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Thank You, or Book Friends Throw the Best Surprise Baby Showers

12/10/2012

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About a month ago, Flannery pointed out to Tatiana and I that we live a scant four hours apart and that if she were in our shoes, she would have just made the freaking drive already. She had a point.  A really, really good point.  Tatiana and I have been chatting on goodreads for probably over a year and a half and we email nearly every day about blog business and whatever else is going on in our lives.  It did seem a little odd that it had apparently never occurred to either one of us (well, to me at least) to just get in the car and make the trip.  After doing a little google-mapping and realizing how short the drive really was, I gladly offered to drive down and Tatiana agreed to let me enter her home and spend time around her family.  (Yay!  She doesn’t think I’m a crazy person even after all of those emails!  Woo!)

After setting up the date, I emailed Flannery in secret.   You see, Tatiana and her family are going to have a little change in January (which I’ll let her tell you all about below) and I wanted to give her a surprise party.  Flannery immediately had the idea to ask Tatiana’s online friends if they wanted to participate.  I thought that was a wonderful idea, but I wasn’t sure if Tatiana would like us to tell other people about her news.  Luckily for The Readventurer team, Flannery is one of the wiliest people I’ve ever known.  Within days she had somehow, someway, gotten Tatiana to say via email that she didn’t mind if people knew – all while maintaining the complete secrecy of our plans.  I still have no idea how she did that.

So we sent out the call to Tatiana’s closest friends – and we got a ton of responses.  You guys were amazing.  We got cards and gifts and mostly books galore (what do you expect when a bunch of book nerds throw a baby shower?) from all over the country and beyond.  On the day of our meeting, I loaded up the car with all of your thoughtful gifts and made the very easy drive down to Tatiana’s house. 

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And we had a great time!  I won’t go into too much detail, but let’s just say that baked brie, an Indian buffet, Tatiana’s hilarious family (including her dog who I would have probably spent all day petting if I weren’t trying to be a good guest), and pasty/glittery vampires with tiny noses were all involved.  Thanks so much to all of you for being so amazing and making this happen!

In case you were wondering how Catie's and my meeting went, let me tell you, it was fabulous. Catie drove all the way from Virginia to visit me for a chat-and-lunch date, to patiently endure watching Breaking Dawn 2 with me (which had about 10 minutes of fun in it) and to allow my dog to slobber and shed hair all over her. (what I thought was going to happen) She also, imagine this, brought a baby shower with her! (Yes, there is a reason why I haven't been reading and blogging properly most of this year, or this is my excuse and I am sticking to it.)

This is how great my co-bloggers are - both Flannery and Catie got together with our multiple blogging and reading friends (you, ladies) and organized this event, and in absolute secrecy. I won't lie, this was a complete surprise and an icing on the "meeting-Catie" cake. I was already ecstatic to just meet her in person, after months, if not years, of virtual chatting, but everything turned out to be even better. The girls know that I am a pretty private person and, as a proper introvert, am not keen on being a center of attention, so they put this shower together quietly and by proxy. And I enjoyed it immensely!
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Catie, me and a little Readventurer in the making
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Books! Books! And more books! (Naturally)
If you were ever curious about how a baby shower would look like if thrown by your book friends, besides baby clothes and toys, expect a library for your baby be put together by them. My little boy is definitely all set for the future full of reading.
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Baby shower, book lovers style
I can't quite express how thankful we, my husband and I, are to all of you who made this surprise happen. We were surprised and touched by your thoughtful attention. And of course, our special thanks go to Catie and Flannery who are even more awesome than I thought them to be (I didn't know if that was even possible.) I hope to meet Flannery one day yet, but Catie is even softer and nicer in person than she is in her writing.
19 Comments
Jasprit link
12/10/2012 06:58:01 am

Congratulations Tatiana! That was so sweet of Catie and Flannery to organise everything and surprise you with it! It looks like you and Catie had so much fun! Thank you ladies for sharing the sweet little post with us! :)

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Sarah link
12/10/2012 07:04:35 am

Yay! I'm so glad you ladies had a good time!

(FYI: Since I've met Flan in person a couple of times, I can vouch for her general awesomeness.)

P.S. Congratulations!

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Penny link
12/10/2012 08:19:25 am

Holy crap, Tatiana! You're pregnant?! With a boy? Congratulations! I'm so excited for you and I think you'll make a marvy mom. So exciting.

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Belle link
12/10/2012 09:17:07 am

Congratulations Tatiana! Love your book haul via baby shower! Yay for Catie and Flannery organising it, that is so lovely. You guys are awesome.

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Shirley Marr
12/10/2012 02:26:14 pm

Oh my goodness, this is the sweetest post! Congratulations from me too Tatiana. Flannery, Catie, I love you girls.

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Holly link
12/10/2012 02:39:53 pm

I love this post. So much. Congratulations Tatiana! I hope everything goes well next month. How sweet that you two finally met.

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Maggie, Young Adult Anonymous link
12/10/2012 04:07:22 pm

Baby Boy T! :) So excited for you and your growing family. Catie and Flann are rock star / ninja / book bloggers.

Also.... Breaking Dawn 2?? I lol'ed. :)

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Nomes
12/10/2012 04:16:07 pm

oh, i LOVE this post. you girls look awesome and i love your belly tatiana! i am excited for you :)

also, its SO HOT HERE RIGHT NOW that it pains me to see you girls in winter clothes.

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Lisa @ Fic Talk link
12/10/2012 07:28:49 pm

That was probably the SWEETEST blog post I have EVER read.
Congrats, Tatiana! :D

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AH
12/10/2012 09:00:36 pm

What awesome news! Congrats, Tatiana. I hope that your little one enjoys all those wonderful books.
Flannery and Catie - what a fantastic idea!

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tommie
12/10/2012 10:10:27 pm

oh i just adore all three of you! congratulations, tatiana!

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Kaethe Douglas
12/10/2012 10:16:11 pm

Nothing is as awesome as people wielding their internet skillz for good. I'm squeeing with joy. Congrats Tatiana!

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Bonnie link
12/11/2012 02:03:32 am

What an awesome surprise for you, it's the best realizing what awesome people you have in your life. Congratulations, Tatiana!! :)

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Tatiana (The Readventurer) link
12/11/2012 05:46:30 am

Thank you, ladies, for all your warm wishes.

And I am super-lucky to have such great co-bloggers and fellow bloggers/readers.

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April Books & Wine link
12/12/2012 03:19:56 am

Awww, this is so adorable! Bookish friends are the very best.

Congrats and best wishes with your newest family addition. :-)

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Stephanie Sinclair link
12/12/2012 11:49:30 pm

Congrats, Tatiana! You have amazing friends.

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Kat Kennedy link
12/13/2012 04:04:34 am

Congrats Tatiana! I hope your pregnancy is going well and you're feeling okay!

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Chachic link
12/15/2012 10:08:17 pm

Congrats, Tatiana! Looks like you and Catie had a lot of fun. It was so sweet of your co-bloggers to plan a surprise bookish baby shower for you. :)

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Angie link
1/25/2013 02:48:05 pm

I am so happy for Tatiana. She was a co-mod with me for a long time on goodreads and I miss her all the time. Congrats Tatiana!!!

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