Cheese Night

Last Friday, 28 people showed up for the Teen Advisory Board's Cheese Night program! This idea has been bouncing around among the TAB members for a few years, and we just decided to go for it this spring. It was a little random, but a lot of fun! As they came in, everyone selected a nametag of a kind of cheese and added their answers to my posterboards of cheesy questions. We did two cheese art projects, which were hilarious. First, everyone had to create a shape from a slice of American using only their teeth. Later, we made constructions out of cheese cubes and toothpicks. Of course, everyone got to eat their creations after I took some pictures! We watched clips from some cheesy movies like Marley & Me and Mamma Mia!, and we saw Wallace and Gromit's quest for moon cheese in A Grand Day Out. Throughout the evening, we also ate cheesy snacks that I cooked in my toaster oven. Overall, we ate 140 pizza rolls, 60 jalapeno poppers, and two trays of cheesy spinach dip with tortilla chips. We ended the program with yummy cheesecake cupcakes. I randomly gave away things from my cheesy prize box all night, including horrible teen library books from the 80s, books by Nicholas Sparks, dollar store junk, Kraft Mac & Cheese, and other cheesy snacks. I definitely declare Cheese Night a success! We'll have to do another one in the future.

Cheesy Pictures

Here are some pictures from our cheese art activities!

A three-legged dog

A rooster

An underwater scene of a fish with bubbles and seaweed

A ray

A snowflake

A diamond!

A pterodactyl

A dog's head

The Eiffel Tower

Two people and a dog

A pentagonal robot monster

A gorgeous jungle gym with a child playing on it

Cheesy Comments

As people arrived at Cheese Night, they added some commentary to my cheesy posters. Here's what they had to say...

Favorite Cheesy Food:

• Ravioli, lasagna, pizza, and baked ziti
• Mozzerella sticks
• Cheese on cheese
• Tacos, nachos, and quesadillas
• Cheese fries
• Macaroni and cheese
• Cheetos and Doritos
• Apples and cheddar ("best combo ever!")
• Broccoli with cheese
• Cheese-Its (and cheese zits...)

Favorite Cheesy Love Song:

• My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
• The Way I Loved You by Taylor Swift; Love Story by Taylor Swift; anything ever sung by Taylor Swift
• Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney
• Firefly by Owl City
• Baby by Justin Bieber; anything ever sung by Justin Bieber
• Your Song by Elton John
• Achy-Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus
• All I Ask from The Phantom of the Opera
• Something by the Beatles
• Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley

Favorite Cheesy Pick-Up Lines:

• Can I have a map? I got lost in your eyes.
• You need a ticket because you've got fine written all over you.
• It's a good think I have my library card because I'm checking you out.
• Are you Jamaican? 'Cause J-makin' me crazy.
• Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?
• Can I have your number? I lost mine.
• Are you from Tennessee? 'Cause you're the only ten-I-see.
• Do you have a Band-Aid? I hurt myself falling for you.
• Can I borrow your phone? I have to call my mom and tell her I found the girl of my dreams.

Favorite Cheesy Movies:

• She's All That
• A Walk to Remember; anything based on a book by Nicholas Sparks
• Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
• Texal Chainsaw Massacre
• Confessions of a Shopaholic
• Titanic
• 27 Dresses
• The Orphan
• Pokemon 2000
• My Girl
• Born Romantic
• 50 First Dates
• The Lake House
• The Hills Have Eyes