Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Happy Birthday Jed!

For Jed's birthday I planned a Murder Mystery Dinner. It was "Lethal Luau". I have been feeling so badly about how big of a slacker I've been since I've been sick a lot and I finally started feeling a lot better. So I sent Jed off to work and do homework ALL day on Saturday. I had gotten the food and decorations a few days earlier and our neighbors, the Garretts, stashed it all for me (and helped move my furniture, and let me borrow a ton of stuff....bless their hearts...THANKS GUYS!) I asked Tyler to help me move the couch and loveseat into the dining room and the table and chairs into the living room. It was so neat to have it that way.
The Menu suggestions in the game were really weird recipes, so I spent a few hours "researching" Hawaiian dishes. We had chicken kabobs for the appetizer and ham with pineapple and pop, salad, ham fried pineapple ginger rice, pineapple, rolls, this yummy punch, and a pineapple cherry cake. I kind of went all out but Jed wouldn't tell me what he wanted so I figured I would cook him a GOOD dinner for the first time in over a month!
It was a lot of fun decorating and cooking, but by the time the party started I was wore out! LOL but then our friends showed up and I was wide awake!
Here are some pictures of the night!
This is the table.


This was the food table and the punch table. (forgot to take one when the food and drinks were served)


I wanted to cover up the TV so I used the curtains my mom gave us. I thought it worked well!


We had a good time! I wish we could have had all our friends there with us. It's so hard when only 8 can play. Here were the players.
Jed: Rip Tide- A scuba diver instructor
Ryan: Les Baggs- A tourist
Leah: Leilani- A Hawaiian hula dancer
Tyler: Joey Breaker- The surfer dude
Whitney: Nadia Seymour- The swimsuit model
Erik: Chief Wiki Wiki (his name was longer than that....can't remember)- Hawaiian chief
Mindy: Holly Day- super rich wife
Me: Birdie Putt- Professional woman's golfer at a tournament




It's hard work being the birthday boy!

7 comments:

  1. So much fun! You are amazing! You must be feeling much better to be cooking so much food! I hope you really are feeling better. Happy Birthday Jed!

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  2. Kera you weren't kidding when you said you went all out. That looked like so much fun! That will forever be one of the parties that I'm really sad we missed out on... blast Taylor and his hunting every weekend!

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  3. see i KNEW i was a slacker. shucks. well at least you're not.

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  4. Hey Kera, I just noticed you guys followed my blog and I didn't even know it! So I followed your link back and found yours...so cute!! What a fun party for Jed, you guys are such great entertainers. I also noticed your cooking blog too, I can't wait to look through it. You look great by the way, I love the hair.

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  5. looks like so much fun. and "Leilani" was there... ok I had to notice and mention because I'm just that silly. Just wait til we can plot against our husbands together.. mwhahahahahaha! Awesome job- looks like you had a happy birthday after all, Jed :D

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  6. You're Invited!

    http://halloweenbash08.blogspot.com/

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