Another great thing about the bridal show, is that we got a lot of information about upcoming events. Thursday night, mom, Mark, and Mrs. Kathy (my future mother-in-law) and myself went to an "Engagement Party" at Belk. It wasn't really a party. We had refreshments and games, and we got to do our wedding registries. My favorite part was scanning stuff with the little gun! We had a really good time, but Mark wasn't feeling so great. Wednesday at work he pulled some muscles in his back and had to go to the doctor. They gave him two shots and some medicine. He was out of work the rest of Wednesday and all day Thursday. He finally went back Friday. He was in a lot of pain Thursday night because he forgot his medicine at home. I felt so bad for him. I always hate to see the people I love hurt. It worries me because his work is all physical labor, and if he hurts his back permanently, that would put us in quite a jam. Hopefully, we can find him some exercises to strengthen the muscles in his back. I think he is going to be fine, I know God would provide for us if soemthing did ever happen.
But anyways, I was a little nervous about registering. I'm going to do three stores; Belk, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Walmart. It gives quite the price range. I told momma I didn't want to put high priced items on there and people thing badly of me. But she told me that it was ok, that people could go in and buy stuff together. Which is a good idea! I may end up doing just Bed, Bath, & Beyond and Walmart, it just depends on the price differences. Belk has better appliances and dishes, BB&B has better silverware and home goods, and Walmart just has EVERYTHING! I was told bad things about Target, so I won't be doing one there. My favorite thing I picked out at Belk was my dishes! I had NO idea dishes and Silverware cost sooo much! When mom showed me how much silverware cost, I just about fell out! Our kitchen table is kind of a rustic black, with shades of orange in the wood. So we picked out orange dishes. The brand is "Denby." The collection we picked out is a stoneware. It it is hand crafted from local clay in Derbyshire, England, and is strong, durable and chip resistant. It was important to me that the dishes were durable because eventually (like 10 years!!) we will have little babies running around the house trying to break things! Its expensive, but people can buy it one piece at a time, then over time Mark and I can buy whats left! I'm so ready for Mark to come home to a home cooked meal, and we will eat on our new plates! Sounds stupid, but I have a feeling that when you're a new wife, the little things will be the MOST important.