Cristina's baby shower

Here in the south of Spain there isn't much of a tradition of throwing showers (neither for weddings or for babies) but when my good friend, Cristina, announced that she was going to have a baby I decided to organize a party in her honor. Cristina is a wonderful person, who cares about and cares for all creatures great and small. She and I worked together in the past and our husbands work closely on the English team at their school. We share a love of animals and have teamed up to rescue a few in the past. I am very happy to be able to call her my friend and am excited that she will soon be welcoming a baby girl (named Blanca) into her family (which includes 5 rescue kitties).

Keeping in mind that I wanted to bring this tradition to Spain, I took advantage and did a bit of shopping for decorations while at home this summer. This party was by no means one of those fantastically put together showers that you find on Pinterest but I think it came together well. We ended up having it in the Cristina's association's club house which is a great space. It is very large, nice and open. 

Most of Cristina's family came along with friends from work. We had lunch, played Pictionary and trivia and spent a nice afternoon celebrating baby Blanca. It is not typical for moms-to-be to create a registry here in Spain. This can complicate having a shower as part of this party's function is to help provide the couple with things that they will need for their new addition. Everyone ended up bringing a present in any case and Cristina got a lot of nice things that she needs for Blanca.


I think that even though this kind of a party isn't the norm here in the south of Spain that it was a success and that everyone had a good time (even the future great-grandmothers). We certainly had plenty of food to eat and I was happy to be able to help Cristina celebrate. Blanca is a lucky girl already because there are a lot of people who care about her. We can't wait to meet her!



Comments

  1. Allie, Thank you for making this baby shower possible, for your interest and your help (also Jose's). It is great to have you as a friend!

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