Well everyone, I've been had! That's right! The girls planned and pulled off a surprise shower for me. I'll admit, I had about 19% faith that they could do this, so props, guys.
So my sister-in-law, Carly, and my mother (or at least I was led to believe it was these two) came up with the Garden Tea Party/Audrey Hepburn theme, and I LOVED it!
Carly also made a beautiful cake, which I'm sure she will blog about ;) www.carlyfriesen.blogspot.com
My maid of honour planned the games, which if you remember one of my previous posts, this area carries some seriously high expectations. Good thing she did well! Along with the toilet paper dress designing game (forgive me for giving that game the WORST possible name of all time), we
planned 'How Well Do You Know The Bride?', and I got to make the answer key. So obviously, I won. Hahaha Actually, my mom did with 14 out of 20!
I was also showered gifts (that was an intended pun, just so you're aware). Everything from a food steamer (Thanks, Jody) to the most wonderful champagne flutes (Thanks, Carly and Sarah) I've ever seen!
So you're thinking, "Wow! I'm so glad her family and friends were able to pull the wool over her eyes for the past 2 months." BUT I'm thinking, "For one, I could have planned this overnight (bahahaha totally joking) and for two, I now have a SERIOUS bone to pick with mom, Carly, Sarah, Miranda, Anita, Carissa, and Mel."
Watch out.
Oh, and my favorite part of the whole evening: my new sunglasses. (Meaning...I still don't like surprises :P)
So my life has turned into an episode of Toddlers and Tiaras. If you ever seen it, well, I recommend never watching it again. Anyways, my reasoning being that my mother is forcing me to sit on the deck in the hot sun and tan. Did you get that? TAN! (I hate that word so much; I feel like I should go wash my mouth out with soap)
I like to refer to myself as a race known as 'almost albino' because of my skin. For one, you put me beside a piece of chalk, and you could no longer tell which is which. For two, it is UNtanable. It's burnable, however. Yet, here I sit in the dreadfully hot sun (I should also point out that it is approximately 21 degrees outside) burning my skin. I'm wearing sunscreen too, by the way, mainly because I don't feel like becoming the next pig to roast in the pit at my family's annual Pavilion.
Although I'm 100% sure you are laughing AT me rather than showing even a glimmer of sympathy, I like to think you're on my side.
I've come to the realization that beauty IS pain.
So...Mom wanted me to blog about her! [Note: Mom, this is all out of love] Since we all know my mother happens to be an event planner/decorator, it was easy to figure out who would be doing most of the planning for...my...wedding. Me, obviously. Wow, you were about to call her a mom-zilla weren't you? Shame on you! 
I'm guessing you also assumed that this was a picture of her. Umm, no, that's me coming after you for thinking that my mom was crazy. I'm clearly the coo-coo because I decided to actually grant her wish and write this post.
Anyways, here are a few tips I found on how to relieve the tension between mother and daughter in order to create a long, lasting wonderful memory of my big day:
1) Lose the attitude. Apparently, I'm the one with the attitude (says the article). However, if I'm seeking help on dealing with an overly-passionate mother, evidently, I'm not the one with the problem. (Actually, I'm pretty sure my above comment was exactly why they wrote it as Step 1. Hmm)
2) Listen to what she has to say. If you don't agree, calmly reiterate back that you have already made you decision. Ok, well in the case of my mother and I, if we were to have disagreements, the reiteration part would not be calm. So let's all hope that our disagreements never come to that. Things could get ugly (see above picture)
3) If your mother doesn't understand your vision, calmly show her. Again with the 'calm'-ness. Not going to happen with this family! If either of us have to show the other person, you might as well write the whole idea off. That's right, write if off!...however you would literally write something off, I don't know.
4) If there is a part of the wedding you don't care about, give that project to her. Make her feel useful. Ha! No application for me on the one! She's an event planner, details matter. Good thing she likes the big projects though, because I'm the one wanting to be stuck bedazzling the card box.
5) Don't forget to thank her for all her help, and apologize for being a bridezilla if need be. Need be?! No way!....yet.
Well Mom, since Mother's Day was yesterday, I guess I will apologize for my future plan of becoming 100% unbearable (states this said article). I already love your loads of help, and I'm sure I'll have more to thank you for in due time. :)
