June showers...

This past weekend has been a whirlwind of girly events and family time! On Friday evening Brian, Trent and I went to Macaroni Grill for family date night. Trent and I enjoyed salmon and asparagus while Brian had his usual. Such a creature of habit. Trent thought it was hilarious to wear the asparagus on his head.
On Saturday we cleaned house and did chores most of the day, including a trip to Costco, in preparation for Barbie's baby shower on Sunday. On Saturday evening, I got to go out to a bridal shower/bachelorette party while Brian and Trent had some father-son time. The shower was at Renee's house and was really fun. They had set up a game for our bachelorette which involved a line up of men, two of them being my guys so it was so nice to get to see them momentarily. Brian and Trent went out with the boys after that and us girls continued with some extremely good cooking by Renee and Veronica, then we headed for a night on the town. First stop was Cool River where we did some dancing and people watching. Crystal and I played spot the "shman" because at Cool River, a game of spot the cougar is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Next up we headed downtown and had mojitos at Cuba Libre, followed by several tequila shots. I should mention that I LOVE tequila. I was very responsible, though, because even though Renee was our designated driver, I still had to get Brian's car home from her house in one piece. We met some interesting people while we were out, though. Bachelorette parties seem to attract quite a variety of men and you wonder what their intentions are. Brian helped clear that up for me with his man perspective. With his perspective and my observations, I've come up with the following theory as to why men hover around bachelorette parties:

• Getting attention during the stupid human tricks that we make bachelorettes do. Possibly getting flashed with T and A.
• Single girl + large quantities of alcohol = poor judgement (maybe they'll get lucky)
  
• Alpha male perception - "see how many of deez bitchez I roll with. Holler!"
• Genuine interest in one of the ladies (rare)
  

I usually like to work into the conversation the following 2 things and watch the rapid cool down effect: "My husband" and "My one year old kid". That's entertainment.

On Sunday Trent slept really late. Until 10am! we were shocked. That did allow me and Brian to do some more house work before the baby shower. Then Trent and I headed to the grocery store to pick up last minute items. The baby shower was a lot of fun. All women, no kids, very relaxed and easy atmosphere. Probably one of the easiest parties I've hosted. And a very big thank you goes out to Michelle for co-hosting it and helping me put everything together. And also a big thank you to Brian for taking Trent the whole day and keeping him occupied and out of the way!
Barbie got so many cool things for the baby. Sadly, we didn't have time to play the game we were planning, but I'll pass that game along to Ann so they can play it at her next shower ;-)

Sunday evening, Brian, Trent and I went for a long run and gave Trent a bath. We realized that he hadn't had a bath in quite a few days. I'm embarrassed to say how many. What a little heathen!