Stacy's Bridal Shower

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STACY'S BRIDAL SHOWER

This past Saturday, January 7, Tom, Theresa, and I drove north from Columbus to Amherst, a scenic small-town exurb of Cleveland,

...for the shower of my niece Stacy, here with her fiancé, Mike.

Before driving off to meet-up with his brothers, Tom dropped Theresa and I off at the shower venue, the Amherst Historical Society,

...where one learns upon enter the charming foyer that one is in the Sandstone center of the world.

The shower was held in the events space, where Mike was a good sport about staying and joining in the festivities.

Stacy with her mom, Mary Jane.

...and with her mom, sister, Audrey, and nieces.

The food was prepared by the mom of the bride with side dishes and assistance provided by family members and friends.

We started with yummy appetizers,

Especially tasty among the apps were the "Caprese Salad," cherry tomatoes toothpicked to a daub of pesto and a square of mozzarella sitting in a coating of balsamic dressing,

...and the "Cowboy Caviar," a savory mix of beans and chopped veggies,

...(which I, for one, preferred by far over the fish-egg kind).

There were also fruit drinks and mimosas available at the bar,

... which was tended by our friendly, capable, cute servers,

...with some occasional adult assistance.

While we munched on our hors d'oeuvres,

...we took the "Would She Rather" quiz, guessing what we thought the bride would prefer.

After we'd all filled in our sheets Stacy and her assistant read the answers.

To everyone's surprise and amusement, my daughter-in-law Emily, who'd just met Stacy for the first time that day, won the prize for getting the most right answers.

Next we dove into the entrées, over-the-top delicious chicken salad croissants and quiche made by Mary Jane,

...and some also delicious salad sides.

Then we played another game, the Wedding Shoe Game.

We guessed our answers, and afterwards Stacy and Mike sat upfront with their shoes in their hands. As they were asked the questions, they held up the shoe of the one that they thought fit the question.

We then had dessert, cake,

...and cherry almond streusel pie with a side of whip cream, which I brought.

(Some of the guests tried a spritz of whip cream on their cake and became instant disciples of whip cream on cake).
Then Stacy and Mike opened their gifts.