They fixed sexy little snacks, include surprisingly convincing boob cupcakes, gummi boobs and penises, pasta salad made with penis pasta, and animal crackers. The spread was tasty, and everybody enjoyed the homemade sangria along with the snackage.
Instead of degenerating into the traditional shower games, they came up with this "skank point" game. Insider reference: Erin and I have a chore system that ranks each task according to time it takes multiplied by a "skank factor" of 1 to 5, with really heinous tasks meriting a "5" score. The only jobs with a "5" rating are emptying cat litter (an Erin job) and cleaning up cat yak (my job). They made up "skank point" cards worth one, two, and five points, and awarded them to people who said witty things or won points in board games. Somehow, I ended up with the most points, and Erin ran a close second (stacking, anybody?). The grand prize was a Ziploc bag filled with (unused) cat litter, and the runner-up prize was a "devil duckie," a red rubber duckie with horns.
We had a good time sitting around chatting, reading George Washington's etiquette tips from the book Dave gave us out loud, and kicking back. Before everybody left, our lovely hosts handed out thematic gifts: glycerine soaps with plastic bugs embedded, you-grow-it dinosaurs, and shark church keys. Everybody loved them.
Thanks to Psyche and Sheeri for all their work, and to Abi especially for hosting and putting it together. Special thanks to Christine for serving in her usual kitchen deity role. And thanks to everybody who came. Sorry the rest of ya'll couldn't make it...you missed a great time!
