And her second word was "beer", I'm sure!
I dislike showers of all types. It's a tradition that should have been ended years ago. I hate even being invited- it's a "hey, I'll give you a piece of cake and you are forced to bring me a present. And it has to be a nice expensive present because I'm going to open it in front of everybody and you'll look like a cheap ass if it's not a good present".
I love giving gifts to people. But I don't like being coerced into it. Showers are a pitiful excuse for asking for free stuff. Wedding showers are even worse- you have to give them a shower present (and some have more than one shower!) and then a wedding present. Egads that sucks.
I've never been a fan of registries, either. Oh, maybe in the 70s when people had their china pattern and silverware patterns there because that's the sort of wedding presents people tended to give then. But now, it's like "here's my list. Gimme something".
I really hate this stuff, in case you can't tell!
