Monday, March 2, 2015

Half A Dozen :::|:::

Hello Monday, and hello to whoever is reading! I am about to share the first fun part about my March '15. If you missed my last post, an introduction to my March series of posts, click here to read. Otherwise, keep reading! :) Oh, and if you are solely interested in my top 6 registry items, skip half way down.

Today, my hot hubs and I are celebrating a little something. It's little compared to what we will hopefully celebrate together for years to come. But it is a big celebration because it puts a good mark on our first year of marriage.
Happy 6 Months to my awesome husband!

Neither of us are into the whole "happy 6 weeks!" "Happy 2 months!" "Happy 14 months!" Ick.
I mean that's not that bad if you're one of those people. We just are not. And I will not change when babies come along. If I start posting every other week about how old my kid is, or worse, during pregnancy I post the size of the kid inside me compared to some fruit, my husband has permission to band me from social media.

Sorry, that got a little dark. Anyway...

We got married on August 30th last summer. But 6 months later, we're celebrating our little half year mark on March 2nd, because, well ya know, February rides the short bus. Uh well.

So now I want to share some inspiration with you that derived from thinking about the last 6 months.
First off, we made it longer than a lot of marriages. Probably Vegas marriages mostly. Or Kim Kardashian. What? Are we all over that joke?

Also, we have now been together in person, and lived in the same city, for days exceeding the amount of days we were together in person while dating. 161 (roughly) to 190 (roughly.. including wedding + honeymoon.) We dated long distance, if you didn't know.

We really have been blessed with a beautiful first 6 months of marriage. I'll try not to get too sappy on here for everyone's sake, but I do mean it. It's different for every marriage I'm sure. And though we both know that our lives together won't always be this perfect, due to just life and how it goes, we are very grateful to have had such a good start. Especially since I moved away from my hometown and family, it's been as good of a transition as it could have ever been! I have one amazing guy.

Oh! Another thing. I have managed to FEED us every week! Points for wife!

Ok now I will move on to something a little more fun. I am going to list 6 items we were gifted, and LOVE. Items you should definitely register for if you're engaged. (Or use wedding money on afterwards.) :)

#1. Ninja blender.
My parents had gotten one in the year prior to me moving, so I had already fallen in love with it, and wanted to make sure it was on our registry! Though we haven't used it to it's full potential yet, it is an awesome and super powerful blender! I make smoothies pretty often, and my favorite part is I can make just one. I don't have to make a huge batch, but just use the individual cups to make one at a time. Also, I use the same to 'chop' up onion. It turns it to paste practically! So if you need onion in a recipe to add texture, then don't use the Ninja. But if you want flavor and no hassle in cutting it up, the Ninja is perfect!

#2. Toaster. (lol)
Ok, so that's a given I guess. But here's the thing.. my parents got rid of our toaster years ago and we used the oven. Seemed fine to me. But now that I have one again? Love it. Forgot how great they are. Also, we have a rad toaster! It's from West Elm where we had one of three registries. (Great place to find fun and unique stuff to register for!) See pic below:

#3. Towels.
Ok so we put on our list these gloriously fluffy super soft towels. Once they arrived in a gift, we laughed a bit at ourselves. We thought: we don't really needs these do we? Not now anyway. We could return and get stuff we do need...
But then we realized. When would we ever buy that good of towels on our own?? Sure, if we get rich one day. Haha. But right now, we are buying cheap food. We sure as heck aren't going to spend our little bit of money on expensive incredibly plush towels. So let's keep them! And save them. Save them until we have the perfect home to use them in. So that's what we are doing. It's not a bad idea to register for some thing you won't need or use right away. Good sheets, of course nice china is a given and some nice serving dishes are all things you might love pulling out of a box in a couple years, or finally get to use once you move into your dream home! 

#4 + #5 Anything to drink from, for or with. If you both love coffee, register for something fun like a Keurig 2.0, espresso maker, or a french press! (The hubs and I have 2 of those 3.) We enjoy coffee, and each other, so we have fun putting the two together! But if not coffee, you could get a fancy kettle, a large assortment of special hot cocoa mixes, a sleek decanter, funky pitchers, or for any of that- stylish glassware to drink from! Whatever it is y'all love to drink, find a way to make it fun and special each time you make it.
Glassware!
We were able to register and were gifted some really awesome drink/glassware, and maybe it's just me, but I love it all! I have already had an obsession with coffee mugs; another thing we own a lot of. But Having fun glassware makes anything from just setting the table for dinner to having a glass of wine while watching Suits even more enjoyable! So find some unique things like that that fit your couple's personality and style of kitchen! We were gifted great glassware from West Elm, wine glasses with our names and personal wedding logo etched on the front, and even awesome copper 'Moscow Mule' mugs! See pics below:





#6. Invest in each other.
Before you get to your wedding date, take time to 'register' some things for the both you to do together after the party is over. While registering, you've made sure to cross off your must haves for the kitchen, bed and bath and even some decor for the living room. But make sure you think about what you will do for your fiance day to day that will encourage him/her after a long day of work, a fun weekend, or how to make your home well suited for you both.
(Also, I suggest starting an activity to do together, like starting a TV series. If you both need to unwind at the end of the day, it is fun to have a show you both like, rather than scanning the channels for something you both will want to watch. Besides TV, my hubs and I are about to start learning a language! I'll try to keep you updated on that possibly comical adventure. ;))

I am in NO way a marriage expert. But I am starting to learn a lot about how to live life with someone. Your one and only someone. It's a wonderful journey to be on, and I can't wait to see the next 6 months (and the 80 years after that) play out!

Oh I forgot dish towels. You can never have too many dish towels!

Thanks for reading-
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