Mood: Very annoyed. Laptop locked up twice and I lost posts.
Music: None. Laptop can't handle onboard sound, I think.
Mind: Rested, but I don't want to study for Spanish exam.

I had my second bridal shower yesterday. Wow. I was overwhelmed.

Several people bought more than one gift. And several people went in together on something. So when Mom wrote down 53 lines of gifts, my future mom-in-law Mrs. Joan said it was really about 70 gifts. And probably at least as many people.

I received eight place settings of my everyday silver, plus the serving spoons and the hostess set. I also received three of my stoneware plates. But the funny thing was, besides four sets of towels, almost everything I received was kitchen-related. Why is that amusing? Because I can cook a mean lasagna and a great salad dressing, but I am no gourmet. For every recipe I can handle, there are at least five my mother can do better. Mrs. Joan says nobody cooks as good as their moms, which means by the year 2320, people are going to be eating some pretty crappy food.

Anyway -- here's a partial list of my gifts (as much as I can remember): A full-sized microwave, nine glass mixing bowls, four Pyrex mixing bowls with lids, a glass pie pan, a trash can, three steel mixing bowls with lids, a Farberware pot-and-pan set, eight steak knives, a knife block with 14 knives/cleavers/etc., a Pyrex baking dish with wicker carrier, a Pyrex baking dish with a zip-up carrier and handle, a super-big George Foreman grill, a medium-sized George Foreman grill, a punch bowl with service for eight, a pie server in my sterling, a porcelein pie plate and server, a baking set (pizza pan, cookie sheet, loaf pan, pie dish, etc.), two crystal vases, a "Just Married" picture frame, a crystal cream-and-sugar set, a sugar bowl to match my stoneware, glasses to match my everyday china, eight stemware goblets, a vegetable brush, kitchen scissors, a spice rack, four canisters, an entire Pyrex baking set, three Pyrex measuring bowls, a Good Grips slicing knife, a Good Grips paring knife, a B&D extra tall can opener, a B&D iron, two Mikasa serving dishes, two stoneware dinner plates, one stoneware salad plate, eight sets of everyday silver, a four-slice toaster, a toaster oven, a Betty Crocker cookbook, a handmade cookbook from Mom, a crockpot, four sets of towels, and a hand mixer. And that's just the stuff I can remember.

Earlier this week at a shower with my coworkers, I was given a set of everyday silver, a hand mixer, a sandwich maker, a chip-and-dip set, a candle and stand, four margarita glasses with glass markers, a calendar, two sets of towels, a quart Pyrex measuring cup, and a wine goblet.

Like I said, I'm overwhelmed. And so, so, so very blessed.

Hope my cooking lives up to all this kitchen stuff. ... :)