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i already talked about the utter embarrassment of opening gifts in front of people (how do normal people handle birthday parties year after year?!) but i'll try to get over that and move on to more important matters. like cupcakes. and wine.
i made all of the cupcakes for the shower the morning before. and they were perfect. is it weird to make food for my own shower? probably, at least my mom thought so. fortunately, i love to bake, love cupcakes, and pretty much insisted that i would make them all myself. just another trial run before the actual wedding. i made 48 red velvet cupcakes with a simple buttercream frosting. it took about an hour to mix and bake all of the cupcakes, and about 20 minutes to frost them all. my skills are improving! and even though there were 24 people at the shower ALL 48 cupcakes were gone gone gone within three hours. i love it!
the lovely, lovely white wine sangria. this was totally destroyed within the hour and the ladies had to keep refilling. at one point i saw people dipping their cups in to eat the fruit floating on top, it was amazing. i was a key player in this whole sangria business.. i had two cups before any guests arrived and about four more during the party. i wanted to be good and toasted to get through the day and it totally worked.
gina made salads. annette grilled food.
can you guess how many peppermints are in the jar? the winner of this game got a cute starbucks mug and giftcard. 
so many ladies wore such beautiful dresses! i love all of these shades of blue and green together.
looking back on the day through photos, i definitely had a good time! i am smiling in all of the pictures, and my whole body didn't turn red until i had to sit down to play a game and open things. yet i can't believe i have to go through all of this again in august...
after the shower we headed here to look at suits for b, then over to the cat and fiddle for dinner and drinks and darts, trader vics for more tropical drinks, and akbar for cute boys, michael jackson on the jukebox, and more drinks, drinks drinks.
i am pretty sure all that drinking suppressed my immune system as i have now been sick for ten days and its a little bothersome. but it was worth it, oh yes, so worth it.
ps. all of the 'round one' invitations are out and we had our final tasting last night and OMGOMGOMG we will be married in 66 days!!!
despite all the nervousness i had a great time at the bridal shower and all weekend. of course, this week i am sick sick sick. haven't eaten in almost thirty-six hours and feverish. no energy to type. read blogs. finish invites. return emails. etc etc etc.
i know there are at least a few relatives waiting to hear the story of the shower, but until then i leave you with this lovely shot:
that would be me sitting in the chair covering my face, maid-of-honor-gina holding up a silly lacy thong and my mom laughing hysterically at my embarrasment becaue she bought me said thong. so ridiculous! more details later, just as soon as i can stand up without feeling faint and get the rest of these invitations out...
a few weeks ago this cute little card arrived in my mailbox:
an invite to my first bridal shower, hosted by my maid of honor gina and my boss/neighbor/friend-hybrid annette. now, when i write "my first bridal shower," i do mean first. i have never been to one before. most of my friends aren't married, and those that are were married long before i met them. this will be a new experience.
the shower is coming up this saturday. i am extremely, extremeeelllyyy nervous. i hate being the center of attention. i am the adult who usually goes off and plays with the children at parties and other social events. i have been anxious about this for weeks. it looks like there will be 25-35 guests, and that number scares me beyond words. luckily, the guests are all people i see almost every day (moms from preschool, coworkers, close friends) and my own mother and aunt are flying in for the celebration. thinking about seeing my mom, aunt, and maid of honor (who all live in the bay area) is what gets me excited!
hopefully i won't have to do any embarrassing games. i can guarantee you i won't be posting any photos here, as my face will be permanently red throughout the party. i will probably be very sweaty, and won't be able to stop laughing. i laugh constantly when nervous!
the party is a good excuse to package up some cute gifts for my wonderful hostesses, as seen here!
did you notice the yellow stain from gocco ink and the giant roll of brown baker twine? half of our invites are officially out (mailed to out of town guests) and round two goes out in a week or so as soon as the rest of our paper arrives. and um, my "thank you" is upside down. but it is printed on both sides of the tag, so that makes it ok, right?
going to a shower thrown for me isn't much of a project. which is good since i couldn't handle another project at the moment. i am deep into the invitation creating phase of wedding planning, and it is crazy.
luckily, i took a moment to stop into anthropologie a few weeks ago and they were having a great dress sale. i bought a couple of dresses for our pre-wedding-party in palm springs, and a lovely dress to wear to the shower next month. maybe my cute dress and shoes will help ease my embarrassment at being the center of attention. that and a couple of pre-shower mimosas.
gina made salads. annette grilled food.
can you guess how many peppermints are in the jar? the winner of this game got a cute starbucks mug and giftcard. 
so many ladies wore such beautiful dresses! i love all of these shades of blue and green together.
