I'm hosting a bridal shower

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

The bridal shower was a ton of fun. There were either 3 or 4 games but they were so fun that I didn't even notice. The food was awesome. We hung out later for dinner, drinks, and laughter after she escaped her family.

My friend, whose shower it was, shares my sentiment about these types of events. It wasn't her idea to have a formal shower with games. LOL. I could tell by her demeanor. My friends and family love and know me enough to not torture me with the formality of a shower with games and stuff.

LOL. Well, I went from four to one, and even the shower enthusiasts seem to be on board.

We also got dinner reservations to kick off our bar crawl later that night! I'm so excited to see all my college friends again.

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The shower was so fun, and the one game was perfect, minus the fact that the bride was super fast opening presents so we would have had time for another. I'm fine with one, and so was she.

It almost rained us out! But it cleared up in time for the shower and we had tents outside so were able to tough it out, minus that it was a little muddy.

I am le tired. 16 hours of driving in one weekend, who thought that was a good idea?

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Cute baskets and YAY for limited games. I hate games.

I double hate children being present. So yay for none of those.

My god, this post makes me sound like Oscar the Grouch.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I've probably said this before, but my friend's shower has solidied my belief that the problem is when the hostesses/hosts are operating based on their own likes and not those of the person whose shower it is. If my shower enthusiast friends threw me a shower with all of these amenities because it's what shower enthusiasts like and they just want to host a shower, I'd be annoyed and feel as though my presence is unnecessary.

Yes.

I've mentioned my Wedding Freak Friend, who shakes me and our friends down about my dating habits. She, not surprisingly of course, takes it upon herself to plan every engagement party and wedding/baby shower in our group of friends. It's the same event over and over, which leads me to believe that these things--the picture frame signed by every attendee, the ribbon/belly girth game, and the cutesy favors--are exactly what SHE wants when the time comes around.

The baskets are super-duper fun. I especially like the July 4th one!