Wedding Shower #1

Oi.  Forgive me.  This post is SO overdue.  I blame my lazy self and my inability to find the thing that connects the camera and my computer to upload all the pictures.  But, since I found the cord and now have pictures and am a blog posting/writing fool this weekend I can tell you all about my bridal shower fun!

A few weeks ago my maid & matron of honor through me my 1st and really only bridal shower. (I should have gotten a picture with them, but I didn’t.  Fail #1)  In the south having 98873 showers is totally normal and acceptable but since I  1. don’t really like being the center of attention and opening gifts in front of people and 2. don’t have that many friends … I didn’t wans 98873 showers.  I wanted one and then my work shower.

The group of girls that made it was few (again no picture. fail #2) but a lot of my wedding guest and girls are out of state.  But the friends that did make it I absolutely adore and love.  My friend from Alabama even made it over for a few hours (should have gotten a picture with her too. fail #3) so I was so excited to see her, catch up, and all that jazz.

Kyle and I got lots of good stuff!  My Dad probably won with the most thoughtful gift – the Bundt pan I wanted with the recipe for his famous chocolate cake and all the supplies to make it.  And my mom went with the staple towels … but she got me my Kate Spade towels that I love and adore.  Julie (my matron of honor) got me our “replacement bowls” as I call them – since they’re my most favorite bowls ever and Kyle broke one.  (His hands will not touch this full set EVER). And we got more towels (actually Kyle’s blue set and my camel set) and lots of our party serve ware (so we need to party plan!) and lots of other good stuff!  We had a carload full of awesome stuff!

The food and cake was good.  I may have snacked and snacked and snacked after everyone had left.  And when I say “may have” that is code word for I did. 

I really do have some amazing friends.  I may not have a lot of friends but the group that I do have are true friends who I love and adore and am so so so lucky to have in my life.

And onto pictures!! (what pictures I have and that are good!)

worst bride-to-be ever. :)

my most favorite store ever is anthropologie.  I love everything about that place. their clothes. their housewares. their kitchen goodies. so when I discovered myregistry.com and found out I could make a registry of stuff  I wanted from stores that do not have registries I was way past excited.  and of course I stalk my registry to see what has been bought (not a lot but some) and what is no longer in stock or out of season (so I can delete it off) and to see what is on sale.

well – I was on anthropologie’s website earlier and noticed that 3 of the things I want/love and adore are on sale.  Meaning = good prices so they won’t last long.  Meaning = by the time showers start and by the time people start buying wedding gifts they will be gone and we cannot have them.  Therefore, I did want any “logical” bride to be would do.  Polled the audience.  And my Facebook friends (that are married) said it was perfectly acceptable to buy myself things off my registry.

Purchase #1.  This amazingly amazing bowl.  I saw it in the store and had to have it.  And the best part is that it was only $30 and it is normally $58.  So that’s not quite 50% off but it is darn close.  I think our fruit would look so super cute in it. And I am sure I could use it for all sorts of things if we ever entertained or if I was asked to bring something like potato salad to some sort of event.  Who knows.  Obviously, I wanted it and I will find many uses for it. 

 

Purchase #2. The matching drink jug thing.  This one is a little bit of a stretch and Kyle really will wonder what we will do with it and when we will use it but I will find a use for it.  I wanted it to match the bowl for “entertaining” purposes.  Granted.  I know Kyle and I don’t entertain a lot. but seriously, I will find a use for it.  But I can put Kool Aid in it.  Or Iced Coffee.  And you never know.  My friends are starting to have babies and I may have to throw a baby shower.  Seriously, you just never know. 

Purchase #3:  This was the most logical purchase out of the three. Trivets.  We only have 1 and it is more decoration than anything but every time I make cheese dip or spinach dip or anything hot I have to remodel our kitchen to get at it so I was telling Kyle we needed (and I wanted more). And when I saw these at Antho I wanted them. Then. But I put them on the registry and now they’re $15 (originally $29) for a set of two.  And they’re cute. And will totally be used because they will not go out of style. 

