This Sunday we held a Bridal Tea shower for her, in honor of the fact that the gentleman who pursued her to success is from Barrow in Furness, England. Of course, to him our having a "Tea" would be comparable to his friends getting together to host a Texas BBQ, or attempt to make "authentic" Tex-Mex. So let's accept our Tea simply for what it was.
Menu
Dried Cherry Lemon Scones
Mock Devonshire Cream
Strawberry Jam
Cucumber Sandwiches
Caprese Sandwiches
Walnut Tea Sandwiches
Eclairs
Lemon Cheese Bars
Chocolate Tea candy pieces
We served hot tea made from a special blend of black and green teas from the Park Plaza hotel in Boston (no tea bags) and in the kitchen we had iced tea and lemonade. (After all it was over 90F outside.) I think everyone had a lovely visit. I really appreciated the opportunity to get together with Libby, Diane and Alexs.
I have to give special kudos to Bryan for all his help in making this weekend a success. He has cleaned the carpets, painted the front of the house, helped with the kids, cleaned various parts of the house, and he made the Walnut sandwiches (the most popular ones.) Then during the party he also took the girls to see Space Monkeys and bowling.
The party would not have been such a success without my mother's help. She came out last weekend to help unpack the china, bring me additional serving pieces, iron and fold the napkins. Sunday she brought and arranged all the flowers, and made the lemon bars and cucumber sandwiches. Throughout the party she would disappear in the kitchen to pull the kettle off the burner (because I'd walk away and forget to go back in there in time to catch the water boiling.)
Congratulations Alexs!
