My weekends are usually not very busy but this one has been rather hectic and combined with my recent bouts of insomnia, I was extremely exhausted. But I woke up early today after I got home at 1am last night to get ready for a baby shower down in Mission Viejo. Thinking that it would actually be great down there to get away from the heat in LA County, I was so disappointed to feel the crazy temps affecting the nice coastal regions down there too. Boo.

The baby shower today was a Luau themed thought of by who else, me! ;) Afterall, any party with a bit of Hawaiian flair to it is bound to make things more relaxed and fun. Everyone was to arrive in Aloha wear (which meant a tshirt and shorts for me). I have to admit that there were some really loud Aloha shirts modeled by the guests there today but it was really a fun to see everyone get into the spirit of things.

First thing this morning, I set off to pick up the tasty Chinese whipped cream cake and then swung over to The Loft to pick up our catering order. We had: Ramen Cabbage Salad, Mac Salad, Kalua Pork, Island Style Fried Chicken, Lau Lau and Char Siu Fried Rice plus a few tubs of Teriyaki Sauce for those who wanted something less foreign. ;P Then we hightailed it to Mission Viejo for the party. The house where the party was at was situated near Lake Mission Viejo and the owners of the house decorated it beautifully. I was really green with envy.

When it came time to eat, I had to stand there explaining to everyone what the dishes were. The majority of the folks there never had Hawaiian food/plate lunch style so they were kind of surprised to see food that they didn't recognize nor ever heard of before. But it seemed like everyone liked it. Afterall, who doesn't??? I think most people were apprehensive about the Lau Lau since it was wrapped up in the ti leaves but once they tasted it, they were sold. But the funny thing was, the teriyaki sauce was the first to go! ;P

Although it was a baby shower, the guests spent most of their time playing pool, croquet, socializing, drinking and decorating these cute baby clothes for the baby to wear! My mom, in the cool ass muumuu above, was decorating one and she won the prize for her design. Here are some others decorated by the guests below (mine is the one on the bottom right hand corner):

These two cuties are twin daughters of my brother's college roomate (way back when). They were really the cutest things at the party! :) At first they were shy and hid but once I broke out the digicam, they totally struck a pose! They're gonna be heartbreakers when they grow up.

They also had a younger sister who was a doll too! See! Now before you go thinking that I have baby fever or something strange like that, I don't. But cute girls are cute girls and what's not to love about that?? ;) Check out the older sister twirling in her white dress in the background. Cute!

I didn't realize that you can make out like a bandit at a baby shower. I haven't attended too many in my life time. Most of my friends aren't married, let alone have children (NOT that it's bad or anything) but I've never been to a serious baby shower outside of work. It took them a long time getting through all the pretty pastel wrapping and stuff. Probably one of the neatest presents there was the baby's first piece of mail in her name.....it was a bond bought for her by the parent's friend.

And here's a photo of the parents to be. Yup, it's my brother and sil (sis-in-law).

I'm going to be 'Auntie Winnie' in about 6 weeks. =:o

And the yummy whipped cream with fruit cake for my niece to be, Jasmine. Hope she enjoyed it. :)

Ah I can rest now because I'm beat!

I'm out.