Virtual Registry

I need a break from wedding stuff and am procrastinating on cleaning the condomaximum by doing some computer maintenance. I finally uninstalled the piece of sh*t memory hog that is McAfee. Good riddens! Has anyone else experienced problems accessing Blogspot pages today? I can view them in Reader, but the connection times out when I try to access actual sites. I was able to view them at work without problem.


I am taking advantage of the scan time to do some mindless online browsing. I think that I should get one of these!

Image: perch! design via simplesong

And one of these:

Image: Gemini Studio via Chitown Bride

TO: tina & andy CONGRATS FROM: tina & andy

Our first wedding present was ordered yesterday...by us. My friend VP noticed this message, re: the everyday dishes on our Crate & Barrel registry.

Andy was the one who selected our dishes when we registered. When I e-mailed him to let him know about the discontinuation, he was so disappointed that he actually told me to track them down and order them. I am not even kidding. He really did. I found that odd, hilarious, and endearing. The Michigan Avenue Crate & Barrel located 50 dinner plates at a store in Dallas. I originally planned to only order the dinner and salad plates to save money and was planning to pray that we got the rest of the items before they sold out. While I was on the phone with the rep, I realized that it was more affordable to just snap up the whole set for a few bucks more, so I did. These are our "new" dishes, which will go into storage at Andy's aunt's house until we move into a bigger place next year:

Images: Crate & Barrel

I'll run and buy the large bowls this weekend to complete the set. Aren't the plates huge? I think that's why Andy loves them. In his giant linebacker hands, these seem like dessert plates!

"To Do" Lists are My B*tches

Andy and I have plowed through the To-Dos this weekend!

Big Announcement #1:

We're Registered!

Holy Sh*t. No one ever told me what a daunting task registering is. Originally, I lured Andy to the Crate & Barrel Registry Event by promising him pancakes afterwards. Towards the end of hour 2, I was the one who was just scanning to scan and get out of the joint. After that, we decided to create the majority of the Williams-Sonoma and Macy's registries online and just pop into Macy's to look at China patterns. We had some extra time after our tasting this afternoon, so I gently suggested that we go to Macy's and get it out of the way. I think that "We won't have to discuss China or All-Clad ever again" was the phrase that paid. Anyway, we went with slightly non-traditional China...a decision that was nagging me the whole afternoon and "L" ride home...until I got home and saw the complete set online. I love, love the bowl and platters in the background:





And, thanks to the plain whiteness, I will never have to commit to a tablecloth or napkin color. The dining room table with my rainbow-colored oyster. As you may have gathered from my blog, I am drawn to bright colors like a moth to a flame.

I also registered for a few pieces of the FABULOUS kate spade Gwinnett Lane line because I couldn't help myself. They're so frivolous, but I adore them. And, like Andy said, no one has to buy them just because we put them on the registry. Besides, if people don't buy them and I do, I'll get 10 percent off since they're on my registry.

Photos: Macys.com



Big Announcement #2:

We've selected a caterer!

We had the last of four tastings this afternoon and, as it turned out, the last was definitely not the least! Honestly, our decision was based 50/50 on food and customer service. It's as if our representative read my mind and addressed all of my concerns before I spoke them. And she was so accommodating to everything. I am so very excited to work with her.



I just sent rejection e-mails to two caterers and left an after-hours voice mail for our #2 choice. You should have heard the awful joke that I made in the message. I am such a man.