When one of my dear friends from law school Ally (the one who can bake the amazing cakes) found out she was having a little girl, I was so excited to have her a shower. We decided on a weekend in early Fall. Now we are Southern, so Saturdays in the Fall are dedicated to football. My husband & I and the majority of our friends all attended the local university, still live only a few miles away & are big fans. Luckily, our team was playing away so we didn't have to worry about going to the actual game. We still had to watch our game & the other games too though. So we decided that a 10 a.m. brunch would be the best way to start the shower. That way we could enjoy the shower & everyone stay & spend the day watching football...which is what we did. I think everyone stayed until close to midnight. We made a day of it for sure. It was a lot of fun.
Now you all know I love to pick out a theme for a party. They had picked out a beautiful nursery set for Baby Girl & I decided to use that as the inspiration.
We did a great Southern brunch of shrimp & grits (with lots of additional cheeses & bacon/sausage toppings), fruit & dip, quiche, bacon cream cheese crescent rolls (the same delicious ones I told you about from the Super Bowl party, I told you I love them), breakfast casserole, pink lemonade & of course, we had to have dessert. We enjoyed delicious cupcakes & a Strawberry Oreo cheesecake. I used the "easy" Philly Oreo Cheesecake recipe found here, but changed it just a little. I hate making pie crusts. I'm just not good at them. So I skipped that step & bought an Oreo pie crust. Instead of using regular cream cheese, I inserted strawberry cream cheese so it would be pink & delicious. I also found this amazing creation by Oreo, Berry Burst Ice Cream Oreos. They were delicious. So I used those for the 8 Oreos you are supposed to mix into the cheesecake mix. It was amazing.
We weren't having a super large crowd, just a small group of close friends, so I kept the table pretty simple. I had these candle pedestals & found the candleholders at where else? Hobby Lobby. The shiny pink one now sits in Addy's nursery & I used it later for Addy's Pink & Pearl Baptism Party. The sweet frame was pink & white & said "love at first sight" & was also purchased at Hobby Lobby. I used the damask tablecloth from the "What Will It Be?" gender reveal party & added a light pink tablecloth across the middle.
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