Today is my daughter’s bridal shower, cause for celebration and opportunity to recall all of those family events I attended when I was around pre-teen age.
There were about ten of us girl cousins hovering around the same age, and we were ripe for serving as waitresses at the wedding receptions of all of the older cousins. Of course, we were first invited to the bridal showers with our mothers, where we were awarded our roles. Then, we were usually given a pretty apron which one of my aunts had made for us. I think I still have one somewhere? We thought we were ultra-important, offering water and coffee all around the school gymnasium to the wedding guests. (It may have gotten old by the fourth wedding or so?) It was a pretty good gig for all involved – esteem and free help!
I don’t remember the bridal showers much, other than that the uncles and male cousins were outside playing cards in the yard or barn and drinking beer. We women-folk were inside playing games and unwrapping presents, the youngest of us anticipating the end-of-the-shower when we could go run around outside and drag our dads into a game of softball. They were always happy occasions.
Today dawns on another such beautiful one. Thankfully, there is no softball game on the agenda.
Enjoy!!