Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
At church this morning, I found out where I would be having dinner this evening. Yes, “found out.” I knew that someone would arrive at my house to carpool, and I knew that I was supposed to provide fruit for five people, but I didn’t know whose house we would be going to until I checked my mailbox at church this morning. They call this “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” and it’s a fun way to get to know people with whom you don’t typically socialize.
When 4:30 rolled around, my doorbell rang, and I discovered who I was carpooling with. He had also been told to bring fruit for five. Oops. I guess there could be worse mix-ups than two bowls of fruit salad and no dessert. When we arrived at our destination, our hosts were clearly expecting a total of 10 guests, so I guess the coordinators hadn’t been confused after all. A family of four soon arrived… with dessert!
We enjoyed delicious taco soup, bread, and two very different fruit salads for dinner, and topped it all off with chocolate cake and ice cream. The evening was filled with good conversation and plenty of laughter, partially because of the antics of this kid.
If your church has never done a “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” event, I’d definitely recommend it. And if you’ve never seen the 1967 Academy Award-winning film by the same title, I’d highly recommend it as well.
