Brynna here.
I’m posting from Spokane, actually. I came home for the weekend to go skiing with my family in the beautiful Fernie, B.C.
In the evening before we leave, we decided to squeeze in a Spokane bridal shower after the very gracious Judy Newbold offered to host one with her daughter Andrea. So we gathered at the Newbold’s house tonight for one of the most surreal experiences of the engagement so far — having an entire house full of people who are dedicating their Thursday evening to playing wedding bingo and giving me presents…. I saw people I haven’t seen in ages — Tabea, Margie, Olivia and Susan were among the most surprising. 24 people were there, which is huge! And I have so many amazing gifts. Kitchen gadgets, a lovely nightgown, candles, a more sophisticated magic bullet contraption (I realize this is a kitchen gadget but I feel it deserved its own mention) and many other things. I am so thankful to Judy and Andrea and everyone who came. I had way more attention paid to me than usual, and so many people to pay attention to…. I don’t think I could ever get used to it. [EDIT: Eric wants me to clarify that he pays attention to me. I meant, of course, the celebrity, dozens of people doing nice things for me for no reason type of attention.] One more next weekend thrown by the also-gracious Janet Lamoreaux, who I haven’t even met. Actually, I haven’t met 90% of the people that will be there.
I feel compelled to give “prizes” to a couple.
Prize for the tiniest and cutest:
This little guy has a 1/4 cup capacity and measures in tablespoons, ounces, and milliliters. It’s only a couple inches tall and it’s adorable.
Prize for the most matchy and creative packaging:
These silicone muffin cups, bag clips, and corn holders were tied together to the outside of the Wiersma’s gift with an amazing pink and red heart ribbon.
Also mentionable was Janie Bruce’s amazing cutout bird decoration. I’ll try to take a picture of it and get it up here.
There were a lot of awesome hearts, including heart-shaped frozen juice in the punch. And I love me some tacky hearts (I say “tacky” with so much love…). I’m happy my shower was so close to Valentine’s Day.
Speaking of Valentine’s Day, my sweetheart surprised me with a dozen red roses and a HEART-SHAPED PIZZA last night. I was so excited we completely spaced house church. Some things are just too good to not enjoy. <3
