a desert fete

{lab partners}

Thanks for weighing in.  It was helpful, in some ways. {Yes, they will probably like it. No, the baby probably won't. } Anywhoo it is almost 8PM.  I have to pack, eat dinner, wrap presents, spend time with my husband {he is staying home, boo} and get my shit together in general for a 7 thirty flight tomorrow morning.  If I am still motivated after all that I will make the jungle mobile, otherwise it is bird's-ville.  Either way, weekend in the bay area, weeeee!

*update.

Like an insane person, I went to Mission Valley after school [San Diego's land dedicated to big box shopping and traffic nightmares] where I found the perfect swivels to use between each segment of the mobile, so that they would rotate individually, in the form of a fishing supply at a sporting good store.  I also made a quick pass at finding a new something to wear to the baby shower, but all that turned into was me in the giant communual loehman's dressing room realizing I really need to be, uh, working out.  

Then after said activities outlined above had been completed [sort of] I tried applying the new swivels to the already made bird mobile and.... it. was. a. disaster.  I can cut me some paper like a madwoman, but knots? I aint no boyscout.  There was not enough wire between each of the segments for my unskilled hands to make the right connections. So, I kind of ruined the bird one, which left me a little dejected, at which point I drank a beer and retuned to the activity of spending time with my husband before I got all mad at myself.

Also, though the in law sibling's house is a little less modern than I remembered, the baby's nursery was more modern than the rest of the house.  Also... there. was. a. lot. of. brown.

I didn't tell them that the baby won't like it, but maybe I will reconsider my color palette for when I finally make the mobile.  You know, to balance things out.

Jesus. Was this really worth three paragraphs? All you wanted was a bird or jungle answer, I'm sure.