A Shower!

Kiel and Andrea's wedding date is in September. That sounds like a long way off, but in reality, it can be measured in weeks. Her maid of honor lives out of state, but one of the bridesmaids decided to throw Andrea a shower. I haven't been to a bridal shower in eons. Andrea asked that I be invited since it is unlikely that our side of the family, also scattered all over the place, will give her a shower. How thoughtful.

I am a little nervous since I think I will not know anyone there. I Google directions to the place, and identify the destination by the number of cars parked all around. They have set up on the back deck, complete with awning to shade us from the hot sun. Andrea looks beautiful in a white day dress. She will be a beautiful bride too.

We chat and play games. We each get a little ring, and if we say the words "bride" "groom" "wedding" or "ring" whoever catches us can take our ring away. The object is to get the most number of rings. I lose mine right away and don't have to think about it again. We also fill out a checklist of what is in our purse, getting points for each kind of thing. The person with the most points wins. I only have a tiny purse, not being a big fan of carrying purses at all, so I don't register on that chart either.

The best part was watching Andrea open her presents. What nice gifts she got. She is registered at Target and J C Penneys. The funny story was, one woman bought a pink flamingo shower curtain that was on their list. After she got home, she thought she must have read it wrong, or looked at the wrong list. Who would want a pink flamingo shower curtain. So she took it back.

But it was on the list - compliments of Kiel who is a bit zany and out there in his taste. Too funny. She got them a gift card instead, so I suppose he shall have his flamingos. It was a lovely shower. She kept her bows on a plate to use for the rehearsal and didn't break too many ribbons (indicating how many children she may have), and despite the heat, we all had a great time.

I ought to shower more often I suppose, but I am running out of eligible sons.