Surprise!!

Paraguayans don’t really ever do – surprise parties. So when I found out that Bonnie “fabulous girlfriend” Arendt was going to throw a surprise party for her boyfriend, I was inspired! It took a little bit of planning and a lot of text messaging, but was all worth it on Monday night when Christian showed up at my house, confused why I was wearing a skirt and mad at me for leaving my backyard light off..again. His face almost fell off when 8 of his friends, bunches of Peace Corps volunteers, his brother and parents all came yelling into the backyard!!

He was shocked! I was convinced that his older brother would have spilled the beans and let the cat out of the bag. But he said he had no idea. He said it was the best surprise of his life and the thing he couldn’t believe the most was that his parents were in on the secret! Little does he know, not only were they in on the secret; they were LOVING being secret cohorts!

I think it is safe to say it was one of the best parties thrown at my house, which actually has some pretty tough competition. There were lots of college drinking games played (excellent cross-cultural exchange), dancing, eating and fun had by all!

let me review the surprise party – because it was just that fabulous! The numbers don’t tell it all – but they might give you a good idea.

Here are the datos:
# of Pyans present: 13
# of PCVs present: 14
# of heavy duty sound equipment: 1
# of Games of Beer pong played: 8
# of games of Flip cup played: 10
# of liters of beers drank: 40
# of liters of Caña drank to “pre-party”: 3
# of pans of Chipa Guazu: 2 – big ones!
# of kilos of chorizo: 3
# of Brownies ate: 30
# of balloon arches: 2
# of surprised Christian Ojedas: 1 – and oh, was he surprised!!!
# of parents who were scheming with me: 2