From my aunt and uncles Barb, Bruce and Frank: more place settings!  And so nicely wrapped, I took a picture of that, too!

We also got a package that included the Cuisinart microwave from our registry.  And, man o man, I must add that it’s a beauty.  I didn’t think I could like a microwave so much, but it cooks things in a jiffy.  Plus, because it’s all stainless steel, it’s super-easy to clean.  Many thanks to our friends Jarred and Karin for this!

Look, even Foofy (aka Leo) was excited about this one!!

Of course, this meant more silly photos…I am sensing a trend now…

Thank you Karen & Donald Anderson and family for these lovely additions to our household!!

Please see a gallery of photos below.  You can click on the images to see them in full size/not cropped.

PS: There will also be another bridal shower for friends and family at a later date.

Two Boxes in One Day!

As you can see in the photo, one is clearly from our Crate & Barrel registry.  The other gift wasn’t quite as obvious at first, but when we opening it, it was from our registry at Target.

The Crate & Barrel box contained a punch bowl set we had on the registry.  Thanks to Andy & Lisa Maillet, my cousin and cousin-in-law, for this great set!  We can’t wait to have a bash and use it with one of Mike’s delicious (and most likely dangerous) concoctions.

The box from the Target registry had the Kitchen Aid Dutch oven for which we had registered.  Again, another great item that is sure to be used soon, especially given the chillier temperatures we’ve been having down here.  However, I guess Target forgot to include the gift card in the box, so we don’t know who gave this!  If you are out there reading this, please contact us (gailmikewedding@gmail.com).  We want to give you credit for gifting this marvelous cooking pot.

And now, to show our lighter side…This is how Mike thought we should use the aforementioned punch bowl:

Space Man

I know, we are silly.  But isn’t that why you love us??

On March 4th, we received a gift from our Bed Bath and Beyond Registry. How exciting–another gift so soon after the first!

Mike & The Package

And he is such a gentleman, I was allowed to open it!  (OK, he didn’t have much choice…)

Gail and the New Wineglasses

Yay!  It’s the Riedel Wineglass set we had on the registry!  We were so excited to get these–Thanks so much to Mike Petersen!!  He is my long-lost cousin and fellow family tree afficionado.  And even the cats were excited about this one.  Here is Leo exploring:

The Conquistador

Our First Gift Arrives!

See how happy I am!  And see below, Mike holding the gorgeous item: a cake-cutting set to use on our big day!!

Mike and the beautiful set

Thank you to Holly and Jim (my sister and brother-in-law)  for this beautiful set!!  They recently traveled to Chile and found it there.  You can’t really see the detail in the photo, but it is embedded with lapis lazuli, the “stone of Chile”.  We will treasure it always.