The day after my 31st birthday last week I had my second baby shower! It was amazing. It was so wonderful to have so many of my friends and family there. Beryl Leifer along with my step mom Linda hosted the shower at her apartment in Miami Beach. Her home is especially special to me because it is where I lived when I first moved to Miami in 2004. I lived in her and Roger's apartment for over 3 months, studying for my real estate license and looking for my own place to live. South Beach and Miami in general were so foreign and big to me after coming from little St. Augustine. But it grew on me so quickly and I began to love life in my new city. The Leifer's home was also the first time I (re)met one of my favorite girls in the world..Nicole from Switzerland. I invited her over for a drink before we headed to sushi samba and we just hit off from the first minute. She was my side kick for 3 or 4 years before she moved back to Switzerland. Then in 2010 Beryl and Roger hosted a wedding cocktail party for Brad and I. So it's been a special place for me since the beginning so it was the perfect place to have my baby shower.
The food at the shower was delicious! Linda found the most amazing caterer and he showered us with waffles and an omelette station, along with burratta, quiches, tarts, cakes, muffins, croissants etc. I wish I could have eaten more food but I was so busy talking to everyone that the food fell a bit short for me. Though more importantly I hope everyone else enjoyed it, which I think they all did. I received soooo many wonderful gifts, I was blown away! The cards were so meaningful and after I was done opening all the gifts I was overwhelmed and exhausted. Even people that couldn't make it to the shower sent me wonderful gifts. My baby girl is one lucky fish receiving so many gifts. She will definitely be the cutest dressed girl ever - the clothes she got are just too sweet. Noelle planned some fun games and kept the energy going throughout the shower. It was great! I felt so lucky and simply had the best day.
My whole weekend was amazing. My birthday was the day before my shower and I spent it with my mother in law Deb and my sister. We had brunch at the Raleigh, then did some shopping on Lincoln and ended the afternoon with Mani/Pedis. Then we had a big family dinner at Michaels that was delicious. By the time the weekend was over I was utterly exhausted. The evening after my shower, I couldn't even make it out anymore, I just wanted to relax on the couch. That's pregnancy for ya I guess!
The nursery is pretty much completed and I am only waiting for a few more items to be delivered that I ordered. I feel such a relief and much more prepared than I did weeks ago. Now I can relax and count the days, weeks until my little munchkin arrives. I still can't believe my due date is next month..only 7 weeks away..wow!
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