Perfection

My Friday in Ohio was perfection. 

My day started by being woken up by a thunderstorm; which is my favorite thing about Ohio besides my family and friends, of course. After loungin' around for a bit, Ed left to go hang out with his parents because I had a catch-up session planned with Amy. While I was getting ready Ed called to tell me that he bought us two tickets to go see Adele on August 20th, basically this day was off to thee most amazing start! Then, Amy came to my mom's to introduce me to her beautiful daughter, Alexandra:

1.) She's gorgeous and 2.) Amy is such a great mommy!

After we got ready, Amy and I went to Kate's house, then we headed over to the shower to see everyone:

I also had a variety of my favorite foods waiting for me...

(which made me gain 5lbs)

Chick-fil-a Nuggets:

Red Velvet Cake:

Pink Lemonade:

My Gram's Homemade Chocolate Suckers:

We even had my favorite ice cream in the world - Handel's Cotton Candy Ice Cream!! Basically, the hosts (my mom and mother-in-law) really out did themselves. 

Another cute surprise was baby pics of Ed and I:

In order to be travel-friendly we opted for a "Gift Card Shower" and the most creatively wrapped gift card won a prize. When we thought of this I did not anticipate how creative people would get. My Aunt Julie amazed me with her gift card wrapping skills and she won because of this fancy dancy tree with onesie/burp cloth roses:

I also received some small gifts that I was able to fit in my carry on. One of my favorite gifts was a crocheted blanket from my Gram:

(it's shaped like a star!!)

Before the shower ended Ed stopped by to say hi to everyone and thank them for all of the amazing gifts:

 (my cousins just LOVE their uncle cousin Ed)

Basically, I was blown away by how everyone made this day perfect for me. From the super cute invitations my cousin, Sara, made to the food and amazing company - I was in pure amazement and overwhelmed by how loved this baby girl is. 

I want to thank my mom and mother-in-law for throwing this amazing shower and always being so supportive of me and showering me with love not just at the baby shower, but everyday. I am truly blessed to have such amazing mothers in my life and I can only hope to be half as good of a mother to my daughter. I also want to thank all of my family for helping make the day amazing. Last, but not least I want to thank my friends for coming. Some of these girls I knew since birth and the rest since I was 14. I am so lucky to be surrounded by such amazing women!

Thanks everyone ...I love you all!