I have to admit I haven't hosted many baby showers in the past. Only 1 to be exact before Saranne's, so I was a little new to the do's and dont's of baby showers. Thankfully Saranne'sBFF, Haley had it all under control. She knows Saranne's taste better than anyone, so I just went along with whatever she suggested. Well, almost...after everything was decorated and the house was set, she pulled out pink and green garland with baby bottles. They did not even make it all the way out of the bag before they got nixed! Sorry Haley, I still love you and think you rock, but those were pretty bad!! :o) There were 11 of us that hosted the shower and I must say that it was one of the easiest, most laid back, and agreeable showers to ever be a part of. With 11 females involved you never know what kind of drama could rear it's ugly head, but not with this group of girls. Everyone was awesome and we all worked to make sure Saranne's shower went off without a hitch. OK, maybe there was one hitch involving cookies, but we won't talk about that. :o) Enjoy the pictures!
This sweet outfit was the same outfit that Saranne and her sister came home from the hospital in and now Anne Presley will carry on the tradition! How special, sweet, and thoughtful of her Mom to save that all these years!
This past weekend we hosted Saranne's baby shower at my new home. If any of you have been around me lately, you would know that I have been obsessing about making sure I had all my furniture delivered in time for this most important shower. After all I couldn't have guests sitting on the floor, what kind of hostess would I be?? At least that's the version I gave Jonathan every time he asked, do we really need that? I apologize now for all the nerves I got on, I just wanted it to be perfect for the mom to be. Needless to say, it all came in time. I'm breaking up this blog because I have way too many pictures to post on just one entry. Here is the pre-shower. More to come later...
Getting the house cleaned and ready for visitors
Dipping chocolate covered strawberries: YUM-O!!
The two preggos obviously thought something was funny
This is the flower arrangement my mom, Jessica, and I made. I thought it turned out beautiful! In case you are wondering about all the birds and birdcages, no I don't have an obsession with birds. The theme for the shower was "nesting", so we used anything revolving around birds or nesting.
Aren't these cute?? Saranne made these with iron on appliques that she bought from a friends EtsyShop, so we borrowed them for decorations.
Saranne and Jessica putting together the baby stroller and car seat (a gift from all the hostesses). Yes, Saranne had to put together her own gift the night before her shower. It's only because she saw the first one at her BFFs house and informed BFF that she had gotten the wrong one!! So, since Haley had already assembled and dis-assembled one, we decided to sit back and see how long it would take for these two to assemble it. I guess two brains are better than one, because they moved much faster.
Now, I saved the best for last. While all of us women were slaving away cooking, cleaning, decorating, and assembling, you may wonder... where are the husbands???? Well, they went to dinner (no way were we cooking) and then tried to go bowling. Bowling didn't work out for them, so after a few hand-slaps to stay out of the strawberries, they retired to the man porch where not a single one of them got up to offer assistance.
Since my blog was deleted from Saranne's blog stalking list (ouch), I figured it was time for an update. I'm not a good blogger for many reasons, but the #1 reason I'm not (cover your eyes English teachers) is... I HATE writing! Yes, I know it's something we all do every day but it's just not fun to me. Bookface (as Jonathan calls it) is much more appealing to me because I can just post pictures of my life and not say a word about it. Hopefully, this post will allow me to regain my status of being "Blog Stalking Worthy" to Saranne! :o)
Since my last post, Jonathan and I have finally finished building our new home and have moved in. I am extremely grateful to my in-laws for letting us live with them for almost 9 months! We could have had a baby in the amount of time we lived with them! I know they were glad to see us go.
We went on a mini-vacation to St. Augustine, FL to see one of our friends get married. We had a great time catching up with friends, playing on the beach and relaxing. Life has been busy trying to get settled into the house, but we are so grateful to have a wonderful home and neighborhood. Most of all we are glad to be back near our friends.
Jonathan continues to succeed in his job and I am so proud of him. He was the top salesman in his company again this year!! I surprised him with a trip to New Orleans to see one of his favorite bands, Drive by Truckers. I'm extremely blessed to have him as my husband and best friend. I have taken on a new role with my job and learning each day how to juggle it all.
We have lots of exciting things going on the next few months; beach vacations, baby showers, birthdays, the Smith's and the Quinn’s bringing their bundles of joy to the world, wedding showers, anniversary, Beau and Chelsea's wedding. We are blessed with wonderful friends and even more blessed that we get to be a part of their new beginnings. Until next time, enjoy the latest pictures.
