A Hen Party

Last Sunday was Clare's bridal shower. It was such a lovely day!

Clare was surrounded by friends and family...








and wonderful food...



and enough lovely, thoughtful gifts to make even Santa jealous....





Oh, and a few of Santa's elves showed up to help with clean up, too!



Clare even got to play "The Newlywed" game! For every answer Clare got right she was able to take a sip of champagne. For every answer Clare got wrong she had to put a wad of bubble gum in her mouth.



Let's just say at the end of the game Clare was stone sober, but boy did her jaw hurt!

It really was such a lovely day from start to finish!

It turns out that while we were at Clare's shower Dad was on the phone with his cousin, Mary, in Ireland. When Dad explained to Mary where we were Mary said, "Oh, they're not called Bridal Showers here in Ireland, we call them a Hen Party."

A hen party? Really?!? What a great name! Wonder if that will catch on here in the States?