We decided to shop this weekend as it's our Tax Free Weekend here in Massachusetts. Our first stop was to Bed, Bath & Beyond where we registered. We had precisely sixty dollars to spend. After a frustrating morning attempting to get the old jersey sheets to stay on the corners of the bed, and with a few more weeks of warm summer weather left, we decided that our top priority was to buy some sheets.
While we registered for another few sets of jersey sheets, when we went around feeling them up (because let's face it, how else do you know you're going to like them?), we decided there was another set with higher thread count that we liked better. I was leaning towards the taupe color, but The New Husband apparently has an interesting eye for design that I didn't know was there, because his selection was actually better in our space - cream.
We meandered around, considering towels. Shower curtains. "Oh hey," I said, "How about that really cool garbage can we registered for?"
"Oh yeah, I totally forgot about that! Let's get it." We ended up purchasing the Simply Human 10.5 gallon slim plastic step can. It's probably the most expensive garbage can I've ever owned. And I mean, it's plastic, people. However, it's clear that I'm a Wife now because things like shocks on the garbage can so it can close itself ever so gently, make me squee. Also, we opted for grey rather than white because our last one was white and it showed every bit of ick. We won't make that mistake again.
After this excitement, we headed to the grocery store. We shop at a local place known for its deep discounts - Market Basket. Now, Market Basket isn't for everyone. See, in places like New Hampshire, the people are nice, the layout is orderly. But we don't make the 45 minute drive to another state to do our grocery shopping. We go to the one in Chelsea which is chaos incarnate. The photo below must have been as soon as they opened on a day mid-week because I've actually never seen it like this. Today was no exception.
We haven't been to the grocery store in three weeks thanks to the wedding prep and then the honeymoon, followed by just diving back into work last week. We had a little more than average, but it wasn't bad. And yes, you can still very easily tell what food is for me and what is for the New Husband. With that said, we did get him some awesome mushrooms to saute this week.
After the fun task of putting away three weeks of groceries, we headed back out to use up the $150 gift card we had for Crate & Barrel. Let me start by saying that I'm far more a West Elm girl, but I never turn up my nose at gifts. And besides, this gave me a chance to really explore the store without any pressure.
We checked out the entire store, thinking we may purchase a rug to replace the one under the dining room table. Then we realized that the size we could afford was too small to help define the space. One really cool thing that came out of that experience though: our sense of style is definitely merging as we both preferred the same rug for the space. Once we realized the rug wouldn't work and that $150 wasn't going to make a dent in the purchase of a headboard (the only other big thing we could have really used), we headed back to the kitchen section, mildly disappointed.
We ended up picking up a few things that we realized we could really use: OXO pop containers (airtight! I'm in love with these right now), two new cutting boards, some serving utensils, another set of tongs, a packet for mushroom dip (for the New Husband), a packet of spice rub for steaks, and perhaps the thing that made me the most excited: Bellini jam! Still, it didn't feel like $150 worth of stuff, but I did notice that much like some of NYC's high end stores, sometimes leaving with the smallest bag meant the most amazing purchase(s).
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