feel special. I'm sure Jesse felt very special indeed!
I looked at the Bubble and Squeak recipe and will be trying it--it looks delicious. Could you figure out a reason for the name while you were cooking (or eating) it?
What a great idea! My DH has many international interests too. If you guys can manage to grab a flight to Germany in the next couple of years (until 2008) you are more than welcome to stay with us. Just the reformation history around us is astounding.
Crystal,
I recently discovered your blog, and find it interesting and refreshing.
Thank you for the link to the Charles Spurgeon article. He is one of my favorite authors, and I really appreciate the insight into his life and struggles. I've also passed it along to my husband - I have a feeling he'll like it even more.
Keep up the good work. I'm sure you are an encouragement to a multitude of Christian women.
I'd love to go visit all those places too!
Glad that he had such a great birthday! That idea was really special sounding....
Thanks, for the recipes, especially the Irish Chocolate Cake one! ; )
I'd love to go visit all those places too!
Glad that he had such a great birthday! That idea was really special sounding....
Thanks, for the recipes, especially the Irish Chocolate Cake one! ; )
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