Tuesday, September 8, 2015

The Shower of the Century



      After years – and I mean years – of our family cooking along quietly, we are now on a roller coaster of events, one seemingly right after another.
For the past five or six years, we had no births, and thankfully, no deaths; whoever was dating someone held the course (okay, we did have one really great wedding); and everyone stayed put, with no major moves. 


          Now we’re dashing to weddings, wrapping shower gifts (wait – is this baby or bridal?), congratulating the newly engaged, and trying to figure out what to wear to a Bar Mitzvah. It’s a world gone mad.


          This past weekend was the shower for our niece and nephew, who are expecting their first. Saturday morning, when I wrestled the changing table, pad for the changing table, and covers for the pad for the changing table into my car, I had no idea that soon I would be entering a New Dimension . . . .the Dimension of:

Pinterest!

          What is the most remarkable is that everything you see was put together by the new mom’s mother and family – cupcakes, Oreo pops, decorations. 




    These are people who seriously know how to stage an event. 







          In my family we’d probably pull up a few chairs, open some presents, and if we got really crazy, make a hat out of the ribbons.



        



   Oh, and did I mention that we had filet mignon, cooked to order?


          I hope she’s planning on a large family.

9 comments:

  1. There's always something new coming along. Attending events these days you really have to wonder what you're at.

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  2. Wow. In my family cutting sandwiches into triangles made it celebratory. And I don't remember ever seeing decorations...
    Love that you have entered a celebratory slice of life.

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  3. Oh, Marty, I am so with you. I've been known to put gifts in brown paper lunch bags. My very best to the expecting new parents.

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  4. Wow! What a fabulously decorated party. Do they own a catering company?
    I'm completely hopeless at any form of entertaining.

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  5. I hope they are saving for college.

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  6. My family would be more like your family. We're all about minimalist celebrations!

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  7. It is pretty, but certainly different than any baby shower I've been to.

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  8. Filet mignon?? Goodness I'd better start attending these instead of just sending a present.

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