Setting Up House

As the wedding becomes closer and closer (148 days away, to be exact!), I realize just how unprepared Jay and I are for married life.

Emotionally? Ready. We've had nearly three years of engagement plus a year before that to work on that (though obviously we'll still have a lot to learn).

Physically? Ready. Like I said: we've been together for four years. We're pretty ready to be married as far as that goes, thank you very much.

Materially? Not so much. We've got a bed, basic pots, a kitchen table, two kitchen chairs, two small baking pans, and the hidden-away-Marian's-not-supposed-to-know-about-it Kitchen Aid mixer.

So, as long as we don't want to eat on dishes with utensils or use blankets or shield the bathroom floor from the water spraying out of the shower, we'll be fine.

But I have a feeling Jay will want to do those things. And I would have to agree with him.

So...we are registering at Target and Macy's/Fleet Farm/Bed Bath and Beyond/Store To Be Agreed Upon Shortly, which translates into much choosing: patterns, textiles, utensils, etc.

Where's a girl to begin?

For anyone else wondering, here are a few links to sites that give lists of basics needed to set up a home:

http://www.neighborjanepayne.com/read.php?SD=1&SS=452

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/athome/334097_design06.html

http://www.knotforlife.com/postwedding/home/setting-home.shtml

I hadn't even thought of garbage cans! But, at least I've found a place to start, and these resources (plus many others; I appreciate recommendations) will help fill in where I may have forgotten something important.

Busy but beautiful times lie ahead!