Bon Bons and Babies!

I mean to tell you, this baby nonsense takes too long! Next time I have me one of these I'm buyin' the pre-cooked variety, like my mother tried to do with the Thanksgiving turkey. (She was guilted into cookin' the thing from scratch but I will not be so foolish.) Look at all the babies in the world that need good homes. Over in Asia they practically give them away! And anyway, having a baby the same color as you is sooo passe, just ask Angelina.

About the only reasons I can figure why women, after all this time and all these medical developments, continue to blow themselves up like the Macy's blimps are...the presents!

I mean to tell you, baby-havin' is a gift bonanza if I have ever seen one. Now your friend Queenie may not know much about birthin' no babies, but I do know about openin' some presents. I have cleverly arranged to have this kid right about 2 years from the time of my weddin', givin folks juuust enough time to forget that I squeezed 3 showers and a wedding gift outta them in the span of about 3 months.

So my very dear relatives down South threw me the bestest baby shower a Queenan could ever have. Imagine, a room filled with pressies, folks drinking champagne cocktails (though sadly I was not one of them), and instead of silly shower games...BonBons!!!

Can you even imagine an event more perfectly designed for the Queen of Carbohydrates, than a room full of chocolate-shrouded confections?

Who would have thought such a place exists this side of the Pearly Gates? Well down South there are many places close to heaven, though none so sweet as South 'n France.

Y'all have a look at their website now, they ship these de-lectable bonbons all over creation, but if you're lucky enough to live near them you can have your own BonBon party!! You get to make your own bonbons and take home the tasty treats too!


Pascal and Charlene (is there a more perfect name for a Southern Sweets Diva?) run this precious little paradise in downtown Wilmington, NC. Like all entertaining folks, they have a blog which you should check out for a couple of reasons....firstly, to see that hat she's wearin'- y'all know how I feel about hats- I aspire to wear inappropriately large hats that cause stares as I walk to my church pew. And secondly, there might just be a blog about yours truly (look for post "The More the Merrier")
Look how much fun my grandma had with the surly French chef!




Needless to say, the event was a smashing success and I made off like a bandit with the cutest outfits you've ever seen...of course, none of them fit me, which makes it a little less exciting until I remember that at least I'm ensuring that Mini Q is already a fashion plate! I mean the child ain't even born yet and has 97 pairs of socks. And she won't be walking for another year but has half a dozen pair of shoes! And the hats! Oh the hats! Hats for nearly every outfit! I can't stand it! I figure, if I start her in them from the beginning she might one day actually keep them on her head!!

So all-in-all, pressies and treats...a perfect day!! Many thanks to my wonderful Aunties, Grandmother, and the Queen Mum for making it all happen. I'd mention how they spoil me, but I reckon that goes without sayin'!!