It was Son#2's idea that the baby shower for DIL#2 be a surprise event. It would have been easier to just put a message in the church newsletter but since he thought a surprise would be the way to go, I agreed and started designing invitations.
At some stage during the short interval between printing out the invitations and getting them into the hands of the invited guests, Son#2 spilled the beans. Apparently someone had asked DIL#2 if she was having a baby shower and on receiving a negative answer had suggested planning one. Son#2, obviously not wanting plans to go too far, told DIL#2 that a baby shower was already underway.
When the guest of honour knows that it's a surprise party it stops being a surprise. Strange, but that's how it is. However, as far as the guests were concerned it was still a surprise.
Until last Sunday that is. The lady sitting in front of Son#2 and DIL#2 had obviously received her invitation which CLEARLY stated that it was to be a surprise baby shower but perhaps a little confused as to who was the guest of honour (after all there are several expectant mothers in the church but as far as I know DIL#2 is the only first-time expectant mother) turned around to DIL#2 and asked her if the baby shower was for her.
Um, yes. And it's not a surprise anymore.
I had to laugh when Son#2 told me. What part of surprise baby shower did she not understand?
I have a sneaking suspicion that Son#2 is relieved because now he's not the only one to have ruined the surprise! The surprise that he insisted on.
At some stage during the short interval between printing out the invitations and getting them into the hands of the invited guests, Son#2 spilled the beans. Apparently someone had asked DIL#2 if she was having a baby shower and on receiving a negative answer had suggested planning one. Son#2, obviously not wanting plans to go too far, told DIL#2 that a baby shower was already underway.
When the guest of honour knows that it's a surprise party it stops being a surprise. Strange, but that's how it is. However, as far as the guests were concerned it was still a surprise.
Until last Sunday that is. The lady sitting in front of Son#2 and DIL#2 had obviously received her invitation which CLEARLY stated that it was to be a surprise baby shower but perhaps a little confused as to who was the guest of honour (after all there are several expectant mothers in the church but as far as I know DIL#2 is the only first-time expectant mother) turned around to DIL#2 and asked her if the baby shower was for her.
Um, yes. And it's not a surprise anymore.
I had to laugh when Son#2 told me. What part of surprise baby shower did she not understand?
I have a sneaking suspicion that Son#2 is relieved because now he's not the only one to have ruined the surprise! The surprise that he insisted on.
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