Housewarming Prep

This week has been solid prep for our housewarming party this weekend. Except, I suppose, the entire morning I spent at the DMV getting my California drivers license and attempting to register my car (I still need a smog check, but that'll be next week). Craig has a long workday, with his commute, so we don't have any time to go to the store together during the week. I didn't want to spend today in one hectic shopping trip, so I went shopping without him. But with the miracle of smart phones, he could "go shopping" with me. First, my shopping list:



We typically use an app for ordinary shopping. That way, the whole family can add to the list from their own phones. But for this sort of planning, I needed a paper list. I think better when I can see it all written out. I started at Smart & Final, for no better reason than it was on my way home from the DMV. I've never even been to this store before, so it was a bit of an adventure. Here are some of the options we considered there:



The next day, I went to Target. Here, I had far more decisions to make. This trip took nearly two hours because I would find the options, text them to Craig, discuss by text which we wanted, and make a selection. This may not have been the most efficient technique. First, "bev tubs":



I'm not even going to try to describe the disaster of picking wine glasses. Our conversation got all mixed up because I wanted to pick up glasses for home as well as glasses for the party. So I'll move on to candle options:



I'm sure this was not at all distracting or detrimental to Craig's productivity at work. He also had to choose from a selection of patio lights:



But we got everything*!

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* Everything except a list of about ten items Craig will go shopping for today.

** The picture does not show any of the refrigerated or frozen foods, most of the drinks, any of the lights, the infamous wine glasses, or anything else I could find a place to put away.