Coupletivity

Giftello - the new new registry

As some of you know, Britt & I are planning a trip to Argentina for our honeymoon.  We've traveled a lot and yet we've never been to South America together.  This trip will be extra special in a lot of ways:  Our first as married couple and our first time in Argentina together. 

There are a lot of things we'd like to do, and so we've signed up for "Giftello" as part of a "honeymoon" registry that's personalized for us.   In it, are things Britt & I would love to do on our journey.   From a night of tango to a simple picnic in the park.  So, if you would love to help us please visit Giftello.com and pick something you'd like for us to enjoy.  We'll document that activity in a creative way (Ricky does video & photography and Britt can be funny) and we'll send you our adventure recap. 

How does it work?  Easy.  You visit our Honeymoon Registry and look through our activities and simply select and check out using PayPal. If you haven't used PayPal, don't worry.  You can use your credit card.

If you'd like to simply use the regular registry, that's fine too!  We're registered at Sur La Table.

The Registry. It's not easy.

So it's a Saturday and Britt and I are in downtown Santa Barbara walking around after running a wedding few errands.  "Hey, we should go register!" says Britt.  "You're right.  Can we get a mojito after?"  I say.  "Totes" responds Britt with enthusiasm.

We enter the Sur La Table, talk to a very helpful sales associate and are handed a scanner - which I take with boyish excitement - and off we go.

First stop: the small utensils section.  BEEP.  I scan, press 6. Move.  BEEP.  I scan, press 2.  Move on.  Britt stops and says "What did you just scan?"  I pause, thinking about her question.  "I dunno.  A double action potato smasher.  I asked for 2.  We may have Thanksgiving at our place one day."   The look Britt gave me was one I've seen before.   It's what I call the "No-you-didn't-just-do-that-because-you-were-too-busy-having-fun" look.  So I put the brakes on my erratic registering tactics and still manage to hold on to scanning privileges.

By the time we made our way to appliances I was exhausted.   No joke.  We barely made it to glassware and I was ready for my mojito.  The registry is a complicated thing.  The practice of a bridal registry was first instituted by Chicago-founded department store Marshall Field's in 1924 at its Marshall Field and Company Building as a means for the engaged couple to indicate chosen china, silver and crystal patterns to family and friends.

Now that practice has evolved into a frenzy of mass consumption by young couples looking to acquire items far beyond their means. 8-pc Tumi luggage set?  C'mon.  Why can't I have 2 dual action potato mashers?