You may have heard rumors that birthdays at CCSP are a big deal. It’s true. We like to celebrate them with fun, at time ridiculous and always memorable parties. This week wasn’t actually anyone’s birthday, however, Sarah McCormack’s (Wheaton, ’11) birthday happened to fall on January 27th which was the day that disappeared thanks to the international date line while she was traveling to New Zealand at the beginning of the semester. Obviously this is sad, so after biding their time and getting to know Sarah a little better our two Student Life Coordinators, Abe and Marcel threw a highly memorable surprise birthday party for her.
One unique thing about Sarah that we’ve learned over the past couple of weeks is that she LOVES weddings. So when Abe and Marcel announced that she would be having a birthday party with a WEDDING theme everyone, including Sarah, cheered.
The ladies spent about forty minutes in the study room upstairs crafting the most impressive newspaper wedding dress many of us have ever seen, complete with a newsprint veil and princess skirt.
The guys were given the task of procuring a groom. Thankfully, there was a handy CPR dummy who, after extensive decoration became one of the most creepy grooms in recent memory. He was christened “Hamish” and (with assistance from Lance), managed to make it all the way through a completely hilarious mock wedding ceremony.
With Caleb playing the wedding march on our out-of-tune piano, Courtnay Wilson (The Director) officiating, Morgan acting as mother of the bride, Gellie sprinkling newsprint “flowers,” and Marcel as an encouraging groomsman, Hamish and Sarah were happily married in time for dessert. Fresh peaches and ice cream, or crushed TimTams and cream (for those who didn’t give up delectable chocolate cookies for Lent).
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