This weekend, Matt and I had dinner with our friends Spivian (Spencer + Vivian), who recently returned from their honeymoon in Greece (lucky ducks). We caught up over Japanese tapas and, as I do with every newly hitched couple, I asked the obligatory question:
“So. How’s married life?”
(What are you supposed to talk to married folks about anyway?)
So Spivian starts talking about how they’re redoing … I forget … something in their cute little condo that requires trips to Ikea, where they’ll probably frolic around like this:
And Vivian then says, “Married life is good. It’s just like playing house!”
I knew it. That’s exactly how I envisioned it to be. Now I’m even more excited to get married one day because dude, I love playing house!
I know that there are bigger things to think about when it comes to marriage, things like commitment, trust, yada yada yada. But since I’m not even engaged yet, I would like to think about house stuff!
So I came across this glorious site today called Delight.com. Have you heard of it? It has the cuuuutest stuff that I can’t wait to buy once we get a place of our own.
For instance:
Un-Slippable Dinner Tray, $24.50
Sure, it’d be nice to have romantic candlelight dinners, but I know the reality is that 99.9 percent of the time, we’ll end up eating on the couch while watching Man Vs. Food. This trays would be a wonderful companion. I am very spill-prone.
Self-Watering Plant Pots, $14.50 each
I like plants, but I have a tendency to kill living organisms. Amazingly, these cutie patootie plants water themselves. Genius.
Koi Pitchers, $42.50 each
I just think these pitchers are way cool. Hee hee.
Told you domestication is fun!
Photos from Delight.com.
UPDATED: Oh, I just have to add one more. Chat Plates! These are from MoMA, via oh joy! My life is pretty much complete.
My husband and I just spent $500 on ACCESSORIES for our living room. That’s not counting the $$$ we’ll be spending for new furniture in the coming days. You know what married people who are redecorating talk about? We talk about how poor we are. fuck.
Cuteness :) I really think he should propose to you in such a grandiose way :D
All of those things are so cute. I was never good at playing house, so I am guessing that doesn’t translate well into marriage. Ah well, I already have the kitchenaid mixer. =)
I really wish you hadn’t told me about this website.
Happy for them being happy, but marriage is nothing like “playing house”.
I’m an enthusiastic reader, although I never comment. But I have to say, your vision of marriage is the same as mine, and I often dream about registering. The whole commitment thing is exciting, yes, but in addition to that, I get excited about the gift registry and finally having adult kitchen supplies, as opposed to hand-me-downs or dishes bought absentmindedly on clearance.
I hate when there is a Chinese person in the bathroom. That’s normally you and it means I have to use the other bathroom.
oh i love that site, so fun. and yay for domestic bliss! :)
ahh I love those pitchers! Do me a favor and do a giveaway with those pitchers and pick me as the winner m’kay? thanks
Being in love is great and all, but I have to ask — why are all you ladies waiting to get married to have the nice stuff for your house?
There’s no law that says you can’t buy a complete set of nice dishes or cute living room accessories or (gasp) even a good silverware set as a singleton.
Just a thought.
Mio: Yep, I know. I’m sure they do, too. But when it’s your first month of marriage, “playing house” is exactly what it should feel like :)
Penny: True! But Matt and I both live with our parents. So we’ve got no place to put that stuff for now.
I don’t see why you can’t buy that stuff now. This way Matt has no choice but to assimilate your stuff.
Honestly speaking, I had nicer furniture and accessories when I was single. Now we have to SAVE our money for crap like houses and babies.
I love the char plates! So Cute! Although I would seriously have to fight the temptation to write elaborate messages with my food. : )
@mimsie, you’re crazy. You forget that I am the one with the house. In my house we will be dining on Star Wars collectible plates.
One of the best parts of being married is all the goodwill, freebies and discounts you get when you tell people you’re a newlywed. We received comped coffee, food, airline upgrades and even antibiotics while we were on our honeymoon!!