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10:23 a.m. - 2006-05-08
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I spent a fair amount of my day escorting a large RiverHound mascot around the Wild Things Stadium yesterday. I guess that's better than actually being IN the costume.

Kevin and I registered on Saturday. That is one of those experiences that seems like it should be fun but is mostly stressful. It seems like you should just tear through the store with that magical gun in your eager hand, zapping anything that catches your eye. BUt really it's more like this.

"But if we register for three sets of different colored towels, what if we only get some of each color and then we'll have to buy like a brown wash cloth, 2 yellow hand towels and 4 white bath sheets ourselves!"

and

"Are you serious? You LIKE that? Like, you actually LIKE that color?"

and

"A hostess set? Ummm....what exactly IS that?"

and

"That's a meat thermometer? Are you kidding me? It looks like a global positioning system!"

Well, I walked in there thinking all we needed were some towels, a beadspread, a new shower curtain and some regular dishes. But then the concept of new, cool glasses, which might possible enable you to rid your soon-to-be home of your fiance's collection of King Kong limited edition drinking glasses...and having enough wine glasses for more than just, well, me....these ideas are what allows the Bed, Bath and Beyond saleslady to move you effortlessly from staunch "We don't need nuthin' and you can't make us." countenance, to "Ooooh! I LOVE that! Do you LOVE that Honey?"

And suddenly you're picking out a new salad bowl and you realize neither of you owns a cheese grater, or a cheese slicer for that matter. And a quesedilla maker would be nice to have. And if you got place mats to match those new dishes, your next dinner party could be a little more grown up.

The salesperson called me "frugal" on more than one occasion, which I had to laugh at....it's not so much that I'm all that frugal...I just know that none of our friends are going to buy us the 900.00 knife set.

Kevin is gone again this whole week. Which means I'll be staying at his house, hopefully keeping Henry out from behind the television.

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