L took care of the invitations which I think turned out pretty precious.
In keeping with the Southern theme, we served Southern foods--cheese straws, chicken salad sandwiches, pimento cheese sandwiches--and some standard shower foods like fruit and nuts. And of course the ever-so-chic-these-days cupcakes were a part of the spread as well. I made the little blue bowtie toppers with toothpicks and some hot glue, and they were adorable. L brought the pretty plant as the centerpiece and it looked gorgeous--and the blue and white container matched my kitchen PERFECTLY.
(Please ignore the horrendous shelf in the back corner. I need to find some sort of fabric to cover it with, but when you homeschool you just have to keep stuff like that out and easily accessible. I will have to find a new home for that shelf once Christmas comes, but I digress . . . .)
We kept the drinks Southern as well with Amanda's great sweet tea bar idea. I LOVE this and definitely see more sweet tea bars in my entertaining future. I made the lemonade myself. It was my first time making homemade lemonade, and it came out sweet and tart and nicely refreshing. I had lemon wedges, lime wedges, and mint leaves in the small silver handled bowl set. I was also able to pull out my wedding crystal which was nice. And I have a friend with the same pattern, so she loaned me a few of her glasses so I would have enough.
The shower was lovely, and we had a blast. Several high school friends from out of town made it into town, and it was so wonderful to see them all again. K got some sweet outfits, some really useful stuff like diapers and bibs, and the three hostesses were able to go in together and get her the much needed Pack n' Play.
The mother-to-be with the hostesses L, C, and myself
K and I have been friends for over 16 years!!! I can't believe it. I am so excited for her and her husband and just can't wait to get my hands on sweet baby Henry.
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