Just Between Us (Entry Three) “How I Stole Brie From a Total Stranger”

Ever accidentally crash a stranger’s baby shower for the Brie?

Dropped my kids at a birthday party at the park (babysitter on duty so I could sneak to yoga) and came back ready to mosey around like I’d been there the whole time.

I see the gazebo still packed, gorgeous charcuterie spread.. brie, crackers, fruit, artisan jams & honey. I’m hungry! I start asking people, including this super cute pregnant woman, if they can scoot so I can fill my little wood plate. They make small talk but there’s this tiny edge in their voices that I’m too hungry to notice.

Meanwhile my three kids are flying around on bikes, scooters, and rollerblades through basketball courts, sidewalks, you get it. They ask if I have kids, I ask if it’s her first, and I wander off to find the host.

“Breck, thanks for having us.. and the brie spread… yum!”

“Allie… that’s not our food.”

I turn and see the banner across the gazebo pillars: IT’S A BOY!

I had just helped myself to the first-time mom’s baby shower spread. And instead of going back to apologize like a functioning adult, I decided to just… tell literally everyone else I know about it.

xx,
Allie

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