Val’s Baby Shower

I’m not going to lie: the day I met her, I thought she was super serious – I’m pretty sure I even told Derrick that night that I didn’t think the new girl they hired at the bank ever smiled. I mean, sure: when you start a new job, nerves get in the way and no one is ever themselves that first day. But I have to admit, I was a little scared.

I watched her as Allison showed her around & introduced her to all of us – we all tried to make a little small talk with her, some of us even tried to joke with her, but she was dead serious. No smiling, no laughing.

So, the new girl went off to training and we didn’t really see her again for a few weeks, and well, it’s been a year or two since that first orientation day and I have to admit: my first impression was definitely way wrong. Val is the cutest, sweetest, and most hard-working kid on the block. I’d like to think that we [*cough* I *cough*] loosened her up – and now she wins the award of being one of my favorite peeps to work with on a daily basis! Every morning she comes bouncing in to work [yep, bouncing, like Tigger!], she puts on her “slippers”, and goes around patting her round little belly – which looks exactly like she stuffed a balloon under her shirt.

She is going to make one famous mama and I’m pumped to meet Mr. Landon when he’s born!!

Check out her mountain of gifts!! Landon is going to be one spoiled lil dude!

Check out this adorable little babe!! He is only 1 month old – I know you can’t believe it, but he is! He has such a head of hair!!

I was all prepared to show off my awesome-sauce gift that I made for Val – it was the highlight of the whole shower [seriously, no other gift got passed around the room like mine did – the ladies even took pictures of it!! Score!] but, I have to keep it a secret for just a little longer because I plan to make it again for my brand new niece or nephew who was due to be born last Saturday & is still cooking!! The little stinker just isn’t ready to come out into this freezing cold world – can’t blame her/him, but it has to be a secret until she/he decides to come! Stay tuned!