Good people

I just got home from a very nice baby shower for Luke, and with a whole lot of loot to boot!! It was a good evening.

I generally find showers kind of awkward, especially when I'm the one opening the presents. What if I get a double? How excited should one really be over an underwear shirt, etc.? Plus if it's a potluck shower (this wasn't -- just a whole lot of good brie!) then I feel bad for the people who brought the foods that don't get touched or very little is taken. But then I think, if they brought it, they must like it, so maybe they're glad to keep it for themselves. Or you could be like me and make something with the stuff that's been in your freezer the longest and that your family doesn't like anyway, so you already have negative feelings toward the food and don't care if others share your sentiments!

Anyway, back to the good people. It was nice to know that there are a group of people who have known me a long time and (still!) care about me and my family. And lately we've been meeting new people that, even though we've really just met, we click with and can engage in great and lingering conversations (over some fine home cookin' on both ends!). And there are even some people who we've only spoken with a few times and yet you can tell that they care about you... even enough to push your jam-packed grocery cart out to the car and load it for you! (Thanks Janet!!)

It's nice to be surrounded by good people.