1)
Registering. Every guy likes to have the gun and
go scan every single item in the store. It’s like Christmas to them. Who wouldn’t
want to scan everything they wanted in hopes that they get it as a gift?
2)
Cake testing. Guys are pigs. It goes without
saying that they would want to taste every cake they could get their hands on.
3)
Bachelor Party. Strippers. Need I say more? Guys
probably only get married so that they can have a “Hangover” experience at
their bachelor parties.
Charles and I registered this weekend. We had a great time!
It was cute to see the playful, childlike version of my fiancé as he raced up
and down the aisles picking out everything “cool” to scan. It reminded me of that old show “Supermarket
Sweep,” where the contestants would get to go and throw everything they wanted
(and could fit) into their carts in a certain amount of time and they would get
it for free. I’m pretty sure Charles
thought that everything you put on the registry you got for free at the end, I
had to explain to him “Honey, just because you put the $2500 70 inch television
on the list does not mean that you will get the $2500 70 inch television.
We had our moments where we disagreed on what to scan. I
didn’t want to look greedy putting expensive things on the list. One or two I
thought might be ok, but when every gift we were scanning was 90+ dollars, I
was thinking “Man, we need to calm it down, our friends will probably stay in
the 20-30 dollar range.” I kept giving Charles “the look” when he would put the
$300 dollar Dyson vacuum or the Rumba robot on the list. He thought I was telling
him he couldn’t have any fun, so he got a little irritated with me, which I
understand, so I had to calmly explain my reasoning, and then I think he understood
my point.
Registering was extremely entertaining to say the least, but
it was also a lot harder than we expected that it would be, and we didn’t
register for nearly as many items as we have guests, and we thought that we had
registered for too much! It literally took four hours to register at two
stores, and we found items that we didn’t even know existed (which was
extremely neat for me, as my love of shopping for clothes has switched to a
love of shopping for household items / décor / kitchenware / etc.) I learned a
lot more about Charles taste versus my taste as far as designs and style go,
which was very eye opening. We made
compromises if, for instance, one of us liked a certain color of appliances or
a certain design of plates, etc. Sometimes he would cave, sometimes I would
cave. We luckily didn’t have any bickering over things like that. I was very
scanner shy, and he was not at all.
It’s kind of bittersweet. Tomorrow we are going to register
at one more place, and then we will be finished. I don’t want any of it to be
over! I’m feeling nostalgic. I will only be married one time, and I’m trying to
savor each moment, but time seems to keep moving, and at an annoyingly fast
rate. At least at the end, I will get to marry my best friend, my “wabers.” I
wonder what my next wedding adventure will be…Stay tuned.
Michele
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