"Preview" Wedding Shower

Everything turned out perfectly ... at least, for a "preview" shower.  I was bummed I didn't have fresh flowers to decorate, but I remembered making tissue paper flowers when I was younger ... remember them?!?!  SO easy to make and that made it seem like a party.  I was limited by what I had on hand, but it was fun -- you can easily make them interesting if you have color choices (I did one multicolored ball).  It's my new crafty talent -- small ones would look cute on a gift too.

Here are some pictures.

Gift table with BIG flowers.

I made the hanging green balls.
I LOVE them!

Setting up for munchies.

They look like REAL, FAKE flowers
from a distance LOL.
One of 2 of my real plants though :)

Decorated after her invitation.
It was beautiful and delicious spice cake.
Cream cheese on the four layers,
buttercream on the outside.
The cake had a pretty shimmer too.

Dessert set-up

Shortbread Cookies
Shower was planned for a winery.

Sugar cookies matching the cake.
New wedding date -- maybe.

Being silly.
DIL FaceTimed her mom while she opened gifts.

Hubby and grand-doggies.

Lasagna bake was good too (so they said).  Hard to mess up a combo of those ingredients anyway.  We played outside games, cards and ping pong.  It was a fun day, but the last family dinner for a while.

On the way home, my younger son had a tire blow out on the highway -- scary, but AAA to the rescue.  It blew out his back panel and bumper.  This is going to be interesting getting fixed right now.  We're going to help him with it this week.  There goes our plan to not go out AT ALL.  We'll limit, take precautions, etc.  He might not be able to have the body work done until this is all over, but he'll at least get tires.

The "mayor" of our neighborhood (aka super duper busybody) sends out the neighborhood calendar every month.  April came and all the big gatherings were canceled, BUT bookclub is still planned AND she "recommends" people take this time to have small parties and gatherings in their home with the great neighbors in our community.  What the actual f*$%k .... is she INSANE?!?  No one practices any distancing AT ALL in our neighborhood -- we watch it daily.  Even with our kids, we stayed away from each other, constantly washed hands, all food stuff was set-up individually so no "sharing" needed, etc.  (I can seem like a hypocrite on this ... fair enough ... we made our choice, they're making theirs.  BUT she "recommends" -- good lord.)

I know we all have good days, less good days ... rollercoaster of emotions.  Are you surprised who's doing well and who isn't?  Lots of shockers out there -- both ways.  People I know, people I follow on social media.  People who talk the talk, but aren't able to handle the situation.  Others who seem like they'd break are stepping up in an incredible way.  It's interesting.

We have cake leftovers (even splitting extra between all of us).  I also have a glass of wine left in the bottle.  I'm going to have both later today and "start" back tomorrow with no gluten, no desserts, no wine.  But today, no regrets.  This is the quarantine speaking and I'm all for it.  I AM EATING another piece of that glorious cake.  Gluten be damned, sugar be damned ... until tomorrow.  I thought they'd take all the leftovers.  It was the best spice cake I've ever had and probably will again in many many moons (we never get a spice cake and I won't make one if I'm the only one eating it).  Living my best cake day today LOL.

Hope you have a "best" something day too.  I miss A Course in Miracles class quite a lot.  Sundays aren't the same.  Stay well.  Later gators.