Heart Sister Evening

Setting: Lana's basement, windy wintry evening in January, 

Characters: all the Swanson Mennonite women who joined the heart sister deal this last year (four didn't join) Pat's mom was missing

Theme: the grand unveiling of who had who

Décor: aqua tablecloths, wide burlap runners, mason jars painted aqua, blue and coral - some used for candles and some for vases of stunning coral roses and greenery, a couple long tables for the array of appetizers that everyone brought

Appetizers: Dips with chips, tortilla rollups, fruit skewers, fruit salsa with cinnamon and sugared tortilla chips, veggies and dip, mini squares (variety), stuffed mushrooms, crackers n cheeseball, mini fruit pizzas, mini heart shaped veggie pizzas, party bread, mini cheeseballs with a pretzel handle, chocolate dipped peanut butter balls, party mix and more!

Drink: Coffee with cream and sugar, frozen coloured juice cubes with sprite poured over

Gifts: Cookbooks! The ladies in charge got a list going so everyone could write down a couple they were interested in. I got the Bredenbury cookbook (pretty popular one for the evening) and I saw Pioneer Woman Cooks 2 & 4, Mennonite Women Can Cook, Meals Around the World, H & H Cookbook and many more! Our men should be faring very well the next while!!

How we actually found each other: When we arrived we each wrote our names and our heart sister’s name on a pretty piece of aqua cardstock that had a saying written on the back (in two parts). We cut it in half, kept our own and they handed out our other name (who had us). Then we read off the half of our saying, table by table, and went searching for a match. It worked really well and we had many good laughs.

Kudos: to Paula, Lana and Cindy Dueck for all the hard work and time and money!! It was a well-spent year and evening! We are truly blessed!

My heart sister: Chris Goodnough

From her paper she filled out:

                   Address:

                   Birthday: March 27/53

                   Anniversary: August 1/70

                   Favourites:

                             Colours: all except brown, grey

                             Kitchen colours: none

                             Bedroom colours: neutral

                             Candies or chocolates: Peanut butter choc’s

Hobbies: drawing, reading, poetry, jigsaw puzzles, Sudoku, word games, artificial flower arrangements

                    Any dislikes? Overly scented things make my eyes run

                    *Baking always welcome!

Who had me: Audrey Hiebert! I sure never guessed and I got many lovely thoughtful gifts from her!!

Encouragements: If you haven’t tried this in your congregation, do!!! It’s a bonding thing to do together! This is our second round. We did it three years ago, like, our revealing was ten days before Wyatt was born. J That time everyone gave fabric at the end. It’s a wonderful thing! (Yup, fabric too!)