But I feel kinda bad for buying things off my registry already, but if there is anything that anyone knows about me it is that when I want something I WANT something and knowing that they’re on sale and will disappear means I have to just jump on it.  Plus the likelihood of people buying me things from Anthropologie is slim to none – so I also put some of my “wants” on my Christmas list that I gave Kyle (items like the butter dish and the measuring cups).  But don’t you worry your pretty little head… if and when her gets me those I will take them off my registry so people don’t buy me duplicates.

Hopefully…. this is the last me buying myself gifts I do prior to the wedding.  I am the worst bride to be ever. 

100% Registered!

It is official. We are 100% registered. We are kind of registered at 4 places total. As annoyed as I was (still am) with Target’s registry and their awful website I had to keep our casual plated and bowls on there since Target was the only place that had big enough bowls for Kyle’s taste.  I actually deleted the registry and then had to recreate it, but their web site was so jacked up it took me 6 tries to set it up.  Seriously Target, get it together.

I had a short day since I worked a client BBQ earlier this week and since “register at Bed Bath and Beyond” has been on my to do list for WEEKS I decided to just go and knock it out.  I had started the registry online but I needed to go in person to feel the towels and sheets (which ahem we desperately need and want) and look for dishes.  I figured I would be in and out REAL fast but that scanner thing out smarted me.  Then I went at lunch today to “reactivate” our Target registry which took all of 15 minutes.  And with that … we’re registered!

I like where we’re registered (with the exception of horrible awful Target) and I like that all 4 places have 4 different price points. I have been in and invited to many-a-weddings where they are only registered at 1 place and nothing is under $80 and many of those weddings I was a full fledged out of college broke girl.  Therefore, I did not want to do that to anyone who was invited to my wedding.  So you can use your big blue 25% off coupon at Bed Bath & Beyond or you can go to Anthropologie or Crate and Barrel and spend a little more. or you can hit up Target for a cute and cheap casual plates.  And of course, all gifts will be loved and appreciated.

We are registered at:  Bed Bath & Beyond, Crate & Barrel,  myregistry.com (for Anthropologie!!), and Target.  If you go to the “where we’re registered” tab you can be directed to any of those registries directly!

…..Another thing to check off the knot.com “to do” list.

Things Kyle Registered For.

I really do not know how to start this blog entry, because I am a little speechless.  Kyle and I went to Target today to register for more wedding gifts.  We knew that we wanted a cheaper place for some people to buy wedding gifts from since not everyone makes a lot of money and can afford Crate & Barrell.  Kyle (just like last time) got to hold the scanner.  Today he learned he would not be invited to Bed, Bath and Beyond.

And this is why....

Today, he registered for:

• Fireworks
• Something called "NCF HULK HULK SMASH GAME"
• A football
• 2 dog begs for Mulligan
• A 64 count pack of pampers baby wipes
• Pasta
• 5 12 packs of Tennis Balls (for Mulligan)

I think that is it.... but I could be wrong.  I had to clean up the thing 3 times since I kept finding different things.  Needless to say, many of these things have been taken off the registry.

Registering for gifts. (round one)

I have an unhealthy obsession with Crate and Barrell.  So I knew that was one of the places I wanted to register.  A month or so back I saw an add for their registering "party" and wanted to go.  ...More like had to go.  Then I learned that it was at 9:00 AM on the 1st Sunday of each month. i had to ask kyle to wake up at 8:00 to go something we could do in the afternoon. Lucky for me they have breakfast so I was able to tell Kyle that there would be waffles. 

But of course... Kyle is an awesome husband to be and told me that he would do it since it was important to me.  I did mention the breakfast after he agreed and he smiled at the thought of breakfast.  However, he somehow thought that breakfast = an elaborate sit down feast.  I think he was disappointed.

The whole experience was minorly overwhelming to say the least.  I am going to have to add to the registry from the comfort of my own bed because I know we missed A LOT.  Kyle handled the pots and pans.  I handled the fun things.  Kyle registered for 7 things that will be coming off the list (ex: a potted plant and an olive pick).  We will keep his "I Love Bacon" cookbook and his cookbook for men on there.  But his decorative boat, yeah that is going too.

You can check out our registry on the Crate and Barrell site.  Searching for Barbara Vines or Kyle Shanahan and feel free to buy us pretty things for our new life. 

xoxo,
B & K