A few weeks ago a very good friend of mine, Natalie, who lives in the USA said on her Facebook status that she wished her friends and family in other countries could come to her babyshower.  And then I got an email from her friends invited me to her babyshower, and I thought that was sweet, but pity I couldn’t just fly there… even though that is one of the things on my bucket list.

And in steps her amazing husband Brian to make this a reality

After spending a few minutes setting my Mac up with him remotely a few nights ago… today was the day of her babyshower.  So I duly made sure I was at the flat, and ready and setup with my red wine and dried wors… ready for her virtual and real-life babyshower that happened at 5PM SA time, and 11AM Maryland time

And with the sea in the background, and the kids and Lance watching TV… I attended Natalie’s real-life babyshower along with her mom and dad and gran in the UK, and our friend Charmaine in New Zealand (it was 3am in Auckland… now that’s dedication).

There was a huge amount of squealing when she arrived at the venue, and realised that not only her were her friends and family there, but we were too.

If you’re wondering how it was done… we all connected via GoToMeeting.com using our webcams.  It was fantastic considering I was on a 3G connection actually… there was hardly a delay on my side.  Brian had set up 2 laptops at the venue so we could see everything going on… and there seemed to be a lot going on, and it was quite funny to watch the kids so enthralled by the setup.

I just wish I could give her a real life hug! But it was awesome spending that special time with her.