Well, I got the invitations completed and mailed this week. My hubby and
I calculated that I punched over 700 times just on the invitations and
that doesn't include the other handmade item I decided to make. I know
that is kind of vague but I want that part to be a surprise for my bff. I
was impressed that the post office had the invitations to everyone by
the next day. Now, I'm hoping to start getting RSVP calls so I can plan
for a head count. Do people actually RSVP anymore? It has been so long
since I asked for RSVPs for an event. :)
I'm getting really
excited and nervous about this baby shower. I have to start working on
the decorations over the next week. I have only 15 days until the
shower. Yikes! It is going to be here before I know it. I have had to
alter some of my decoration ideas due to the room layout and this huge
castle painting on every single wall of the room. It will definitely
make it entertaining. I'm just grateful that we got a room for free and
Baby Lillian's daddy can get more tables and chairs for free. That is a
huge blessing!!
Last night I was able to have dinner with my
bff and "see" Baby Lillian. My bff is adorable as a pregnant lady. :)
You know how there are some people who just carry pregnancy well?!? My
bff is definitely one of those people. I'm so happy for her!
It
was great to be able to talk with her last night. I was able to be open
and honest with her and share some of my feelings. I'm grateful that we
have the kind of friendship that we can be that honest with each other.
I told her that I was a little jealous of a person that may end up
being a live in guest for awhile. She is a lovely person but I found
myself jealous of the time she will have with Baby Lillian. As the
"aunt" and godmother, I want my bond with Lillian to be a strong one and
I don't want a temporary house guest to change that bond. What I had to
work on within myself is that my friendship with my bff is so much
stronger than that and I need to focus on the confidence I have in our
friendship. She wouldn't have asked me to be the godmother if she didn't
have the same confidence in our friendship. I have to keep reminding
myself of that fact. This isn't like my other friendships that are just
there for a season and then fall apart. This is one of my first really
real friendships...it goes both ways and not just me giving but not
receiving. I will always be there for my bff (and Baby Lillian) and she
will always be there for me. I know I cannot let the dynamic change in
their household threaten my confidence in the friendship. When Lillian
joins us in this world, their family dynamic is going to change and that
means our friendship will change but it will not go away. We will still
be the best of friends. We have grown through many changes in our lives
already: job changes, grad school starting, hubby job changes, illness,
etc. Our friendship will only grow from this change like it has through
the other changes. Most friendships would have withered away when one
person left the job that introduced them to each other...ours did
not...it only grew and that is what it will continue to do as the
dynamics of life change it.
I'm so excited to have Baby
Lillian join our lives. She is going to enrich my bff's life and the
life of her hubby...and she will enrich my life and the life of my
hubby. I can't wait to have baby stuff all around my house. And as
Lillian gets older, a car seat in my car. :) I know it sounds silly but
that is one of the things I'm looking forward to...have a car seat in my
car...mainly because I want to babysit and see Lillian enough that it
gets annoying to have to move the car seat from their car to mine so I
will just have to buy my own. :) This is an exciting time in life. I
know my bff and her husband are going to be amazing parents!! I just
want to be there for them and Lillian without over-stepping my bounds. I
know that will be a fine line to balance but I'm going to do my
best...and since my bff and I can be so honest with each other, I know
she will tell me when I'm too over the top. :)
Well, I'm off to work on more decorations. :)
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