Baby Shower

Somehow, I think it's a lot more fun to post on my blog than to study for my finals/write the papers that I am supposed to be working on (and have been working on...almost...faithfully for the past 2 hours).

Especially because what I'll be writing about ended up being a lot of fun!  I've done showers before - getting married ensures that - and had yet to really enjoy it.  Not that I don't like getting gifts (who doesn't?), but it was hard showing my excitement about kitchen appliances and bathroom supplies without feeling like an idiot--even though most gifts were things I really wanted! And I was still not excited about the whole getting-married experience yet - that took quite a while (like maybe the week before the wedding...ah, to go back a re-live those days and actually want to plan everything out!  

My poor mother!)

This time, it was different.

1. Baby stuff is so much cuter than house and bridal stuff - so much easier to ooh and aaah over - and everyone else wants to ooh and aah over it as well!  Also, it was more like I was opening presents at someone else's birthday party - a lot less self-centered and a little more like a mom helping her 0 month old open her first gifts.  Weird perspective, I know, but so much fun.

2. I actually had things to talk about with the people who came.  It's rough going to a bridal shower and all people ask about is "are you so excited?!" and "what are our colors?" and "I can't believe you are getting married finally!" and you have no replies to any of them - really kills a conversation.  This way we could talk about baby, plans for her colors, excited grandmas-to-be, other things going on in my life, and (*gasp*) the lives of the people who came and I wanted to see--really, the whole point of the shower was to meet a bunch of my friends after months of MIA.  

3. The food: maybe it's because I am pregnant, but food tastes SO GOOD - and my sister and mom (and awesome friend Chaucie) made the most delicious things for me to eat as much as I want!  Actually, a large part of the menu were treats I had served at my wedding reception, but the line was so long that I never got to try any of them...so Emily (thank you!) and Mom made food heaven for me right inside my living room.  It really can't get any better than that.

 

Still, showers (gimmie, gimmie!!!) are still not ranked on my top ten (twenty, or one hundred) favorite pastimes, but I have to say, I had a lot of fun at this one!!!!

My three awesome sisters - the oober-excited (and gorgeous) aunties-to-be!!!

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