My shower was Saturday. Everyone did a wonderful job of keeping it a secret, even though I found out the date (I mysteriously had Saturday off — no way to avoid that tip-off). I wasn’t even sure of the location until we actually pulled into my aunt’s driveway.

They set up a food tent and a wine tent in my aunt’s backyard in the center of Blandford, Mass. It was HOT, but there was enough shade (and cool wine!) to make it comfortable.

Heather (MOH) and Sarah (BM) did an amazing job, with the help of several others (Mom, Aunt Mary, Wendy, Brion…to name just a few). It was a lovely afternoon shower and I think everyone enjoyed it.

And we got tons of great loot, which is still mostly packed up in the dining room. But I did manage to get thank-you cards in the mail today!

The biggest surprise was my cousin Barbara, who came all the way from New Zealand for my shower (okay, she came to see Snooky, my aunt in the hospital in Florida, and swung by the shower before heading home; still, it was a wonderful surprise).

The theme was wine tasting and everyone brought a bottle of wine. I picked three to open and then picked my favorite of the three. Then the person who brought the winning bottle got a prize. (I picked a savignon blanc with a leopard on it — it even had leopard spots on the cork, which pushed it into first — that my cousin Sharon brought.)

Heather also made up a bunch of photo boards, including one with photos of me at different ages. We played guess the bride’s age and the winner of that won a prize, too. (My cousin Becky got 11 out of 20 for first place; I only got 7 right and James got 6.)

Heather made all the food and Sarah and Wendy brought amazing cakes from a bakery in Boston.

Here are a couple of photos from the day. My camera didn’t have batteries, so I’m waiting for people to send me pics. Check out my gallery for updates.

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