The bridal shower

I am now the proud owner of a wedding cake made of towels. Yep, Aaron's aunt, who hosted the bridal shower, had this made by a friend of hers. A roll of toilet paper is the base and the towels and decorations are wrapped around and pinned. I'm afraid to take it apart!

So this was my one bridal shower, which was thrown by Aaron's extended family. I decided not to do one with my friends since our wedding is so small and my family is out of state. I'm saving the bachelorette party for my friends. ;)

I was a tad nervous about the bridal shower as we aren't inviting extended family to the wedding and as I hadn't met many of the people attending. But I had a fantastic time. It really was a good way to get to know some of the family members in an easy, all-female setting.

I was a bit uncomfortable accepting gifts from people who aren't coming to the wedding (a big etiquette no no, not inviting them when they throw me a shower). But it was their choice, so I decided not to worry about it. Man, were they generous. We got so much stuff! Much needed supplies for our kitchen, silverware, a mezzaluna that will become my new favorite gadget and a beautiful turquoise platter that I'd love to hang on the wall.

I'm so glad Aaron has a sane, down-to-earth, fun family. So glad I'm not marrying into a bunch of crazies.

On another note, do you notice that little Mikey makes his way into almost every picture? He's always interested in what I'm doing. Sometimes his presence is deliberate, sometimes not. With that I leave you this photo of Mike's favorite present: