The day dawned on me bright and sunny.  Warm sunshine pierced through our window, the kind that tells you that its gonna be a beautiful day.

A smile crept up my face – it’s the day of the Baby Shower!  

About a month or two ago, Blue Sneakers told me that she’ll be hosting a baby shower for me.  I was overjoyed!  Dyahe but overjoyed!

Ibyang later joined the bandwagon and said she’ll take care of the invites and the games.  I couldn’t have asked for a better set of party planners and coordinators! Ang saya!

What followed was a flurry of activities that reminded me of the value of friendship and how blessed I am to be surrounded by good friends.

Blue Sneakers has been going through a crisis that has since evolved from being a mid-life crisis, a love crisis to a girly-girl crisis.  A corporate dragon lady, she keeps on telling me she’s out off her element on this one.  She’s been approaching the day with dread and trepidation but none was visible as she welcomed me on this gorgeous day!

 

Heaven & Eggs, Tomas Morato, was transformed! 

Theme was pastel hues of pink, blue, green and yellow.  The balloons and trimmings on the ceiling made for a good skylight!  The table centerpiece was a surprise – balloon pots filled with baby bottle, bear and candy shaped-cookies! Delectable food was elegantly lined up before the venue’s white and blue mural of the Eiffel Tower and the Tower of Pisa.

 

And the ultimate coup’ de grace’ – baby cupcakes that were all too adorable to eat! 

 

All due to the efforts of our grabegorgeous hostess!   

 

Ibyang, for her part, is likewise going through a love crisis but considered it therapy to put all her energy into designing the invitations, the placemat programme (which everyone took home and left me with no copy, buhuhu!), nametags, advise book and scrapbook. All hand-made by the way that she could easily put Martha Stewart into retirement!    

 

As the guests arrived, the party unfolded to one filled with fun and laughter.  

Ibyang was the ultimate Game Master as she introduced game after game that tickled our bones and challenged the creative part in us:  Guess who Baby Mom is, Guess Mommy’s Wishes, Guess How Big Mommy’s Tummy is, Guess the Gerber Flavor, Baby Bottle Drinking Contest, Baby T-shirt Making Contest and Baby Bingo. 

I have never seen a room filled with competitive women and endless chatter!  It was fun with a capital “F”!

Res ipsa loquitor, the pictures would just have to speak for themselves.

 

I have always loved parties.  I love the dressing up part, the eating and the merriment that comes with it. 

But, even more, I love the thought that comes into throwing it and the effort that comes into the preparation of every single detail.  It reminds me of how blessed I am to be surrounded by family and friends who love me and who are truly excited about the coming of the baby. 

This one is truly a labor of love…a story I would be eager to share my daughter one day. =-)