Over Labor Day weekend, I made an in-and-out trip home to Massachusetts for the sole purpose of tending to my favorite bride-to-be: Erin Gunn! Erin’s bridal shower and bachelorette party were both being held on that Saturday at her parents’ house; as a bridesmaid, it was my duty to be there and do things like put a serious dent in this six-foot-long cured meat sub from the locally renowned North End Deli:
Normally, I would not select an option like this from a menu, but somehow it seemed like the most appealing thing upon which I had ever laid eyes.
I grabbed myself a beverage from the porch …
… and settled down in a comfy chair with my slice of sub and a pickle:
(I don’t normally like pickles, either! What is up with me and the salt lately??)
When I finished lunch, I rustled around in the the candy dish and came up with this:
I also decided a gin and tonic was in order since it is tradition to consume alcoholic beverages when a guest in the Gunn household:
After the food, Erin started in on the gift portion of the afternoon. After she gracefully let her new Waterford crystal goblet roll from her lap onto the floor (everyone’s heart stopped for a moment until the goblet was confirmed to have survived the fall), she opened the most exciting present a lady can receive:
I am so jealous of all the kitchen gadgets she got! It almost makes me want to get married so I can register for these goodies, too. Almost. If I ever finish grad school, maybe I will have a married-to-myself party and register for a KitchenAid.
I also snacked on Sunchips because they were there:
Since I was in attendance, you know what came next:
Clearly, the Gunns did not get my memo about needing to fit into that bridesmaid dress!
Side note: I am such a cake connoisseur that, when Erin asked what the difference was between the two cakes, I was able to confidently tell her that the cake on the left was yellow and the cake on the right was chocolate! I have cake x-ray vision. Cake and I are so tight that I don’t need to see through the frosting to sense what is underneath it.
The cake was good. (Surprise!) I might have had five pieces. (Surprise!)
Happy couple:
(Fun fact: If you look closely, you can see Mike’s dad in the background on the left and Erin’s dad in the background on the right. Shortly after this picture was taken, the boys took off to Erin’s brother’s house to drink beer and watch football and just assert their manliness in general.)
Our friend Jes, one of the other bridesmaids, put together goodie bags for the occasion:
I love that sparkly witch!
The bags were were full of Halloween candy (reminder: this is appropriate because Erin’s wedding falls on Halloween) … including this way-too-exciting peanut butter cup:
When the shower started to wind down, the men returned for refueling:
That is Mike, the groom-to-be, eating some of the Captain’s famous pizza. Erin’s dad (aka the Captain), makes the best pizza in the world, and he’s been making it every Friday night since the beginning of time. The shower was on a Saturday, so we hit the Gunn household at prime leftover time. Fun fact #2: I despised pizza until I was 18 and tried a slice of the Captain’s pizza.
I was stuffed from all the cured meat subbing, but I had to have a couple slivers for old time’s sake. A slice of margherita and a slice of pepper and mushroom:
After the pizza, the men disappeared again, signaling that it was time for the real party to begin. Erin’s sisters had planned ahead and made sure we lined our stomachs with plenty of absorbent frozen appetizers, such as taquitos and jalapeno poppers:
Pizza bites and mozzarella sticks:
And spinach and buffalo chicken puff pastries:
And what’s a bachelorette party without a three-foot-tall red-headed blow-up man, right?
The party included balls of all shapes and sizes, including these Oreo balls that Jes made: Oreos pureed with cream cheese, rolled into balls, and dipped into chocolate.
Mmmm, they were delicious and elegant. Not all of the balls were so subtle, though.
Rice crispies treats:
Peek-a-boo!
And I think that is the extent of the pictures I have that are (barely) suitable for the general public π
If you were going to have a bridal shower (whether in honor of your marriage to yourself or to someone else), what would you put on your registry first?
The first thing I put was that KitchenMaid mixer, in yellow!
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There’s a lot of penis in this post, I hope you’re aware of that. π
I would ask for a sweet set of knifes first.
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….of course, I’d also put “knives.”
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those pictures are cracking me up π
I want a kitchen aid too!!! but we need a bigger kitchen first π
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Been there, done that. I got everything I wanted, got divorced, moved to a smaller kitchen, and now my KitchenAid is in storage (THE HORROR!!). The plan wasn’t to get a bunch of new kitchen stuff and then get divorced, it just kind of worked out that way (muahahahaha…sure it did…).
I will not be having a registry for my next wedding. I have everything I need!
But, if I have space in my next kitchen, I am fully prepared to buy a lovely set of knives, complete with the fancy wooden block.
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these are hilarious pictures of Erin! π So much fun!
please invite me to your marry to your self shower party! π hahhhaa…… I’ll send you a good kitchen gadget!
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“I also snacked on Sunchips because they were there”
HAHA I really love this… story of my life π
Sarah
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I LOVE kitchen gadgets and there are SO many things i want that I tell myself I have to wait until I get married for to put on the registrry…stuff that I don’t think unmarried ladies need, like microplanes and waffle makers (although I’m sure I’ll cave on that one) and separate cutting boards for meat and vegetables…haha I have SO thought this out, many times π
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LMAO!!
Those are GREAT bach party pics. So flipping hilarious. I don’t know which is better, the oreo balls or the dong shaped krispy treats!!
When we registered, I think the first thing on our registry was our every day dinner ware.
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A registry for yourself…sounds like what Carrie did in sex and the city!
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six feet of sandwich…mmm sounds lovely and then you showed cake, I think I gained 5lbs reading that post, but it looks like an amazing time!!!
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Hmmm well if i can muster up 500 people (definitely don’t know that many soo I’m already screwed), they can each pitch in a dolla for a Vitamix! For reals though I’d put rrreaaalllly nice expensive 1000 thread count sheets, towels, and ridiculous things like a panini press π Those pics are hilarious, esp the expression on the blow up doll’s face, creepy!!
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Those pictures are HILARIOUS!! I love that you posted them, simply because it was GUTSY! I mean, a rice krispy in the shape of a penis?! I love it! I also love that Reese’s peanut butter cup, what a fun treat.
I would put a juice maker, and new pots and pans on my list!
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i love it. still waiting on that cheese grater…
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I would like to REGISTER without actually getting MARRIED. Cause ew, sharing your stuff with a boy.
Since I have inherited a Kitchenaid from the deceased (it’s in storage til I get an apartment with more than three square feet of counter space), number one would be something that cuts things in a cool way: either a cleaver or a mandoline.
That display of junk food is absolutely INSPIRING. Jalapeno poppers are, frankly, for me, proof that there is a God.
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Love all the pics and the food! Such great ideas and I want those Oreo balls! Can you recreate them for me?
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a great set of knives of course!
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hey….after you and erin cleaned up downstairs, i couldn’t find the little blow up man. is he in your apartment right now??? π
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