Okay…..Okay…..The shower wasn’t as bad as I feared it would be. The apartment was lovely, the brunch was exceptional, the company was genial, and we only had to play ONE game! YES!!!
The givers of the shower did something cute that I hadn’t seen before. They asked the groom to answer questions about the bride or himself, and then each time she opened a gift, they quizzed her to see if she could tell how he had answered the questions. She got most of the answers right, and enjoyed the ribbing on the few she missed.
I live in the western Chicago suburbs and had to travel to the farthest reaches of NE Chicago for this shower. I had some concerns about making the trip because I was going to have to drive through parts of Chicago I’ve never seen before, but it all turned out fine. I took two tollways and a freeway and a three mile stretch of Lawrence to get to this lovely quiet neighborhood. It took me about an hour and 20 minutes going and an hour returning. God was sitting on my shoulder the entire way. *S*
And I STILL think most showers need a fresh approach! *G*
Daily Archives: April 27, 2003
Showers
…not not the weather kind, the bridal kind…or ANY kind of shower along those lines. I think whoever created the 20th century concept of showers should be taken out and SHOT!!!
I have to go to my step-daughter’s bridal shower today. First, let me say that I am delighted to be celebrating her coming nuptuals. She’s found a swell guy to marry. I’m pleased to be able to give her a gift that I know she will like. I don’t have any problems with brides being registered, or the the idea that we are gathering to give her household items (or lingerie, or cooking tips, etc.).
What really bugs me is the stupid games! My sisters were rather busy procreating, so I was invited to bridal showers, baby showers, eight grade, high school and college graduations, and then bridal showers for my nieces and future nieces-in-law and baby showers and so on. At all the wedding oriented activities, women get together and play the silliest games, all for the purpose of distributing token gifts to the participants. I finally tried to beg off on some of those showers, but it never worked.
This is my idea of a great shower: NO GAMES. Maybe you could organize a pot luck supper, or go out to eat, and then open gifts. NO GAMES!! Sitting and chatting, or putting together a personal book of recipes, but NO GAMES!!!! Going out to a Chippendale performance and having a drink or two, then sending the bride home to open the gifts the next day, but NO GAMES!!!!!
<muttering as I walk away……..no gamesnogamesnogames>