Shower Vent

LaRue86

So my BFF offered to throw me two showers as there was no economical way to have a shower with 50+ people at one location. One of them is tomorrow and there are about 20 people coming. We are doing it at my house as she is currently remodeling her home, which doesnt bother me. 

So here comes the vent....Back in December DH and cleaned out the nursery and ended up with a full size mattress that we wont need for years and we have no place to store it. BFF said she would take it and asked when we needed it gone. I said as long as it was gone by my shower I did not care. Well last weekend DH and I bought a new mattress for our room and her sister just moved down here and doesnt have a bed, so she said that she would take that one too..She was supposed to come get them today, well that never happened. She had said she would come over today and help clean so that I didnt have to do it all as DH is in class, that didnt happen either. I spoke with her tonight and asked what the plan was for tomorrow and if her and her husband planned to come get the mattresses in the morning...She said she would be here by 1 and that they wouldnt be able to get the mattresses...

The shower is at 3pm and she asked if I could take her to Costco (1/2 hr drive each way) to get the food. We were supposed to go today...There is no way with the shower at 3pm that 2 hours will give enough time to go to Costco and get everything set up...So DH and I are going in the morning...I really dont mind getting the food, it is really more the fact that our house looks like a mattress store and there is no remedy for that.

I really appreciated her offering to host two separate showers, but my mom had offered to do the family shower and I told her that BFF was already on it and that she should be able to enjoy the day as grandmother -to-be...She has been going through a lot recently so I am trying to be understanding, but I am just frustrated. DH thinks I should be more upset about the Shower than the mattresses, but I will chalk that up to pregnancy hormones....

Thankfully there is a co-host for the one in two weeks so hopefully I wont be putting everything together for that one too...and it is not at my house, so if my house still looks like a mattress factory, who cares!

I am sorry for the long vent, I just need to post so hopefully I can build a bridge, get over it, and enjoy my shower tomorrow.... 

thomas2013

I think you have the right to be upset. My "BFF" pulled the same stuff with me. Your shower is susposed to be your day to enjoy bringing your LO into the world. Not rushing around last min to get everything together that should have been done atleast 3 days ago. I hope your shower is great!

EMLYNNLERETTE

Ugh that would frustrate me too.  I personally would post them for free on Craigslist and depending on where you are they should be gone pretty quick.  Good luck!

CarlaAndJames

ugh, I'm sorry, that would bug me too. 

On the mattress thing, maybe you could stack them on top of your bed and close your bedroom door while the shower takes place? That way you can still show off the nursery without it being full of mattresses?  

cvl105

Just put the mattresses in a room and shut the door. No one is going to go peeking around your house. Unless of course it's new to you guys and a lot of people haven't seen it. Otherwise, everyone will congregate in the kitchen/living room.

I would be more upset about the last minute Costco run, etc.