I am supposed to be writing about experiences with patients that have deeply affected me. While there are many situations that I have had wonderful experiences with patients and their families, most of my time and energy is devoted to the wedding. I had fun today at a little shower at work with everyone. Then, the handles broke on one of the bags of gifts, so I awkwardly carried them to my car. It's one of the few times I was a little disappointed that I had to walk across the entire hospital just to get to my car... My biceps asked that I not make them lift weights tonight.
I've also had multiple people say that I need to add more things that I "want" to the registry, not things I "need". LOML and I do not really have a lot of stock in material things. We keep it simple. We don't want or need many things. The original items on the registry were the things we wanted. We can add a bunch of stuff, but then there's also the issue with not having anywhere to put it in our tiny house... And the fact that we are likely going to end up having to buy the stuff for ourselves over the next couple of years because not all of it is going to be given as presents.
I probably am not going about this the right way, but in my mind the gifts are superfluous. Everyone is already having to pay to come celebrate with us. It's going to sound cliche, but getting to spend time with friends and family is far more important than anything anyone buys for us. There is nothing on that list that we need right now, and sure the stuff is fun, but it is just that. It's stuff. I appreciate everyone's desire to give gifts, but really, I just want to spend time with people and enjoy their company. I don't want to keep being told that I'm not materialistic enough for everyone else...
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