is it too late to brag about valentine's day?:)

tough. it was too too charming.

when we got to the church, the door was held open by a little gentleman. once inside, another little lady and gentleman took our coats. then we were escorted downstairs. we opened the door to the gathering area and i was astounded. the lights were doused, and the entire area was lit with candles and red faery lights. there was also a pink glow coming from the punch fountain. the basement was decorated with hearts and cupids everywhere. there were red table cloths and centerpieces that were quite nice.

i chose to sit at a table near the musicians. we have a very musically talented church (there was a 14 violin special just this sunday. my mom was one of the 14. i am so proud.). there was a man playing the accordian and one playing guitar. they both had little fake black mustaches and one had a black beret. the lady was playing the bass. no mustache. they played "that's amore" and all sorts of sappy lovely italian love songs.

the food was catered authentic italian buffet. antipasto, bread, salad, chicken fettucine alfredo, and cheese and italian sausage stuffed shells. i thought it was good, but dan... not so much. i guess he would have rather had a cheeseburger or something. :) after we ate the guitarist entertained us with a whimsical song about a poor man making a fur coat for his wife out of a german shepard. if you know me... you know i loved that. then there was a "dating game", then the pastor and his wife did a little skit. it was funny because pastor kept saying his wife's lines, and because it briefly involved "manwhich". if you went to my church you would know that manwhich caused a great deal of commotion with pastor and his new bride once upon a time. it's funny.

last of all was the dessert. many varieties of cheese cake were laid out on the buffet. i hate cheese cake. i know. nuts-o. so, i was certainly delighted that the lady in charge of the whole lovely banquet had made a white cake with raspberry filling and a cool, delicious frosting from scratch! oh, and the local coffee shop donated all the coffee for the evening, and you could tell. it smelled heavenly. quite appropriate for the deerwood baptist church's valentine's banquet.:)