{"id":210,"date":"2007-04-04T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-04T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com.s96953.gridserver.com\/site\/?p=210"},"modified":"2007-04-04T20:50:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-04T20:50:00","slug":"mamas-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/mamas-party.html","title":{"rendered":"Mama’s Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank God it\u2019s over!! That is the first thing I have to say. I know I said it before, but I am saying it again, PARTY PLANNIN\u2019 NO DEY EASY O! \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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First Picture: Uju, Me & Ibukun
Second Picture: Funmi, Uju, Timbo & Busola doing the konko below
Third Picture: My shoes, scarf, slippers & purse<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>That being said, I am so grateful to all my friends who came & even helped out. ChiefO<\/span><\/a><\/strong> came all the way from NY\u2026and he even came on time & helped us out a lot! He slept in my house and went home the following day. The guy sleeps like a baby; he folds himself up on the bed. LOL. Funmie & I could not stop laughing when we saw him. I woulda taken a picture, but I couldn\u2019t find my camera.<\/p>\n

The party was set @ 6pm, but guess what time I got there? Past 11pm! Yeap, you heard it! Things didn\u2019t go as planned, and before I knew it, time flew by. My mother was supposed to pick the food from the caterer\u2019s house, which was about thirty minutes away from the party venue, but she suddenly realized she couldn\u2019t do it, so I and ChiefO had to go get the food and drop it at the hall, and after that I had to go drop him @ Funmi\u2019s house, so he could get dressed. Whew! So by the time I was stepping into the shower, it was past 10pm. I tell you, I had the quickest shower of my life!<\/p>\n

After taking a shower, tying the scarf was another wahala. I almost cried o! I usually have either Funmie or Busola to help me out, but this time, I was all alone in the house fighting with the scarf. Chei! As if that was not enough stress, my aunt called me to tell me she had dropped my Grandma @ the hall. What!! She wasn\u2019t supposed to be in there. We were supposed to scream \u2018Surprise!\u2019. I told her to go back and pick Mama up, but she had already driven off (apparently, she had to go buy something, but why didn\u2019t she take Mama with her?!). I called my mom, but she didn\u2019t pick up; I\u2019m sure she couldn\u2019t hear her phone ringing over all the loud music. I was about to call her again when Funmie called me and I told her what happened. She told me Mama was already in the hall sitting down. I vexed o!<\/p>\n

Anywayz, I finally tied my scarf. Then I put on a pair of slippers, threw my shoes, extra slippers and camera into a bag and rushed outta the house. I took my scarf off and kept it on the chair beside me; there was no way I was gonna drive with that thing on my head. I was driving above the speed limit and not giving a care. Thank God I wasn\u2019t pulled over. Finally, I was there! Mama was sitting there with my aunts, but she still didn\u2019t know it was her party! LOL. The party was just starting as I walked in. That was when the MC just started calling people to the high table. Whew!<\/p>\n

Anywayz, we (family) had to go outside and usher Mama in and that was when she was told that it was her party. You can imagine the shock & confusion. LOL. She looked stunned. She kept asking questions. She didn\u2019t even believe my mom sef, so she asked her other two daughters, and they confirmed it. She still didn\u2019t believe, so she asked her son who also confirmed it. LOL. Let\u2019s just say it took her a while to comprehend the situation, so it was allll good. My friends and I got to dance to Konko Below & Electric Slide, so we were all very happy. Even my mom did Konko Below sef, LOL.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t meet anyone from blogger, but I met Omone. She\u2019s a reader-turned-friend. She emailed me once after reading my stuff and it was love @ first sight for both of us, LOL. We kept in touch thru emails\u2026which progressed to phone calls. Then I sent her my picture on Friday (the day b4 the party), so she won\u2019t be lost tryna figure out who Vera is. She came for the party with her friend sha, and I was (still am) very grateful. She will be getting married to a lucky man later this year.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also very, very grateful to all my wonderful friends who helped me out especially Busola (who was in my house since Friday), Funmi, Uju, Yetunde, ChiefO, Ibukun, Timbo, Seun\u2026and sooo many others. Did I mention that ChiefO brought me a whole cooler of Isi Ewu (Goat Head). I gave Funmie about one-third of it and I still have a lot left. Now that I think of it, I have not even told Uju of the presence of isi ewu in my fridge. I better call her and tell her to come & get some. Hmmm, I have to keep some for Ibukun and Timbo too. I dunno if Busola is interested. Funmi was @ my house yesterday and she had some more isi ewu (I think that\u2019s why she came sef ).<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t take a lotta pics because I was running all over the place, but if you\u2019re interested in seeing some pics, click HERE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, Mr. T is back but I am yet to see him (don\u2019t ask me why). I do not know what he brought or if he brought anything\u2026. *shrugging shoulders*<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all for now\u2026till I update again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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