Bridal Shower Part II

I just got back from Houston where I had a second bridal shower thrown by one of my bridesmaids (Daniel’s sister), Nicole, & Daniel’s Aunt Sue.  Daniel’s mom was also heavily involved in the planning of course :)

I flew into Houston yesterday at 9AM, & Daniel’s mom picked me up from the airport.  We went pretty much straight to Sue’s house, where the bridal shower was being held.  They were finishing a few last-minute decorations & heating up the food when I got there.  Before the shower started we, of course, also had to sample the champagne punch that was being served – absolutely DELICIOUS!

The shower was so much fun!  Nicole came up with some really great games (with nice prizes!).  The first game was that no one could say the words ‘bride’ or ‘groom’ during the entire shower; we were each given 2 stickers & if one of the taboo words was spoken, then whoever noticed first got to steal a sticker from that person.  The winner was the person with the most stickers at the end of the shower.  One of Daniel’s aunts got me really good when she asked me – ‘So is your dad feeling like the guy in that movie… oh, you know, the one with Steve Martin?’, to which I, of course, responded, ‘OH! Father of the Bride!’ & promptly lost a sticker.

The second game was a sort of purse scavenger hunt.  Nicole had printed out a list of items with points assigned to them, & we all dug through our purses trying to find the items.  I had, unfortunately, cleaned out my purse before getting on the airplane, so I lost miserably.  Amusingly, my MOH got 15 points for having a pair of socks (and tried to claim BBQ sauce as a breath mint).

In the last game, everyone had to write down 5 items that they thought I would get during the shower (bridal bingo!).  I got a lot of really wonderful things, including 2 lovely bar stools, a candy apple red KitchenAid, a knife set, & a beautiful wooden statue of a couple on their wedding day.

I had a wonderful time!  My MOH, Ashley, spent the night with me at Daniel’s parent’s house, which was great since I barely get to see her.  Daniel’s mom & sister drove me back home this morning.  It’s the first time for them to see our brand new house & they really like it!  They’re going to stay a couple of days & then my mom is coming to stay for the rest of the week (it’s her spring break) so it’ll be a busy few days!!