We did our wedding registry yesterday.
oh. my. god.
Heed my advice, ladies: don’t take your hubby-to-be with you. Trust me. Not only will you be better off, but he’ll thank you. Because I found out something yesterday. He doesn’t care how many ounces the soup bowls hold. Or the difference between the lip on one plate versus another. Tell him to stand guard with a cell phone in case you need to call him while he’s busy shooting zombies on the Xbox at home. But keep your questions limited to “should we get a coffee maker?” because if you go any further than that and start asking questions regarding what color it should be, his face might actually melt off his head.
We started off ‘ok’ yesterday. I kept preparing him that we were in for a long day and that I wasn’t going to give him any false hope that this would be a wham, bam, thank you-ma’am sort of excursion. I followed it by hyping up the laser gun he’d get to use and how much fun it’ll be to pick out all kinds of cool gifts. Presents, man! Presents!
Sometimes I feel like a mom talking to a toddler, trying to get him psyched for something that will obviously be very boring. Laser guns! Clap, clap, clap! Aren’t we so excited?!
He usually doesn’t fall for it, though. Can’t say I didn’t try. But damn, was I good babysitter back in the day, thankyouverymuch.
Anyhow, we made it through Crate and Barrel pretty well. In fact, he actually picked out the flatware. Flatware that…how do I put this nicely? I can’t stand those damn forks. They’re long, thin and…dainty. Not something I’d see Tony picking out, but he got super pumped about the flatware and how “balanced” it was that I thought we might have just turned a page and was so taken aback at his enthusiasm that I found myself scanning the damn silverware without even knowing it. Going into shock will make the body do funny things, no?
So I gave in and he’ll be happy with the silverware in all it’s “balancey” goodness. And if you buy that gift for us, you can be sure you are buying something that will make Tony feel very proud of himself.
It’s all about compromise right? He gets to pick the silverware while I get to pick the bedding, bath towels, pots, pans, kitchenware and glasses. Fair trade.
After about 2 hours at Crate and Barrel I could tell he was losing steam so I wrapped it up quick and we were on our way to Bed, Bath and Beyond. Things started to go downhill by this point. He started off really goofy. Maybe a little crazy-goofy. He was joking around in the bath section and trying to get me to register for animal fur bathmats and shower chairs. It was cute if not a little annoying because, hello! I was going on 3 hours of this as well. After so long I started to scold him when he’d get ADD and hold up an electric shaver for me to scan.
By the bedding section, I had completely lost him. Not only was I tired, but he didn’t want anything to do with what colors the sheets were going to be or what the hell a sham was anyway. I think our bed colors will be a surprise to him. We must have looked really loving to the bridal consultant who helped us, because everytime she came around happened to be a time we would be bickering about “just scanning the damn thing already and let’s move on.” Take a guess who was saying that. I wonder how much time she gave us before we get divorced. You know she was thinking it.
By pots and pans he was having a meltdown. In all fairness, this was hour 5, we were having a problem scanning a pot we were registering for, and he hadn’t eaten anything since 1 in the afternoon. I was pretty much there with him.
It ended positive, though. We registered for some really nice things and we’re both excited about different items on the list. He came home, took a nap on the floor and then proceeded to go straight to a friend’s house to wipe clean all the icky girl stuff I made him do throughout the day. Just wait until we go to the florist. That will be interesting.
August 8, 2010 at 3:53 pm
I totally agree that you should have left him at home….I had to do the same “hype” thing with my love on him going to college this fall….I have waited weeks to buy my books, just so we can go together (which we are doing tomorrow), and I’ve tried to make it really exciting sounding. LOL.
Boys!
I’m glad that you got things you wanted. Do you have your registry listed somewhere special online? I want to see the balanced flatware Tony picked out.
August 9, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Boys are insane, huh? We registered at Crate and Barrel and Bed, Bath & Beyond. The flatware is at Crate and Barrel. 🙂
August 8, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Don’t take him to the Florist. I knowhe creative but does he care?
Find a creative friend that can help along with the florist with great ideas that will look like you spent a lot but didn’t.
August 9, 2010 at 5:47 pm
You’re right…in fact – he doesn’t even want to go to the florist. Advice noted.
August 8, 2010 at 6:57 pm
My husband was willing to go register only because he wanted to use the gun. We agreed on just about everything (mainly because most of it didn’t make a difference to him).
Registering for bedding was the true test of our relationship. He wanted black and gray geometric shapes and I was looking at nice things. He apparently had issues with waking up in bed of flowers, pastel colors, sophisticed designs or anything pretty. O how we must of looked to thos in Macy’s. We were arguing in the middle of the store and it took us month’s to agree on one.
Just remember -you can always change the flatware online and then tell him they were discontinued;)
August 9, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Haha – Denise, that made me laugh outloud. He was so psyched about the flatware that I’m not sure I have the heart to break his little spirit if I told them they were discontinued…but I like your sneaky style – teehehe 🙂
August 9, 2010 at 9:07 am
The fun part is when you start getting the gifts and think, “We registered for this???”
A $200 toaster oven… what were we thinking?
August 9, 2010 at 5:46 pm
I know, right? It’s easy to get scanner happy when they make it so easy.
August 9, 2010 at 9:37 am
All guys are the same. I did the same thing, not to mention a few “surprises” that I had scanned for my to-be-bride.
August 9, 2010 at 5:45 pm
uh oh, should I be worried for your bride to be?
August 9, 2010 at 10:26 am
I may or may not work at the Med Math and while there, I may or may not escort bridal couples as they register. And I may or may not have had to step away from a couple that I was pretty sure was moments away from a brawl involving a decision over curtains. It can be an overwhelming process and for me, I’d be stuck between treating it like a true wish list and getting what I want and, being financially practical for the gift givers. The snow cone maker will be on it. The Keurig will be on it and one of the Kate Spade china patterns will be on it. I can sleep on a mattress with no sheets and shower with no curtain but I will not walk away without a beach snuggie or a booty pop. Period.
August 9, 2010 at 5:45 pm
hahaha – we weren’t close to physically fighting, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t mentally envisioning myself strangling him.
August 10, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Oh my goodness, I nearly peed myself reading this! You crack me up. Have you ever read, Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress? Kind of reminded me of it, when she takes her soon-to-be-husband to register. LoL
Mckenzie
August 10, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Hey! Glad you’re back – I just tried visiting your page and poof! It was gone! Glad you’re up and running again, chica 🙂
August 11, 2010 at 11:36 am
An option that might be more fun for the two of you to do together could be an online option, like a honeymoon or newlywed activity registry. It’s low stress, can be done at home and can be a lot of fun because you can get really creative and really dream up experiences you’d like to have together as a married couple. Could be a fun complement to the C&B registry and really let guests in on bringing your dreams to life.