Bridal Shower

On Saturday, I helped give a bridal shower for my friends daughter-in-law to be.  I was supposed to be at another friends house at 10am to get things ready, but at 10am, this is where I was:

Stopped on the road, wondering what was going on ahead of me.  We don't usually have major traffic jams in this area, unless there's a bad accident.  I soon found out traffic was stopped because it was the day of the River Bank Run.  It was kind a a dreary day for a run with rain all morning. This was the 38th annual event. People come from all over the world to do a 5K, 10K or 25K.  Ahead of me is the Grand River, and there was a lane closed for runners there.  It held me up for 20 minutes, so I was a little late, but we got set up without trouble.

Here's a few pictures from the shower.

 My friend Bonnie ordered these strawberries for the shower.  They are called tuxedo strawberries.  Aren't they cute?  They made a special one for the bride and groom, then you put a picture of their heads into the top.  They were yummy too!

 Here is the lovely bride-to-be with her mom.  (Her mom is wearing a name tag from a game we played, where people had to guess what character you were.)

 Here's my friend Rosalyn, the grooms mom.

 Everyone was enjoying their lunch.

 Time for gifts!  The bride-to-be and the grooms sister, unwrapping and writing.

 This is the grooms niece, having fun playing with a bag.

 I have to show you my friends back yard.  Isn't this the cutest planter?

 Here's her pretty back yard.  When you sit on her patio, you feel like you are in a park.
It was a nice shower and we all had a good time.  I'll be sharing recipes of some of the yummy food later!