Dear Reader,
Congratulations to Sandy H., the winner of last week's Birthday Party Giveaway. After looking at all the different party photos, Sandy chose the Down on the Farm theme for her prize. I'll be sending a Pin the Tail on the Cow birthday party game to get the party started.
From my Email: Book club reader Noreen B. writes...
"Hi, Suzanne [after reading about all the themed birthday parties you've hosted for your family] has your family reciprocated and surprised you with a themed party?" -- Noreen B.
(Suzanne replies)
Me, I'm lucky, I've been treated to two surprise parties over the years. My friends yelled "Surprise!" when I was in junior high school. And my husband surprised me big time, on my 30th birthday. Not only did he orchestrate a surprise, he even managed to have me unknowingly do all the cooking--except for baking the birthday cake. Every other week a girlfriend and I were in a routine of cooking together for fun. My husband overheard us making plans to cook several Chinese dishes the next time we got together, and our upcoming cooking date just happened to be May 25th, the day before my birthday.
At 6 p.m. that evening, my husband was scurrying around the house tidying up, which I didn't find all that unusual because he helps out a lot around the house. But when I noticed that he'd put fresh hand towels by the bathroom sink I thought he'd lost his mind, until the doorbell rang--"Surprise!" and there stood over a dozen friends with a cake, flowers and balloons--and guess what was on the birthday dinner menu?
All of the food my girlfriend and I had made earlier in the day, including Potstickers, Braised Shrimp with Vegetables, Egg Foo Yung, Beef with Broccoli and my husband's favorite, Hot and Sour Soup. What a surprise for my birthday! And what a sweet, romantic gesture from my husband.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Hungry for Chinese food? Click to see some of my favorite recipes.
Suzanne Beecher
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