I haven't been that busy at work so I was actually excited that I had a meeting scheduled for today.
Uh, yeah. There was no meeting.
I walked down to the conference room with my boss and he knocked and opened the door. I saw people sitting in there and my first thought was that someone double booked the room and we just walked in on someone else's meeting.
And, then I heard, "SURPRISE!".
Huh?
It was a surprise baby shower for me!
They totally got me. I was so clueless!!
I know I turned an unnatural shade of red. I blush at the drop of a pin.
I knew a shower would be coming because they do one for everyone but I definitely didn't expect one this early. I guess they figured I'm a ticking time bomb and could go off at any minute?
I must say I am a little disappointed in my observation skills. The lady who collected the money literally sits 5 feet from me and I never saw a thing.
What kind of mother am I going to be? My kids are going to be running rampant and I'll be sitting there completely oblivious. La la la!
So, I make my way to the front of the room (in front of about 20 people) and I just remember thinking, "This is so awkward". Everyone just stares at you.
Should I dance? Tell a joke? Go right for the gifts?
I think I actually said, "This is so awkward" and people chuckled. So, I made everyone grab some cake before I opened presents.
That way, they'd be more focused on eating and less on staring.
Everyone was very generous. Most donated money to a gift card to Babies R Us.
$290!!!
And, another guy gave me another gift card for $50. And, then I got some smaller stuff off my registry like the mattress pads, receiving blankets and bottles.
My sister works in the same office and she purchased the cutest blankets that are embroidered with Kendall and Christopher's names.
Which takes me to another topic. Is anyone else stalking their baby registry?!
My friends/family baby shower is in 2 weeks so I've been watching the registry to see what has been purchased. And then I try to guess who bought it.
Most of what has been purchased was given to me today. Which means there haven't been any purchases for my other baby shower.
What are these people waiting for?! I need to be nosey!
There is a purpose to my madness. We have quite a few higher-priced items on there and I'm really just trying to plan what we might need to purchase. Obviously with twins, the cost is much greater so we need to budget and plan now.
OK. And, it's fun to see what's been purchased.
4 comments:
i totally stalk my registry. :) it's fun to see what's been purchased.
Oh how fun! I sadly admit, that I too stalked my registry. For the same reason. I wanted to know what we would be purchasing so we could save save save. I also removed some smaller less important items as the days grew closer. I found that most purchases were made just a couple days before the shower. We did not receive a lot of the big ticket items. In fact just yesterday we bought both highchairs and hopefully by next week we will have enough saved up to buy our pack n' play (with twin bassinets on top.) We got A LOT of gift cards to Target, but many of the big items we registered for were only at Amazon and BRU.
Oh, did I ever stalk my list!!!!! I admit I was borderline obsessed...but it was so fun and exciting!!!
Amazon.com has wish lists you can set up for birthdays and holidays, so I make lists for our family for the kids...and I stalk every time!
Enjoy!!!!
You crack me up! I think it is great the office surprised you and actually got away with it. Let it happen, honey!
Also, I am just the opposite of you.... I don't want to know what has been purchased off of my registry. I love to be surprised. I love how you use the twin excuse as a reason to stalk yours though. Too funny....
I bet you like to know what you are getting for Christmas before the day comes too, don't you? Not I said little pig. Surprises are the best!
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