I had both my family and work showers this week, and everyone was so nice and generous. I had always wanted a pink/beach themed wedding, but ended up going with a purple/moon theme so I asked for the pink/beach theme for my family shower, and they came through. There were lots of seashells, two poster boards with pics of me at the beach from the time I was a baby through adult, and a beutiful cake from Oakmont Bakery. I told my FI he had to come at the end, and he showed up with a poem he had written. He read it in front of everyone and bawled. It was the most amazing thing and made me feel the depth of his love for me.
My bachelorette party was Saturday night at Sing Sing. I had a great time with my friends, but Sing Sing was a bit of a letdown, and we had cab issues. We started calling at 12:30, and they wouldn't come and get us. We ended up calling my dad to come get us at 2:30, and when he arrived at 3:00 the cab guy finally calls. It turned out to be a funny story to laugh at, but I still haven't recovered from only 4 hours of sleep!
My work shower was yesterday, and it was great, too. My secretary hosted it at her house, which was nice because we could mingle. She made this really neat basket of all different colors and kinds of candles with a poem about the occasions (first Christmas, first fight, etc.) on which they are to be used. Also, we have a woman who knits an afgan or baby blanket for every shower, and mine was no exception. It's beatiful!
I felt very blessed by everyone's kindness! Plus I FINALLY got my invitations in the mail. After the printer having to redo the actual invites (they looked speckled) and the other new printer having to redo the envleopes (which look exactly the way I envisioned now), and the busy schedule this past week they got delayed, and I was getting nervous only because we had set such an early response date (June 11). That is a huge weight off! Can't wait for responses! Now, though, it's time to start writing thank you notes.