registering.

on saturday, travis and i met up with eric for lunch at cheddars. eric has been going through a very sour divorce and has been spending quite a bit of time with us. we want to be his support system, but don't often know what to say. just spending time doing things together helps him keep his mind off of things. on our way to lunch we were charged with keeping him occupied for the day.
after a loooong wait at cheddar's we filled our bellies and started making plans for the day. i mentioned to travis that we didn't need to do it that day, but that we would need to set some time aside to register. the next thing i knew we were pulling into super target. i approached customer service for wedding registry information while travis and eric checked out the dvd selection. when i walked back over, i thought it was just precious when travis asked, "so, did you get registered?" i explained it was a bit lengthier process than that and that we would need to walk around the store selecting items that we would like our guests to purchase for our new home. "well i didn't know..."
we set out to pick out items on the registry checklist. not far into it travis said, "this is fun! we should have done this sooner." we spent quite a bit of time in target with eric offering helpful insight and suggestions, especially in the kitchen deparment. when we finished i never dreamed that the guys would want to continue, but we headed straight for bed bath & beyond. travis held the scanner in this store, and i think the guys had even more fun here than at target (& i came across some very random items on our registry list, i.e. a box of milk duds and "toilet tunes:" a toilet that plays music every time you lift the lid). we had a lot of fun and it's those things that help make the wedding feel real and like we're actually making progress. we have now decided that we will probably close our bed bath & beyond registry since we're registering at pottery barn and since we will need to register at dillards so that guests from muskogee will have somewhere to shop without having to travel. it's a little overwhelming to think that i have to merge that registry into another, but we're having fun and enjoying it.