Every once in a while I get the urge to eat chocolate and watch chick flicks.
Okay...every couple of weeks might be more realistic. I try not to indulge too often and to be honest, it had been at least a year since I'd had the pleasure of watching Elizabeth win over Mr Darcy with her biting wit and sometimes sarcastic remarks.
(photo credit to BBC DVD)
Ah, love at its best eh?
So, it didn't take very long for a small gathering to turn into a full blown girls night out. I mean, chocolate fondue & the best love story of all time...Need I say more?
So what's a party without a few decorations?
I made a few simple inexpensive items like: Tissue pom poms, a felt garland and shimmering paper hearts.
The chandelier is a find from the Eddie Bauer Outlet Salvage I used to go to regularly when I lived in Columbus, Ohio. Ryan has teased me relentlessly for years about the original purchase(He thinks it's weird) and for packing and moving it whenever we move. Every time we moved he tried to convince me I needed to get rid of it. I just...can't. I love it for some reason and I love how it looks with hearts of many sizes dangling from its branches.
I made little flags to adorn the skewers we used to dip and eat the fondue with. They said things like, Eat me and Yummy and Love.
The Martinelli's was the prize I gave out for answering the most questions right on theLOVEquiz. A short little quiz about my favorite love stories/movies/famous couples. My sister and I had a great time coming up with all our favorite lines and facts from our favorite love stories. So I definitely need to credit her for all her help in its creation--Thank you Rachel!
Are you ready to take it yourself?
OK. Here you go:
theLOVEquiz
True or False?
T/F Romeo drank the poison first.
T/F Mr Bennett wanted Elizabeth to marry Mr. Collins.
T/F Guinevere and Lancelot kissed 2 times before their love was discovered.
T/F Bella agreed to marry Edward if he turned her into a vampire first.
Name that movie… *Bonus points if you can guess who said it
1. “Is this a kissing book?”
2. “So, how's my butt?”
3. “I tell you one thing, though. Wherever we go, whatever we do, we're gonna take this luggage with us!”
4. “We were up to our elbows in your underwear drawer. It was like touching the Shroud of Turin.”
Name that Actor/Actress who played…
Guinevere Lancelot
Elizabeth Bennett Fitzwilliam Darcy
Juliet Capulet Romeo Montague
Isabella Swan Edward Cullen
I made the fondue using THIS recipe from Joyofbaking and it turned out really well. Everyone brought something to dip and share so we had quite the selection to choose from.
Bananas, strawberries, gummy bears, caramels, cream cheese bites(cream cheese rolled into balls and rolled in graham crackers) Homemade chocolate chip cookies, vanilla wafers, marshmallows, pretzels, cake doughnuts...that's all I can remember.
My favorites were the plain vanilla cake doughnuts and the cream cheese balls. So good.
Of course, I wish I would have taken more photos of the actual event, but I was having fun and completely forgot.
Yay, for girls night!
Ready for the answers to the quiz?
T Romeo drank the poison first.
Yes, it's true. Poor Romeo, believing Juliet to be dead, drinks the poison. Juliet then awakens and, finding Romeo dead, stabs herself with his dagger.F Mr Bennett wanted Elizabeth to marry Mr. Collins.
No no no! in his words ... Mr Bennett: "Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins... And I will never see you again if you do. "
F Guinevere and Lancelot kissed 2 times before their love was discovered.
Only once.
F Bella agreed to marry Edward if he turned her into a vampire first.
Nope, Edward said he would turn her AFTER they got married.
Name that movie… *Bonus points if you can guess who said it
1. “Is this a kissing book?”
-The Princess Bride
The grandson said it. Fred Savage:)
2. “So, how's my butt?”
-Sleepless in Seattle
Sam Baldwin. Tom Hanks
3. “I tell you one thing, though. Wherever we go, whatever we do, we're gonna take this luggage with us!”
-Joe Vs the Volcano
Joe Banks. Tom Hanks again!
4. “We were up to our elbows in your underwear drawer. It was like touching the Shroud of Turin.”
-Sabrina
Mack(his secretary) Dana Ivey
Name that Actor/Actress who played…
Guinevere Lancelot
Julia Ormond Richard GereElizabeth Bennett Fitzwilliam Darcy
Jennifer Ehle Collin FirthKeira Knightly Matthew Mcfadyen
Juliet Capulet Romeo Montague
Claire Daines Leonardo DicaprioIsabella Swan Edward Cullen
Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson
SO, how'd you do?
