Summer Showers!

In May, my friend Eleanore hosted a wedding shower for me in Omaha, to which I invited Nebraskan friends and family. Ellie had lots of help in coordinating/cleaning/cooking/decorating/invites for the shower.

The hosts, Ellie and Kala got mini-cakes for everyone to taste a slice or three, and decorated them with edible flowers. Lovely!

Don't our Moms look beautiful!?

For the party, Ellie gathered reused/recycled fabric for guests to sew/stitchwitch together APRONS to take home! It was such fun activity! We drank sangria out of beautiful home-made glasses (Ellie's husband is a glass artist) and ate lots of great food. We played a game where everyone guessed the meaning and origin of various foreign language "love" words, posted around the room. They planned and executed this party masterfully! People were so generous.

My friends Kala and Jenni and I sat on the couch after the daylong day, laughing and lookin cute.

In June, my friend Jennifer hosted another bridal shower in Minnesota. People brought recipies to share.

Jennifer planned two fantastic activities for the event. At one station, we made natural body scrubs out of things like aloe, oatmeal, lemon juice, sugar, coffee grounds, etc. At another station we made chocolate truffles! Yes, really!



I'm so grateful to my girls for planning these wonderful events, to my family and friends who traveled to be there for the parties, and for all of the household gifts we were showered with!