Baby Shower Surprise!

I got the invitation in the mail and pretty soon I couldn't stand the idea of me not being there for Allison's Baby Shower. But is was in New York City! Was i gonna let a few measly miles stop me? evidently not cause soon i had tickets for myself, my Mom, and Rachel to fly to NYC and make a surprise showing at the shower. I called and got Ian's sister Eliza Dawson, one of my new favorite people, on board too. Then we made rental car and Hotel reservations and a surprise was in the making.

Allison did not know Eliza had a game set up to ask questions about Allison for points and prizes. Eliza then somehow "misplaced" her answer key, and made a pretense of calling Allison's Mom Vickie in Arizona for help with the answers. She asked me the first question over the phone and in I walked, saying the answer in person instead. Allison stood up, dropped the stuff in her hands and squealed. Then, right on my heels, came Rachel and Mom and she really lost it.
Of course these pictures were taken by me long after the initial surprise. I am hoping to get more photos from other sources to show the surprise.

The shower was great with good people, good refreshments(a proper english tea) with cocoa, cucumber sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, and cute decorations in the nursery colors.--Got to have the Yankee baby clothes. This cute blond next to Alli is Nicki Kelly. She is married to Ian's brother and lives in Manhatton. She was in on it and helped throw the Shower. Her Scones were Fantastic. Alli's friend, Bianca, held the Shower at her place which is just across the way in the same building from Al's Apartment. They almost always give the pregnant Bishops wife (Alli) a ride to church too.One of my favorite parts was after dropping Mom and Rae off at the curb (it was raining) I parked the car and was hurrying into the building where the shower was (the same building in which Alli and Ian live). I heard a loud voice from an open upstairs window yell, "No Way, NO WAY". Yup, Ian had seen me from the window and was surprised too.

--If you build it He will come.