Baby Shower

Hi Friends! Hope you are all doing well! I have to tell you some days I want to write on here and never find a second to do it. So, I am making myself take time before this story is old news. I guess you wouldn't know it was old news, but the way my memory is lately, I would forget. I have lots of pictures to add to the story but b/c our internet is so pewey, it just won't allow me to upload photos anymore. So, I will have to wait until I am in town someday to do  that. Anyway... here goes.

My  friends come by my house last Friday night and ask my how to fill out a Baby Shower invitation. It was all in Spanish except for the words on front which said, "Baby Shower" in English. Now they have never had a baby shower nor been to a baby shower before and really had no idea what to do. All they knew was that they had seen them in movies before and wanted to have one. So, I helped them fill it out and then they asked me if I could come. They were planning on having it the next day at 3 they said. They told me they were telling everyone to come at 2 but they knew no one would be there until around 3. So, I told them I could come and would see them a little before 3.

So... around 2:45 I am thinking I should leave and then I get to thinking. I bet they are expecting me to do everything. So I go online and look up a few baby shower games that don't require reading or writing or many materials and head to their home. I arrive and see that the mama to be is cooking their typical party meal, her mother-in-law is stirring a salsa over the fire in a big pot and the grandma to be is making pineapple juice. I am a little surprised they are just now doing all of this but, nothing really shocks me anymore. I visit some of the family members, take some pictures and hang out with Lupita. (The recently wed teen-ager who we have been praying for) That is a whole other story, for another day.

 So... about 2 and a half hours later, you heard right, 2 and a half hours later, around 5:30 people arrived and we all sat down in chairs. They had some cute decorations, balloons and streamers and a poster up and we looked at those things and then it came... "Melissa.... what do we do now?" Ha! I was so thankful I had planned something ahead. So I taught them some really fun games to play and for some women who never have fun in their lives, these women laughed soooo hard I thought they would wet themselves! It was great! After we played 4 games, we ate their food, then had cake, and then she opened her gifts. It was quite humbling to see some of these sweet gifts. She got a little hat, some fruit, some juice, crackers, a blanket, a tiny pack of diapers, some socks and a few outfits. Some of the women who were more well off bought outfits, cheap, but still a little better than some of the other gifts but she was so grateful for the gifts she received. I was blessed to be there! I will upload the pics of this soon, because they were awesome! Love you all! Missy