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I'm an idiot.
A big baby-shower-throwing idiot. When I told my pal Carrie that I wanted to throw her a baby shower, I figured she would give me a modest list of people to invite. (And it may have ended up happening that way, who knows?) But now her visiting teachers want in on the action. And I am doomed.
I suppose a little background information would be nice. My friend Carrie? Preggo. The visiting teachers? Wanted to throw her a surprise shower, found out that the night they picked was the same night I picked, and decided we should team up to share the work load. Where's the bad, you ask? Oh, it's coming, my friends. It is coming.
First, instead of the list of close friends I was expecting, the visiting teachers (who shall from this point onward be referred to as The Other Women) will be extending an open invitation to the entire Relief Society. The entire Relief Society! Who does that? This, of course, does not include Carrie's friends from her previous ward. So instead of the ten to twelve people I was planning on, there will be a minimum of fifteen. Second, due to our single-car status and my husband's meeting schedule for that night, the whole affair will be happening at our place. People, I live in a 900-ish square foot apartment. It is not pretty, it is not "feng shui," it is not appealing. The only thing I have going for me is that it is clean. I'm freakin' out here! Third, (and this is the reason that trumps the other two, since reasons one and two probably don't bug anyone but me) I feel kind of insignificant. The Other Women are bubbly, gregarious, lovely women with big, aesthetically pleasing houses and many talents. The Other Women will be bringing beautiful decorations and mouth-watering food. The Other Women are not freaking out at all.
I'm just the loser in charge of baby shower games.
P.S. I'm really fine. It just caught me off guard. By Saturday this will sound fun instead of nightmarish. I think.
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Poor Becky! I bet your games will be awesome. And that people will love being in your apartment and remembering the old days when they lived in one, too! (Soon you'll be the one thinking how cute it is when young families live in apartments.
Plus it'll be cozy. Cozy is good.
That definitely sounds nightmarish to me. How far away is the church? Can it be held there and you hitch a ride with someone?
there are apartments in alaska?
i thought you all lived in igloos
I hate feeling hijacked like that, which is the thing that would bother me. I'm sure it will end up fabulous, and it only matters that it's for a friend, right?
Kristina P. is on to something. If the whole Relief Society is invited, then perhaps it should be held at the church where space will allow numerous numbers of baby well wishers. Have fun!
I agree with the church Idea... and if that doesn't work for getting you there with your stuff (catching a ride with the Other Women) then maybe you should just tell The Other Women it's not going to work due to space restrictions and that you are still going to do your own small shower.
I feel for you hon!
maybe your game could be...start at your house and everyone "surprise" ride over to the "Other Women's" house.
Good luck
anji
you don't need gregarious because YOU have attitude :)
but yeah - I'm all for moving it to the church if that's at all possible, or even an Igloo like Dave said... if it's NOT possible, then smile and remember that we've all been in the apartment phase of life at least once, and somehow people love us anyway.
and if anyone is so rude as to ask how you fit in there (one of my VT asked me that once... wanted to kill her) just tell her that you shove all the extra baggage into your blog - and she just made the list :)
Surely someone can come pick you up. If your residence is central enough to host, then it's central enough that someone can pick you up and take you to somewhere else. Tell the Other Women that you were ok with hosting at your house when it was a little affair, but you don't have room for the larger group, period.
As for games, do you have them in mind already? I did my sister's shower and she said she loved it. We didn't do anything embarrassing (like measuring her tummy with TP) and nothing gross (like melting candy bars in diapers and 'guessing the poop' or guessing baby foods from unlabeled jars), but we did have a lot of fun. I'd be happy to send over ideas if you're looking for any. :)
I am guessing that the "entire relief society" is not a small group of say 6 women. Oh, my friend. Never fear! Believe in the power of the mimosa and all shall be OK.
If that doesn't work, you can always lock yourself in the bathroom. :)
-Francesca
I'd be freaking out too. Good Luck!
I would feel hijacked, too. It would be discombobulating but I would probably eventually adjust without feeling the need to sharpen the knives. I think.
Google + "baby shower games" = your job is much easier.
Yeurgh - I'd be a bit freaked out too!
I suggest streamers. Twisted into cool patterns from the corners of the room into the center, held with much masking tape, and at the centre a bunch of balloons or something. The streams will draw the eye and you won't even notice your place.
I did this during our years of aparment living and it worked fabulously.
Good luck!
i hate Hate HATE shower games of any sort! i will boycott any shower i'm invited to if i know games are involved. i think that if you're hosting the shindig, that's enough and you shouldn't have to entertain the whole world besides. oh for the love, SKIP THE GAMES!!
It will go much better than you think. It will! I would be feeling the same way. We have a very small house that's just not suitable for entertaining. When it's my turn for book club...ugh, I never know where to put people. But it always turns out just fine. It will!
Dude, that sucks. I'd be throwing a huge fit if that happened to me. But because you are you and not me, I am sure that things will be perfect. :)
It will be great. Nobody is coming to see where you live, they just want to celebrate with the mom.
You are a great sport for being willing - even after you were hijacked!
Ouch! Shower games too! Make the two VT's have a race who can drink the juice fastest from the baby bottles...that'll teach em :) I actually went to a shower once that had that as a game...good times...
What a bunch of steam rollers! I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me... it's so awkward! Either they just march in and take over, or they plan everything and then call me and tell me what my job is. I usually love doing the games, but I don't do the same old, same old kind of stuff. No sirree. Best baby shower I ever hosted, I invited a Massage Therapist and we sat around chatting while waiting our turn for a massage. AWESOME!
And hey, here's an idea: You should arrange a scavengar hunt so your little apartment won't be overwhelmed at any given time!
You aren't just the game girl, you are the game girl with the apartment!!! That's something special!
I have been in this position before... No good way out of it.
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