Looking through bridal registry shopping lists is weird. Starting a new family means starting from scratch -- towels, spatulas, cheese grater, and all.
The idea of moving out of my home and starting a new home has one level of weirdness to it. But the idea of moving out my home to a new home AND having to work with totally unfamiliar kitchen utensils is really really bothersome. How strange would that be to make dinner with a brand-new wooden spoon AND serve it in a strange dish? Or to get the first crumbs in the toaster oven or the first water spots on the coffee maker? And you know that funny plasticky smell that new Tupperware has? To have ALL your Tupperware smell that way, all at once? And to do all of that while getting used to a strange stove, and a strange oven, and a strange refrigerator?
That must be strange.
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you get used to it pretty quickly.
Funny you should mention that sort of thing, I was just thinking about it the other day. I made myself up a list of stuff I thought would be a good idea to have when starting a new home, and resolved to buy it all one piece at a time. Then I had a revelation, and came up with a better strategy. Buying it outright could be risky, if/when I get married and my wife does not like what I've chosen. "The cutlery doesn't match the vacuum." etc.
So, I decided to price each item, and put aside money specifically for it instead. I'll gladly defer to the future wife's preference.
It is fun! I remember it well. All the showers and gifts. I had a blast! And then to pick it all out by yourself! My husband didn't care........so I got to do all the picking. The bad part was when we got home from the honeymoon and I realized I didn't know how to cook! We had all this cool new stuff but yet I didn't know what to cook???????????? You should ask him about it to see if he remembers?????????????? I think our first meal was corndogs. Doesn't that sound yummy??????????? and nutritious?????????????
Just to help you out -- Daddy and I will sacrifice and let you take all the well-loved stuff you want from the kitchen. We'll take the burden of breaking in the new stuff ;-).
LOL at your mom's comment...
I buy a lot of kitchen-type stuff second-hand. It's not so viable for some things, but when you only need one or two glasses and dinner plates or a good, solid, cast-iron skillet, it makes sense; and there's no "breaking in" period required. (I did have to re-season the skillet.)
Then again, I live by myself in a log cabin...
It's actually more exciting than strange. The whole starting a new life with a new person process is symbolized in every little decision, even the boring ones about which oven mitts to register for.
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