Etiquette Class

David and Stacy Whited got together with House Parents, Darren and Hannah, and decided that our teens needed some correct guidance on how to behave when out at a nice restaurant! Realizing that they are teens and are at the age of dating, they decided to throw a nice dinner at the Whited's house. Rodo and I, Hope and Cheque, Hannah and Darren, and the Whited's were the servers for the evening.

In preparation for this specific night, they brought two of our teen homes together and watched a video on Etiquette while eating. David and Stacy not only talked to them about how to be polite while you are eating but also how to hold a conversation with your date, what fork to eat from, where the spoon goes, and how to place your utensils when finished with your meal. So, they learned everything before hand and then they were able to put everything they had learned into practice.

We rented table cloths, plates, glasses, and correct silverware for the occasion. We made the Whited's house look like a fine dining restaurant and paired each boy with a girl. They had to walk them in, tell us how many were in their party, and we sat them at their table. We served salad, grilled chicken, potatoes, a dinner roll, and variety of cokes. In the meantime, all the servers learned stuff as well. We learned you take plates from the left and put down in front of them on the right. ( i hope i remembered that correctly :)

At the end of night we served a dessert flan and gave them the bill. We wanted to show them what a meal like that would have cost for 2 people at a nice restaurant and they couldn't believe it. I think it put a lot of things in perspective for them. They normally get dinner just handed to them from their childrens home or their house parents. So, it showed them that if you want to impress a lady, you don't take her to a taco stand, but give her a chance to look pretty and for the boy to wear something besides soccer shorts, and to have a good conversation you might need to pay a little more than 20 pesos ( $2).

In the end, they had a great time, we had so much fun helping serve them and listen to the conversations flooding through that house! It was a great time of learning for all of us. It also reminded me of when i was going to prom in high school my mom had to sit me down and show me how to use a fork the correct way and to NOT EAT SO FAST! hahah oh the memories!!!!!!!