Well, I’ve been to a few baby showers so I knew what they could be. Long periods of sitting in a chair, watching someone open a mountain of gifts, perhaps the odd (and I do mean odd) game thrown in. Those who know me know I despise being the center of attention and sitting around doing nothing so I vowed to have a different shower and to make Eric squirm, too.
Normal! An amazing cake, made by Lauren. Rubber ducky was not edible, but the soap bubbles were.Normal? A pretty cake.
Not normal! Well, the copious amount of food is normal but the presence of a male, definitely not normal.Ditto. (Uh oh, it is now written record that I agreed with Jenni!)
Normal! Some people hate being the center of attention and express their dismay visually.Normal! A reluctant celebrity.
Not normal! Look at the kid, the hair, the GAMES! Note that they are making up the rules to this game as they go along – simply a fantastic way to play.Normal, right? I thought I had heard that you play games at these events…
Not normal! More kids, hair and games! This one is Killer Bunnies, which I overheard to be ‘the best game ever.’Fun for the whole family, a good way to be starting a “new” family.
It was a swell party with friends, families, food and games. Many thanks to Priscilla, Alex and Mom Z for collaborating to throw a fun gaming party. Thanks to everyone who made it to New Jersey for the day; we’re sorry we missed folks from far away (seriously, is traveling from the other side of the continent too much to ask?!?!).
Next stop: the arrival of Baby Jeneric!
(Don’t forget to enter your guesses for the gender and weight of Baby Jeneric!)
3 comments:
Thank you for thinking it was a swell party. And, more importantly, thank you for making it easy...."On, whatever you think is best"..."I'm not picky so it doesn't matter."
And I am not the one who made Jenni be the center of the attention. Her family wanted to know "where is Jenni sitting?" so they could arrange a banner overhead and the presents on display. I am innocent! My only plan was:
Saturday
1. Make food
2. collect items to take to party
Sunday
1. Buy ice (which I forgot), cheese, balloons, flowers.
2. Set-up 1-2 PM.
3. Put Lasagne in oven. 1 PM
4. Party from 2-6 pm
5. Clean up 6-7 PM.
See any displays of pregnant women was not planned for on my list!
Ok, I have to defend myself here being one of the folks on the other side of the continent. Jenni and Eric were supposed to come visit me in California this summer but didn't so I say, "seriously, is traveling from the other side of the continent too much to ask?!?!"
Are there others on my side of the continent? Maybe we can get together, play games, and embarrass you in absentia to make up for our absentia.
Well, I don't live on the other side of the continent, but I do live 3.5 hours away (Greg didn't believe me that it was as far as 3.5 hours, but I showed him during his last visit--"I underestimated the size of Maryland" was his excuse), and still managed to make it. But that's only because I was driving back home from Ithaca that day, and so was already passing through the area.
You can read my live commentary from the event under the comments section of the Oct. 12th post. It includes my exclusive interview with Eric. (After reading it, Jenni said that my journalism skills are a bit lacking, but I blame it all on Eric's uncooperativeness during the interview. :) )
Also, to answer Brittany's question, no, there are no others on your side of the continent. This map shows pretty much all that's known of North America:
http://www.carto.com/maps/9812102.jpg
The territory west of Texas and the Great Plains is largely unexplored, and is widely thought to be uninhabited. (As you well know, I have no self control when it comes to unleashing my sarcasm. :) )
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