Baby shower question?

LaStella25

My friend asked me yesterday if she could throw my shower.  She just wants me to give her a list of dates that work with me and the grandmothers.

She is an event planner, and I'm not getting involved in any of the planning.  If she asks for my input (like my friend who threw my bridal shower) I will tell her that I'm not into the personal question games that make people feel awkward when they don't know the answers.  Otherwise, I really don't want to know anything.  I prefer it to be a surprise.  I don't need to micro-manage.

I have a private registry and I had already tallied up the cost of all the items that were on it.  I told DH that if no one offered to throw the shower, we would need to purchase all the items on list for ourselves.

Side note:

What really, really irks me is when someone registers for something expensive, no one buys it, so the parents go out and purchase a cheaper version of the item.  I refuse to do that.  All items on my registry I want and/or need and I intend on purchasing for myself if it is not gifted to me.