The Mom Club

So yesterday my mom and I went to a baby shower for my cousin, Ali who had a wee little baby girl at the end of March. It's funny - I'm nine years younger than my next-youngest cousin and always growing up when we'd get together I was desperately trying to fast-forward myself to be at their (super-cool, older-than-me) level.

THEN I did something a little stupid and got MARRIED when I was 21 (hahaha - don't worry, I don't REALLY think marrying Mr. Man was a stupid thing to do; apparently it was THE perfect choice for us, who'da' thunk it?) and then we had Little Miss two weeks before my 25th birthday.

My other cousin had twins six weeks after Little Miss's arrival and that left Ali at family functions the only non-mom of the female cousins.

(This turned out longer than I meant - hahaha - but I guess that's standard for me...SORRY)

ANYWAY, at her shower Ali said to we cousins - I'm finally part of the mom club, now!! hahaha TOOOOOO cute!! She's trying to catch up to ME for a change!!

My mom made an adorable card for the occasion:

AND here's what I gave for the gorgeous little girlie:


(for some reason that last photo is coming up sideways...I don't have a clue why, and neither does our computer genius Mr. Man, soo weird, and whoops!)