a baby shower for ma fille de bébé!

I haven’t updated in a while. Work’s been kicking my arse lately. With trials literally back-to-back, I haven’t had any downtime whatsoever. I haven’t been able to do anything fun worth blogging about –until this weekend that is! First off, I actually went out and watched a band (2 bands actually)! I saw Hot Hot Heat and The Editors on Thursday night with my friend Girlie; and then on Saturday, Girlie also threw me a surprise mini-shower! It definitely made my week!

Ms. G organized a ladies-only shower for me at Payard, this lovely French patisserie on the Upper East Side. She knows how much I like high-tea and the cool little sandwiches and cakes you get with it, so methinks this is why she held it there. (I would have been equally happy even it were in a little hole-in-the-wall dive, though). So being the great friend that she is, she gathered up my good friends (the ones she had contact info!), my mom, and my cousin, and organized a shower for me. She got me there under the pretext of inviting me to her surprise anniversary party (she said she was throwing it for her hubs). We enjoyed their tea service, and Girlie added some extras like champagne and caviar (I can’t even remember the last time I had caviar). And yes, I had a flute of champagne.

I was mostly surprised. (I say mostly because there were a few red flags here and there. Like for instance, things kept being bought off my registry within a matter of days when there had been zero action for the past 3 months. Or that she asked for the email addresses of 2 friends). Of course, I couldn’t be too sure and I was just fine with attending a party! Imagine my delight when I realized the party was actually for me! With the exception of my momma, she’s the only person who’s ever organized a shindig for me (surprise, or otherwise that I didn’t actively participate in)! And she did all this even before I asked her to be ninang to my baby girl!

I’m pretty darn thrilled to get a second shower. It’s not the norm to get another one after your first, and I feel absolutely lucky to have some good friends who are kind enough to shower me with much-needed gifts for our baby girl (just like they did the first time around for rockstar baby)! I got a big-ass gift basket filled with necessities like newborn diapers, wipes, portable crib sheets, and diaper cream. I also got some baby girl clothing (with a cupcake motif cuz I heart cupcakes), and a Target gift card that we can definitely use towards more necessities!

Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness in planning this all out G! And thank you to Sol, Gail, Julie, Jill, Trish, Abby, Rupal, Annie, Zooey, Jes, and Mao for your generosity (some of them weren’t able to make it, but were definitely there in spirit!)

Some pics:

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