We made onesies with iron ons (mostly Ramones and funny song lyrics) and hung out. It was fantastic.
Awesome! I should track down some Ramones iron-ons for Rose -- they are by far her favorite band.
My boss was 7 or 8 months pregnant and her sisters came in and screamed at her for over an hour about how difficult her friends were making the planning of the baby shower. I could not believe it.
Jesus.
smonster, lots of ~ma for your sister that it's something easy and cheap to solve.
Making onsies is one of the few shower activities that I actually think is fun.
I should add that I actually think it would be very different going to a shower for someone I’m really close to -- most of the ones I’ve struggled with have been family and people I’m not as close to, which makes the forced frivolity harder to deal with for me.
She is so cool.
Totally. Already cooler than her parents, that's for sure. I barely knew any Ramones songs before she was born, and now I can probably sing you the entirety of
Rocket to Russia,
including the bonus tracks. Of course, it helps that all the songs only have about four lines each.
Pix! Big hugs! How's the bedroom coming along?
Oh dear gods I can’t even. I’m just about out of spoons and I have an out of town guest who I haven’t seen in 8+ years arriving at 10 and the house is so close but...yeah. Having a hard time mustering the energy for a final push.
But hi! You and the bebe are adorable.
Oof, good luck to you! *hugs again, just because*
I should add that I actually think it would be very different going to a shower for someone I’m really close to -- most of the ones I’ve struggled with have been family and people I’m not as close to, which makes the forced frivolity harder to deal with for me.
Yeah, that would help. I was 8 when my sister got married, and I was out of touch with her and with my BFF when their babies were born, so all the showers I've gone to have been for casual and work friends.
Hil, my grandmother instilled in me a similar superstition, but about *everything*. That if you talk too much about something you love or want, or you're too "proud" of something, you'll lose it because God will take it away from you.