MVP Cribs : Shower Edition

What's up Family? First off, I'd like to say big ups to Grandma and Pops for hooking me up with this sweet crib! It served as the inspiration for this post, and I must say that I cannot wait to lounge in the lap of antique white luxury. FYI - I emphasize antique white since mom was never allowed to have white furniture when she was younger. Anyway, I wanted to take some time to thank everyone for their super cool gifts at my two showers, and to also share a few pics of some gifts that have back-stories to accompany them. "Lost-style" back-stories if you will....

But before I get into that, I need to address some concerns that arose from the posting yesterday, mainly surrounding my comment about shutting down the daily open-house parties in six weeks. Dr. Oz had told me that my official arrival date was April 1st (April Fool's, yeah, I get it. SO funny....) , so naturally, I had my final, mega-blow-out bash scheduled for March 31st, which is about 6 weeks from now. Dr. Oz has always been super reliable so I figured I could take his date "to the bank".

Anyhoo, I just found out this morning that his date was only an "estimate" and that I could in fact arrive at any point from basically next week to April 15th!!! Um, HELLO, how am I supposed to coordinate my social schedule around that broad of a time-frame?? I told him that I had Paul Oakenfold, FRICKING PAUL OAKENFOLD!, set to DJ my final bash, and that all the invites had already been sent! Dr. Oz said there was not much he could do, that he simply wouldn't do an induction because I had a party to host. He can be so difficult sometimes.

I called Paul right away but he said that his planner is booked solid and he simply cannot work on a last-minute type arrangement, so I'm essentially SOL in the DJ department. Well, I am now stuck scrambling to find someone more flexible, and am hoping I'll at least be able to book DJ A.M. if no one else is available. No offense DJ A.M., but your song selection has been SO WEAK lately :( I REALLY don't want to hook up the IPod and put it on shuffle for an event of this magnitude, but I honestly may have no other option.

Long story short, the final bash/party shutdown could happen at any time from now until mid-April. It could be Saturday, it could be next Friday, it could be April 10th. You know, it's wahtevs. Anyway, I appreciate your patience and understanding, and hope you all can still attend the celebration. Back to the shower stories...

One of the most touching gifts was sent to me by my friend Cedar. If you feel YOU in fact sent the most touching gift, please do not be offended by this post. I received many sentimental and thoughtful items that I will cherish always. It's just that, if you knew Cedar like I do, you would most definitely agree that Cedar normally is the antithesis of sentimental. Receiving this gift from her was like getting a Heifer International donation card from Dick Cheney. It just DOESN'T happen! Normally anyway ;)



Anyway, thank you Cedar. I will keep it hanging on my closet door forever. And by "forever" I mean until I'm about 12 or 13 and start hating my parents.

A few other gifts that I wanted to share with all my readers were those from my friend Amy. She lives in L.A. The first was this custom-made onesie. I ask you, have you ever seen a custom-made onesie? Well, you have now:



I don't know if you can read what it says, but it reads "What's in your Bottle?" LOL! Isn't that SO funny?! I am thinking about getting some more in pink and some in blue to give out as door prizes for my last party. BTW - Amy totally has copyrights to that phrase and that design so don't even think about biting it for commercial use. My aforementioned friend Cedar is a lawyer and we will SO sue you if we see any of these on Sunset, or anywhere else for that matter.

Finally, another gift from Amy, mainly because of the story that goes with it. First, my nursery theme is monkeys/jungle so it totally fits. Second, you might have seen this gift before. "But Madelyn, where would I have seen this before?" you might be asking. Well, go into your bathroom, sift through your magazine rack (am I the only one with a magazine rack in the can?) and pull out all your old copies of US Magazine. In one of the past issues, there was an "aside" if you will, explaining what the stars carry in THEIR diaper bags. This was one of those little gems:


SO cool, right?! FWIW - Amy told me that her gifts were WAY better than those in the SWAG bags at the Jolie-Pitt shower! I'm not bragging, I'm just saying. I've heard Amy called lots of things (skank, home-wrecker, etc.), but never a "liar", so I know she's totally telling the truth. I guess Angelina gave away completely "run-of-the-mill" onesies from Kitson, and some notice about how, in lieu of more SWAG, the family would just be donating money in the guests' names to Africa. GREAT! THANKS! Suck it, Jolie-Pitt's!!!!

OK, I'm totally rambling now. Time to wrap it up. You all gave me wonderful things and made me that much more excited for my arrival. I cannot wait to get into my nursery and check out in person all of the awesome things you sent! I love you all and SO appreciate everything!

Later.....

SO into:

• Punching (The liver is not only a filtration device, but a great speed-bag)
• Salmon
• Diet Mountain Dew
• German Films

SO not:

• Cramps
• Not recognizing holidays
• Beth
• The Yankees