CHANCE FOR A SHOWER -- A *BABY* SHOWER, THAT IS!

I'm nervous.

You know that book, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" that I like to read to school children that I visit? I could probably read that book, in Chinese, standing on one foot more comfortably than I could put together a BABY SHOWER. (I don't speak Chinese; I hear it is difficult to learn.)

Meet my girlfriend, Lyndall (find out how her name was "invented" in the second video below), and her wonderful husband, Dominic. I like to boast that I knocked some sense into Lyndall's head when, after receiving an amazing bouquet full 0f flowers and the Oklahoma State Flag that had been flown over the OK capital from Dom, that she'd be CrAZY not to date this thoughtful, smart engineer! Obviously, she SAW THE LIGHT. Phew.

Lyndall and Dominic actually PROPOSED TO ME at my good-bye dinner in Wilkes-Barre. HUH? Yes...it's so cute: Dom came over to my chair (I was sitting next to Lyndall) and he knelt down, between us, on one knee and said "Kim Martucci -- Will you marry us?" and slipped the most beautiful CZ I'd ever been seen right onto my finger! You can just barely see it in the pic to the left.

So maybe it is marital obligation that took over me in the video below:



BUT,

I am NOT ALONE.

My good friend, Diane Lee, has agreed to take on this "task" (for lack of a better word -- it's not bad, RATHER, it's just my "fraidy cat" talking) with me. Diane, Lyndall, and I all worked in beautiful NEPA (Northeastern Pennsylvania) and we are still close friends. Diane is now the morning anchor at WXXA Fox 23 News in Albany. Here's a picture of Diane to the right, while at Lyndall's bridal shower. As the picture indicates, Diane is CHOCK FULL O' PERSONALITY and HAS THE SMARTS to match. I'm a good team player, as long as I feel confident that someone *ANYONE* in the group

KNOWS WHERE THE ROCKS ARE.

Dear Diane, she's our experienced hiker. Woo Hoo! I'll leave my compass behind!!

Here's some video of momma-to-be, Lyndall, in all her pregnancy glory!

Now, here's where *you* come in. I would like to ask you, find reader of the Weather Kim blog, for any ideas wrt throwing a baby shower. As you saw in the video above, Lyndall is expecting a BOY. She is not fond of making her guests play a ton of games. But, if there is something in particular that you think would be a hoot -- please let me know!

Some Lyndall and Dom facts:

• She's from Oklahoma (loves the OK State Cowboys) and is a TV anchor
  
• He's from NEPA and is a civil engineer / Penn State grad

Please feel free to leave me a comment. If you prefer to keep your ideas private, you can give me a shout at weatherKim@yahoo.com.

Hope to hear from you!