On Friday, February 15, 2008, we celebrated Valentine's Day with our annual Sweetheart Banquet. Each banquet we have had has been very entertaining and this year proved to be no exception. The night began around 6:30 with good conversation over chips and homemade salsa (thank you Mrs. Baker). At 7:00 we began the main course of chicken or beef fajitas and salad. Following the main course was to be a video of Christian comedian Jeff Allen, but it was postponed due to "technical difficulties." Instead we went directly to the "Me, Him, Me, Her" game in which three couples answered a series of questions about who is more likely to do this, or who is better at this, or who doesn't do this. What followed was nothing short of hilarious! Despite some "controversies," all marriages remained intact. Thanks to Brother Gary Elam, we were able to get the video up and running through the projector. Everyone enjoyed the comedic anecdotes about marriage--"Do you want to be happy or do you want to be right?"--"Happy Wife, Happy Life!" Following the video was the Battle of the Sexes where three men were asked questions regarding feminine things and three ladies were asked questions regarding more masculine things. Although the men were thoroughly defeated, it was encouraging to know that the men knew nothing about anything feminine, and the ladies knew what kind of fuel that a two-stroke engine took. At the end of the evening, Pastor Doug Rea brought a tremendous message on marriage from the book of Malachi. Thank you to all those who were involved in the planning of this event as well as to Pastor Rea and his wife for both their presence and participation.
The food and fellowship were excellent
Pastor Baker and his wife seemed to be on the same page...
Brandon and Suzy came in last :)
Our resident experts on all things female
The ladies were extremely good guessers
Pastor Rea bringing the message
Various other attendees
