Freshly Showered!

A good friend mentioned throwing a shower for me, and I cringed a little. A second baby shower? Isn't that a bit awkward? So we agreed on "a little something, " just to spend some time with a few girlfriends and honor this baby-to-be. Since it's the second baby and I don't really need "stuff," I did mention that the thing I could use were some meals for my freezer--and I was sort of kidding. But she took the idea, ran with it, and threw a most beautiful cooking shower for four (and a half).

The Decor:



Party Favors (an apron, kitchen towel, wooden spoon):


Adorned:


How I spent the majority of the evening:



While they were doing this:


Giftings:


And ohmygoodness, THE FOOD. Appetizers galore, followed by homemade butternut squash pizza, followed by yummy cupcakes. And I should have taken a picture of the final result. I actually purchased a small freezer for our basement in anticipation of this event, and it's a good thing I did. I left the party with two dinners worth of enchiladas, two baked ziti, three helpings of homemade vodka pasta sauce, three helpings of tuna casserole, and two helpings of lasagna. (I should have kept this quiet though, so as not to discourage the bringing of food when the baby is born. Shhhhh.... :) )

So I give many thanks to my three besties for giving their time, grocery shopping, commuting, cooking, creativity, gifts, and company. I'm so very grateful.



The complete photo set:
http://gallery.me.com/hannahrae#100665