the event planner

so leslie and i are hosting valerie's baby shower this next weekend. i am very excited and happy to be throwing it for her. it's kind of funny how it all happened.

leslie and i had talked a couple months ago about throwing one for valerie if she had a girl [shows you how long ago we talked about it]. well then life caught up to us and we kind of forgot all about it. kind of like i knew val's baby was coming, but didn't really realize how soon she [alexis hope] was coming, i guess. so valerie's mom called me the other night to see if anyone was throwing a shower for valerie, and i volunteered. i knew leslie loved to throw parties, so i asked her for help. plus, it's always nice to throw a get together with someone you know is on the same page as you with just about everything.

anyhow, i texted leslie sunday night and told her that i was going to need her help planning one and suddenly, the party / event planner in leslie came out. in five minutes, she had the entire baby shower planned, down to the color of invitations [*invitations set the tone* and will be green, pink, white and brown], theme [we're doing *modern baby*], cake and cookies, to games, etc. i am glad that she is so good about planning things cuz i wasn't even sure where to start!

we went to target yesterday and got the invites and thank you notes, prizes for the game winners [we're only playing two games, as all of us hate baby shower games] and we're on a mission to find cute plates. we're heading up to the party place in temple this weekend to browse for plates to match the invitations. apparently, we have to match everything.

anyhow, i just thought it was so funny how efficient leslie is when it comes to planning a party. just to let you know she's a great person to plan with. i am excited for the 21st to get here!

i'm attaching the *best* picture of leslie and me from our teenage years. i think we must've been about 14 or 15 here. it cracks us both up!