New friend, Old friends

Saturday I was able to throw a baby shower for a new friend. I did this twice in college for a friend but it had definitely been a while and I felt like this needed to be at a new level now that I'm older and in the "real" world with a job and everything. :-)

So, I had asked for some advice from some of the other ladies at church. They showed me what it meant to really support one another and love one another in our church. I had one lady volunteer to organize the food and without any hesitation all of my friends were volunteering to bring dishes. I had to turn many of them down!!! I had another really great friend volunteer to make the cupcakes. She is very talented and creative. I was so relieved/surprised at all the help. I was able to make the invites, games, favors, etc. Plan/organize everything (which is totally my favorite thing to do anyway) and just do all the other miscellaneous stuff.

Also, I live in an apartment and needed a better place to host. I didn't want to do it at a restaurant because I really wanted everyone to be able to walk around and visit and I wanted that cozy "homey" feel. The first person I asked was so surprised and ecstatic that I asked her. The next few months she kept telling me all of the preparations she was making to ensure that her house was ready.

Bottom line I was humbled to see all of the people willing to support me and to support a soon-to-be new mom. I was willing to do it all and I had a menu planned out and everything but I was happy to share that responsibility also. It was a good lesson for me in being an organizer and manager without being a micromanager. I think that the shower turned out really well and many people felt like they had a part in making it happen.

Side note- I had a lot of fun doing it. I had a fun, worthwhile distraction from school work. I got to know the mom-to-be a lot better along the way and made a new friend. Plus, I strengthened some old friendships along the way.

Love is in the air

I don't want to make everyone who reads jealous but my hubby deserves a post here.

I will say that Matt accomplished the "spoiling the princess" effect this Valentine's Day! We never really celebrate Valentine's Day so I was completely shocked this year! I have never had a better date in my life. It all came down to thought and effort. He planned out the perfect day and took a lot of time in the process. We celebrated Friday and Saturday. My day started off with hand dipped chocolate covered strawberries to share with my team. 24 roses were delivered to my school with a riddle which led me on a very fun adventure...along the way I discovered a necklace, earrings, and movie tickets! We ended our evening on a date to the movies. Saturday was spent studying for a Monday Pathology test, but we managed to have a great day on the 14th as well. I was instructed to not doing anything out of the normal for Matt this year because he wanted it to be all about me. Some of my friends are now saying, "Awww" others are gagging....I know. I can't help that he is just that sweet.

So now I need to plan my own special day for a random day in the next few months. Plus, I've got to decide what to do....Any ideas? If he thought that a list of clues with presents located at each location was fun to plan maybe he would like to have one made for him as well.....I just don't know.

Family Time

Adam and Janie came to play!  Matt's cousin Adam and his wife Janie came to visit Friday-Saturday.  We stayed up until 1am chatting (which is a big deal for those of you that know my sleep habits)!  It was so worth it!  We enjoyed pancakes (twice), ice cream, fruit topping, and more.  It was a nice time and I hope we can do it again sometime.