Gift Registries ROCK!

So, I didn't go to work today... which means a crossing off very few things on my massive to do list and lots of screwing around on the internet. So... I delved into gift registries.

Now, I am not some social freak that has never heard of a gift registry. On the contrary, I've actually complained on more than one occasion that registries should not be limited to new babies, homes and weddings... we should have them for all gift-giving affairs. Granted, you can now set up wish lists on many websites... but my Nana, who shakes in fear at the sight of the computer yet loves to give me prezzies... that doesn't do a fat lot of good.

Anyway... I have a new home. It's my first time living on my own. I need a great many things. Now, since I love to shop, half the fun of buying a new home was shopping for all my fun new stuff. And I did a lot of that while I was waiting for my house to be built. I even went all the way to Covina, CA to IKEA and bought a buttload (actually, an SUV load) of stuff. I went all over town and bought loads and loads of items. My dad, luckily, moved out of his house and in with his then-fiancee a couple of months before my house was done... so I inherited dishes and furniture and other items.

And yet... I still need more. I have next to no bakeware. I need stuff to put on my walls. I don't have a mixing bowl. And I am sure there is a ton of other stuff that I need and I don't even know it exists!

So, today I set up a registry at Target.com! And it just so happens that this morning, I finally got around to mailing my new home announcements out. I have a big family with aunts, cousins, etc... and my parents and grandparents have sent them gifts and money for years so, according to my Nana, it's time for them to send ME gifts and money! Yay!