elise got into the van last friday and announced that she had written a song about thanksgiving...did i want to hear it?  oh heck yes!  it was super cute, but when i asked her if i could record her singing it, she got shy.

today, she she was apparently feeling more outgoing!

it's much too early for christmas-y type activities, but lilli absolutely had to see him. i said "we haven't been in a while because you were afraid of him" and she said "i'm not 3 or 4 or 5 anymore...i'm not afraid" and you know her hand was on her hip.

so we went

i bribed kaely with bath and body works and promised her that this would be the last year she would have to do this...

sigh

i just ate my last publix cookie.  i guess it's time to go back to florida...or at least georgia.  some state that has publix...

i flew to ft. lauderdale last weekend for liz's wedding shower/bachelorette festivities.  i was in charge of games...a daunting task for one who has not ever been to a wedding shower before, let alone helped plan one.  the week leading up to the shower was a bit on the crazy side (watch out for the sarcasm there), so i texted anne in a panic for help.  here is her awesome help:

Who Am I? (Or, The Existentialist)

You've probably come across this before, but its a pretty good game which can be adapted to suit most wedding shower themes.

You pin or tape the name of a different famous person to the back of each guest.

Each guest has to guess the name of their character by asking the others questions to which the answer must be 'Yes' or 'No'. For instance 'Am I female?'

Wedding Dress Game

The guests are divided in to teams of three to five. One of the guests from each team will act as a model. Each team is given three rolls of toilet paper and five paper clips.

They then have five minutes to design and create a wedding dress and veil.

It is preferable if each team can be out of sight of the other, perhaps in seperate rooms.

After a set amount of time the teams come back into the main room, to be inspected by the real bride who will judge which is the best wedding dress.

How Well Do You Know the Bride?

To play this game you will need to make a list of 10 or so questions relating to things you know about the bride.

Lucky Coin

This is another easy to organize bridal shower game.

First take a coin and tape it securely blah blah blah...

we played them all except the coin game.  and everyone said they had fun and didn't seem to be snickering...

i rented a car and lucked out with a cute one, so i was more than happy to be the d.d. during the festivities part of the evening. 

driving in south florida is like riding a bike...you don't really forget how.  we went to some crazy country bar, tequila ranch at hard rock (where liz rode the mechanical bull...i have video, but would like to continue being her maid of honor, so i am going to refrain from posting it), a dueling piano bar with the most perverted pianists ever, and finally, a casino.

i really got into the whole idea of valet parking (thanks westin!) and looked for it all night.  i had to park the car myself all night, though...sigh ;)

sunday morning we enjoyed the peace of the beach before heading home.

here's another reason why mom is so awesome, other than the fact that she took care of me for weeks while i had a pneumonia and gives my dog haircuts while i travel:

today she suggested that i turn a blind ear to gossip.

ok mom...i'll try...

Happy sunday indeed

Random discovery

Only in south florida will you find people line dancing to the backstreet boys.

Backstreet's back!

Alright!

TP wedding dress

Cake?!

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He's so stressed it's hard to rest and relax ;)

what happened to october?