A month ago my good friend was in town. She was just over 20 weeks pregnant and I couldn't be more thrilled for their second baby to come. I desperately wanted to throw her a baby celebration while she was here.

I was soooo excited until I realized I had never really thrown a party, let alone, a baby shower. Where do I get the decorations? How do I decorate? What will we do at the party? What will we eat? So I just went with the flow. Here are the things I learned in this flurry of last minute party planning...