One of Those Moments

Everyone has them. When you drive a car for the first time. When you kiss someone for the first time. When you go to prom. When you walk across a stage and someone hands you a diploma. When you sign a lease, or a ballot, or a marriage license. There are dozens of milestones in life that, as children, we assume we will someday experience or accomplish. But as we grow older, we realize that not all of those things are experienced by all people. Not everyone is fortunate enough to own a home. Not everyone is able to graduate from college. The bank will always hold the title to some people's car. But when we do reach a milestone - one of the milestones that as a child we take for granted will someday take place for us, because we believe it to be the norm for most - there is always a moment of realization. When the truth sinks in that you have made it to that mark. It is a humbling moment.

Tonight my moment stopped me in an aisle of a Target. I can't believe this day has come. I, me, crazy silly Kim, am registering.

Laugh if you will, but registering is, for most girls, a part of the wedding that we look forward to our entire life. Picking patterns, choosing colors, testing pillows, that will fill our future and make up our home. Not that I equate these possessions with the home that Brett and I will build, but registering for these items is tangible evidence that it is really happening! Brett and I are getting married! We are going to be grown ups who live together and love each other and eat off of dishes that WE picked out!

The whole thing blows my mind.

Tonight we walked around Target looking for certain items that we know we will need in hopes that tomorrow, when we have the scanner, it will be an easier process than going in blind. I THINK we are starting at Macy's because our dishes are there. I am also hoping to find a shower curtain that I like more than the ones that we saw tonight. And then we will hit Target.

I am not certain that we will get both stores done tomorrow, but I would LOVE if we do. That would be a big item to check off of the list. We have lots of big items left to do, but we are slowly but surely checking them off the list.

I picked up the bridesmaid dresses yesterday, so that part is done. My mom is shortening all of them, but we probably won't think about that until mid January or so.

I have also made progress on my Christmas shopping. I still need to shop for Brett and I need birthday presents for Brett, his mom and Madi. And I have a gift card to buy. But I THINK that is it.

There is a LOT that I would like to accomplish this weekend. We'll see how it goes. =-)