How many is too many?

So, we may have gone a bit registry crazy. We now have 4 active registries.

The problem is that no one store has everything, so we end up looking at different places. And since we can't exactly register for only ONE thing, we end up adding more and more to the list. I don't even know what it all is anymore.

It's almost like we've registered at a different place for each ROOM. Luckily, we only have three rooms in our place.

While we love our doublestuffed condo, we are really hoping to get a new place within the next year or so (pending the fact that someone out there wants to buy our place). Since I've moved in, there is not a single crack or crevice that can hold another item. So it's a bit of a stretch to imagine or plan where all of these new items will go.

But see, that's the most fun part about the whole registering thing! Not only are we registering for imagined social events to be held in the distant future, but we are also selecting items that will adorn a home that we don't yet live in. It's almost completely make-pretend. So when we find something that we like, it's not like we can say "Oh, that will look wonderful in the guest bedroom" or "Won't these linens will look wonderful in the kitchen?" (since we don't have those rooms yet!) Instead, we say "We can find a dining room that has someplace wonderful to put this delightful [insert registry item here]."

So just think: any gift we receive will dramatically effect what type of new house we go out in search of. Are we mod? or are we country? Will we have dark woodwork, or more of a clean, white motif. What type of kitchen will we look for that can embrace our red La Creuset dutch oven AND my stainless steel Cuisinart? Decisions, decisions.

But big, life altering decisions aside. You know how much we both love new toys :)

While I love the electronic registry, here is one thing that I don't get. There have been a few things that we've either found in the store, or found online, and when we try to add it, the option to add to our registry is invalid. Shouldn't there be MORE available online than in the store. For once, the internet has baffled me. Why should I have to leave the comfort of my couch to go shopping?

A note to all of my newlywed friends and family: What is the one thing you registered for that you would recommend? And is there anything that is still in the box, months, or years later?