When my good friend Joumana offered to throw me a baby shower, I was super excited to officially celebrate the upcoming arrival of Baby Hogge with my girlfriends here in Paris. But as we talked about the guest list and who I would want to be there, I quickly realized that many of my closest girfriends and all of my family would not be able to join in the celebration. This would also be true would the party have been hosted in California or DC, which is the downside of calling a number of places 'home'. The solution? A "virtual baby shower", made possible by Google Hangouts, which allows up to 10 sites to join one video feed at a time. The setup on our side looked like this: And for guests calling in from afar, it looked something like this: In total, we had groups of ladies join from San Diego, Orange County, Ontario, the Bay Area, New York, Washington, DC, Charlotte NC, and of course Paris. Our time zones ranged from 9am to 6pm, so while some were drinking their morning coffee (or mimosas, way to go Corissa!), others were sipping champagne - or in my case a nice glass of non-alcoholic champomy (like Martinelli's sparkling cider). We were connected online for about 1.5 hours, and apart from catching up and getting to see all the smiling faces, we played a few shower games so that everyone had a chance to participate. My mom won 2 of the 3 games, which I guess means that she knows what she's doing when it comes to babies. Good thing she'll be out here to visit in April! After we disconnected from the virtual part of the shower (yes, I teared up a bit - hormones, ok?!), the ladies in Paris had dinner, played a few more games, and decorated some onesies. The evening was one of the most amazing and special things that anyone has ever done for me. Here are a few more photos from the party:
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