February days are now gone and March has officially kicked in. I finally purchased a new monthly focus board. We ventured out for a day date which included a movie. I love our day dates. I will give my honest review about the movie for those interested. I wanted to see this movie as it was based on a true story. I did enjoy the movie but oh my, it was a tear jerker from the get go! It ended good but mercy! Let's just say that I am thankful that no one was sitting close enough to see my tear stained face. I am glad that I saw it but I am good for a while on sad movies, even if they do end good! My oldest daughter, her husband and their son participated in the Spartan race which is a series of obstacle courses that challenge. They done so well. As you can see from the pictures it gets pretty muddy! My three daughters participate each year in the Gate River Run. I love it that they do this together. They have so much support & encouragement from all the onlookers. I am just
How fun this shower was! Can't share all the pictures but did want to share a few...
The Bride-to-be chose different shades of pink so that made it easy peasy.
The Cake: Bottom layer....chocolate....middle layer was strawberry with strawberry jam...top layer was pineapple with orange jello. And of course the buttercream icing...
The butterflies added character to the cake.
We didn't cut the top layer. We let the bride-to-be keep it to share with the groom-to-be....but the rest of the cake looked good when cut!
I am assuming the cake was good. I only carried about 4 slices back home! Ha!
The lovely Bride-to-Be...
Here is a fast, easy & cheap punch to make:
Recipe...Pink lemonade in can. Use 4 scoops, sugar to taste and add 1/2 of a sprite. Mix up and top with lemons. Make it as sweet as you want with added sugar or stronger by adding more lemonade.
For a little favor to give out to the guests my niece Stephanie made the little initial cookies. Cute!!!!
We wrapped them in pretty silver and white cellophane paper and tied it off with pink ribbon and placed them in a basket. This was a big hit with the guests.
More decor....
We used some pretty snack plates with cups for the shower. They always give a touch of elegance to a shower.
Ooh, and the food was so good. We had so much food!!!! Can't show it all but look at some of the tasty treats we had!
The Bride-to-be and her lovely Mom
We tried to hide this gift from her but she caught us!
Rachel Ray of course!
And I must show this one picture...I caught this sweet moment on camera! Great-grandmother with her great-granddaughter! Priceless! And....that little one just so happens to be my granddaughter! God is good!
I hope you have enjoyed the bridal shower with me today. I've had fun!
Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Cindy, everything is beautiful!! What a wonderful cake!! I can imagine how great it tasted too. I have the same snack sets too!!! I'm sure the bride to be was so excited and appreciative!
ReplyDeleteAll the pictures are lovely, Cindy, and the shower details were all beautiful, but that last picture is the BEST. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for your sweet comments about my St. Pat's china cabinet. :) ~Zuni
ReplyDeleteAww, that's a really priceless picture, Cindy. So sweet!Love the bridal shower decor and cake. What a lovely event. Best wishes to the engaged!...Christine
ReplyDeleteAwe...what a sweet and pretty shower. I am sure the bride to be appreciated it all. It is nice to have friends and family that will step up to the plate and do for others out of love. The cake is so pretty Miss Cindy! Love those dishes too! Where do you find those? Nita B
ReplyDeleteI want the Rachel Ray pots and pans!!!! Love the shower pics. Lovely cake. Bet it tasted good as well. Kassie
ReplyDeleteLove them all! They turned out great!!
ReplyDeleteKim Jackson-Mother of the Bride-to-be
Oh wow. This was so timely. We are doing a bridal shower for my daughters best friend at the end of April. Her colors are Robins Egg blue and black. Party City has EVERYTHING in that color scheme so we are thrilled. We are doing a Sweet Bar (they even had the cards and banners for that) which will feature the cake, cookies, Hershey Kisses and tons more goodies. However, we are stumped on a menu. It will be a luncheon but we want easy appetizer type foods that won't involve any cooking or heating up. Your menu items looked great. If you could send me some food ideas to Mamawsplace@gmail.com I would really appreciate it. I am overwhelmed with all the choices out there. Thanks for the ideas on the punch. Sounds delicious and her cake was beautiful. Sounds like you had a great time.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Brit had a great shower. the cake is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBarbara Blackshear
Mrs Cindy these pics are wonderful! Can't wait until I see all if them! I had the best bridal shower ever!!!! Thanks again :)Brittany Jackson
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful, classy job! I'm learning so much about my fav. teacher!Richelle Starling
ReplyDeleteHI Cindy! Oh, this looks like a wonderful shower. That cake is simply gorgeous! I have a collection of those little snack sets and use them when I host girly things at my home.
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping in to see me.
Be a sweetie,
shelia :)
Just stopping by for a brief "hi". The shower looked so nice....you did a wonderful job on the cake...WOW, you are one talented lady!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely shower - beautiful cake and cookies! and what a sweet photo of baby and GGM!
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting us join along...Looks like a great party I love anything pink..everything is just beautiful
ReplyDeleteYou should frame that last picture, it is pricless
What a wonderful shower! So pretty! Love that cake and the decorations!!! That last picture is precious!
ReplyDeleteCindy, your grand daughter is an absolute angel :)
ReplyDeleteMy kids see their great grandparents every Sunday and it's such a blessing to have 4 generations alive and doing well.
The party pictures are beautiful, especially that exquisite cake! Yummmmmmy!
So pretty and elegant. Love it when I see people using real dishes for showers. Those little plates are so cute. The cookies are adorable and the cake is beautiful! That bowl of punch makes me want a cup! Thanks for sharing the lovely shower photos. But I must say that my favorite one is the last one. That precious little one with her head laying upon her great-grandmother's chest asleep! What a blessings!
ReplyDeleteLove, Linda G
Cindy,
ReplyDeleteIt all looked so pretty...love that pink cake and the cute monogram cookies!!!
Blessings,
Linda
The cake was beautiful! The cookies were such a neat idea, what a perfect party favor.
ReplyDeleteThe shower is simply beautiful but I must say my heart done a little flitter when I saw that last portrait. Breath-taking!
ReplyDeleteConnie Royals