Mrs. Kiwi, Los Angeles
Age and Occupation in 06: 27, Bookkeeper
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, P.E. Teach/Coach @ private schools in LA
Engagement Date: March 31, 2006
Wedding Date: November 3, 2007
Venue: Radisson Hotel
About Me: I'm a bookkeeper who failed high school algebra. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, literally a street over from where I grew up with Mr. Kiwi, my honey of three years. We have a jumbo mini-dachshund (seriously, he's huuuuge), and we're planning an autumn themed wedding on a shoestring, paid for by ourselves. The wedding date is my late grandma's birthday, I needed her there somehow, and that seemed like the best way for us. I can't believe I'm a Bee! I couldn't be more proud!
Bridal Shower Winnings!
May 7th, 2007 @ 1:00 pm by Mrs. Kiwi
Yesterday I went to a bridal shower for a bride I don’t know very well (I asked you previously what gift to give her), and as I sat with people I’d never met before, I felt a little awkward. Sure, going around the room introducing ourselves and how we met the bride helped, but I must say I forgot most of the names, only managing to keep their relation to the bride straight.
It was a very fun shower, about two minutes from Knott’s Berry Farm (my FMIL and I seriously considered ditching the party and going on some rides!), with plenty of places to shop nearby. There was a bevy of games, from the “How well do you know the bride and groom?” to a game that was a cleaning product version of Mad Libs - you must fill in the blanks with a cleaning product. The bride’s grandmother thought of this game, and man, all of us who were under 60 had a hard time of it - most of these products weren’t even made anymore!
Amazingly, I won the game and a super cool spa gift set. Of course, when Mr. Kiwi came home and heard I won a cleaning product game, he laughed in my face. Hey, just because I don’t clean, it doesn’t mean I don’t know there are things that are USED for it! Also amazingly, I tied with the bride’s best friend for how well we know the couple. How the heck did that happen? Sitting amongst friends and family of the bride, how did I know more than they did?
This made me wonder about my shower (or showers). What kind of games will we play? I don’t really have close friends who are women, and my guy friends won’t likely show up. 
I’m thankful enough to just have wonderful people throwing me a shower, not even counting the one my FMIL is throwing as well! I know it’s not my job to go searching for my shower games, but I wanted to know if anyone had any good ideas for games that are a little less “How much do you know about the couple” and a little bit more fun without the history questions?
