The joy of registering

My first advice is don't go when either or both of you are tired as crankiness makes the experience less fun.  Just sayin'.

Our game plan was for a walk-thru at both Crate and Barrel and Macy's, we stuck to it.  Then we decided which things we wanted at each store.  Stuck to it.  Next, we decided to add Target into the mix since it seems silly to pay department store prices for cooking utensils (i.e. whisk or spatula).  Finally, we walked back across Somerset and got started at CB...we picked a few items on our "for sure purchase at CB" list and then I wanted to browse.  Mark, it turns out, was less interested in browsing...so I had to let him point and shoot at random items to keep him entertained.  Bagel slicer?!  Sure...zap!  Colander?! Sure...zap!  My favorite part was when Mark stomped off to zap this giant pot that has a steamer thing on top because "that's the only thing he wanted."  I was thinking our pot set might have one that matches so we should wait and all but I had to smile and say zap it!  Except I think I hissed about the matching sets before I gave in :D

The great thing is we did agree on most of the big choices (cookware, dishes, silverware) and then on the drive home I found out Mark doesn't care about napkin colors so I don't need to offer him choices as he will just exercise veto power rather than discuss how the deep purple is more elegant but the teal is brighter.  I mean, that's how I looked at it.  He just said "purple" and I thought perhaps some more discussion was required.  Not so much.

Later that night we took the checklist that CB provided and went through and labeled which of the three stores we would get the necessary items from.  The game plan/list approach might be more effective than the two of us wandering in all sorts of directions.  I'm going to try to do some research on the best toasters, mixers, etc.  Side note Mark laughed when I said I wanted to register for a mixer because he's never seen me bake.  Forward thinking babesy I said...I mean I will probably have baking duties assigned as a mom or if we host a holiday dinner.  Duh. 

So tonight we are going to hit up Target and then another night we will tackle the Macy's list and also anything we don't find at Target (spatula wise) we will add on at Macy's.