Quesada Family: Crazy ladies!!

For our friend Laura's birthday, Olympia and I decided that we needed to do something "fun." So what do three 30-something moms do for fun? We had no idea, so we decided to do something that teenagers might do (they're always having fun, right?), so we planned a surprise scavenger hunt at the mall. Of course, it would have been really fun for Olympia and I to just make Laura do all of the humiliating stunts, but then we figured being her birthday and all, we might want to spread the humiliation around.

We brainstormed dozens of tasks, but eventually narrowed it down to just over a dozen. Knowing full well that we might pull out any one for ourselves, we were quick to get rid of the ones that were just too humiliating. We also allowed each one of us a pass option which allowed you to pull a different task from the bag. However, if you picked out the same on another turn, you had to do it.

Here are the stunts that made the cut:

1. Carry on a conversation with a mannequin - make sure there are other customers around, and comment on what a jerk the mannequin is for ignoring you.

2. Go into the bathroom and make a veil out of toilet paper. Wear it out of the bathroom, walking the way a bride goes down the aisle.

3. Put a balloon under your shirt and pretend you are pregnant. Complain loudly of your aching back.

4. Go to a Taco Bell and order a Whopper. Insist that you want a whopper no matter what they say. Finally give in and say: "fine, I'll have a Big Mac."

5.Sing Yankee doodle at the Yankee candle store and get someone to sing with you.

6.Make a loud passing gas sound in a bathroom stall.

7.Dance to the music from a store in a style of your choosing for one minute .

8,9,10.Pick some thing to wear for the rest of the evening, out of the prop bag.
(we had this one in there three time so everyone can only draw it once)

11.Get a handful of pennies and pretend to be bowling and toss them in to the fountain.

12.Stand in a prominent place, like a statue, wearing several items from the prop bag for 3 minutes.(You may change your pose once.)

13.Try on a pair of boots and walk around the store singing:These were made for walking and that's just what they'll do...

14.Pretend to be talking on the phone using your hand, in cell phone store then ask an associate in that store for an accessory, of your choosing, to fit your "hand held" phone.

15.Get a balloon out of the prop bag make it into your baby, then take the little tyke into a baby store and ask for help getting something that will fit junior.

We printed out the tasks on a piece of paper, then on the other side printed out the "prize" which was that we were taking Laura out to dinner at her choice of two places. It was sort of like a puzzle that she had to put together after we finished doing the scavenger hunt.

Okay, now that you have the background, here are the pictures (and video!)

As luck would have it, on both Olympia and Laura's first turns, they got to pick out a prop to wear the rest of the night.

Who is that great looking mannequin!??!

Laura's big day!

What was amazing about Olympia talking to the mannequins was how good she was at making small talk! You should have heard her: "What a great dog, whose is he?" "Now I see you are all dressed warmly, do you have plans to go outside?" By the way, she carried on a one way conversation for about 2 minutes. Not bad!

Laura with her bundle of joy. Although, and my math may be wrong, I'm thinking she may have been expecting before she got hitched!

What a beautiful dress - anything looks good with gold skin!

Oh my goodness! These cell-phone guys were HILARIOUS!!! Olympia approaches the kiosk talking on her hand, and asks what kind of accessories they've got. Without missing a beat, the salesman says he thinks he might have a glove that would fit. Reaches into a drawer and pulls out an imaginary glove. Olympia "tries it on" and asks how much. "$49.95" Of course, she says it is a little steep and no thank you, but once you put the glove on, they can't take it back. She tries paying with imaginary money, but they only take the real thing. Luckily for Olympia, her hand rung and she had to take the call, so we made our escape!

Maybe this one will be a girl!

Thank heavens for this great couple!!! Laura was walking around the store singing lightly under her breath, praying for a miracle that these two customers would spontaneously join her in the song. Eventually she asked them, and this guy jumped right in! Makes you feel good to be a part of humanity!