My friend Laurie is getting married in October. Laurie and I both got engaged right around Christmas 2010 (Laurie on Christmas, me a few days later). It has been really cool to kind of go through the process together.
I really wanted to do something for Laurie and Jason (her fiance), so I decided to throw them a shower. Since Laurie is crazy about sports. Sports are like her cat, she just loves them. Because of this, I decided to throw her a Cincinnati Reds-themed shower.
Anthony and I had another shower to go to the night before, so we had to do EVERYTHING to prepare Saturday morning, take Rocko to my parents, and then drive to Cincy. It was a little stressful. Also, Anthony convinced me that if the Reds lost that day, it would ruin the shower. Awesome.
To go with the theme, I used a lot of Reds decorations. Party City and Kroger had great stuff. We also had ball park fare: hot dogs, nachos, pretzels, and beer.
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| I bought the wrong banner, but it all worked out. It was a "Happy (Birth)Day". |
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| Reds tattoos were a big hit. I still have remnants on my arm. |
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| Reds straws, beads, and of course booze. |
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| Sweet (literally) cookie cake from Kroger. I may have lied to people and said I made it. |
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| This table would later hold quaso blanco, pretzels, hot dogs, chips, and salsa. Nom Nom Nom |
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| Brutus the dog (see the OSU reference?) also got into the spirit. He was such a good dog that night. |
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| Oh, yeah. It was also a "stock the bar" party. Vodka for days. |
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| Jason (in the blue), Laurie (in the "orange" dress) and friends. |
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| Anthony engrossed in the game. |
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| Matt and Cheryl loving the Reds straws. |
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| People doing stuff. |
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| More people doing more stuff (mostly talking and drinking). |
Our camera died toward the middle of the night, which was probably for the best. I love doing themed events. So many people came in their Reds gear. It made it really laid back and fun.
Next up this fall are bachelorette parties. Baby shower in the spring. And just a little ol' wedding in May.
Excellent Blog. Thanks again! And, I forgot we decorated my dog (I'm sure he loved that.) He slept the whole day Sunday (as did I).
ReplyDeleteAlso -sidenote - I love that your headline to this blog is "can I buy you a drink...." I remember when that dude told you that line and you laughed for ever...