Bridal Shower

Well, tonight some of the girls in the branch threw a bridal shower for me. It was small but quite fun and very delicious. There was bruschetta, mini cheesecakes, chocolate delicious things, artichoke dip, and fruit. If you ever have a bridal shower where most of the girls are Masters or Ph.D. students you can expect something like this: the question game (when they have previously asked the groom questions and the bride has to answer them) involved the following, "Cathryn, would Ryan prefer you to be a unimaginative positivist or a enlightened realist?" and "If Ryan had to travel to Antartica would he prefer a chariot driven by sea lions, an inflatable bodysuit, or a giant bubble?" and "Does Ryan prefer the spelling ketchup or catsup?" and "If Ryan were to be canonized as a saint, what would he choose to have his miracle be that he performed?" Ryan's answers were also quite amusing and lengthy, just as an example, he preferred ketchup, because it also sounded like the verbal phrase "catch up." While I opened presents, everyone was given square pieces of paper on which to write haikus or any other poetic form that they so chose. Here is an example limerick that was written:
There once was a young man from Dayton,
Who looked nothing like fast Walter Payton,
He worked among books
And shot sultry looks
And soon he'll no longer be datin'
So, as you can all see, it was quite the event (actually it was just low-key and fun). To top it off, we ended by watching The Office. One might ask, "How could a shower get any better than that?" To which I might reply, "If only my dear friends from yesteryore could have been there."