Travel and going on adventures together is a huge priority in our relationship. High on the list for our next destinations: Iceland, Vietnam, Thailand, Germany, and Japan. Thank you in advance for getting us there a little faster!

We can't wait to get both a cat and a dog, as soon as we move to a pet-friendly apartment. We'd so appreciate any contribution that can help us get up and running with our new, furry family members!

We've known enough non-American cooking enthusiasts to be intrigued by the benefits of weighing cooking ingredients.

We've heard rave reviews about these from our friends. Apparently they are a life-saver for keeping food organized in the fridge - we're on board!

You can never have too many dish towels!

So squishy, so nice. We love the medium blue!

This little lamp, simple as it looks, will make a huge difference in trying to start seeds for the garden and keeping our indoor plants alive each winter.

You can never have too many dish cloths!

Incoming and outgoing mail is always an area of chaos in our apartment. This will help us stay organized!

Incoming and outgoing mail is always an area of chaos in our apartment. This will help us stay organized!

We've been making do with our motley collection of cookware from our college days, but we are excited to take the next step with a couple of high-quality sauce pans with matching lids (of all things!). We will seriously use these sauce pans every day. If possible, we'd love to get this gift from Downtown Home and Garden, a local shop in Ann Arbor that we love and would like to support.

We think the inner lighting designer in Sarah would enjoy these.

We are still working on building an adult linen closet. We would love to have this collection of bedding to put us on the right track! Here are our preferences: Classic Core Sheet Set (Queen Solid Navy)/ Classic Duvet Cover (Queen Bedford Navy Stripe)/ Extra Pillow Cases (Queen Bedford Navy Stripe)

We love these cheeky, fun plates that play on traditional blue willow ware. These plates feature 1) pirates, 2) a volcano, 3) a tentacle monster, and 4) a whirlpool.

Sarah has been after this one for a while now...

Jeff and I love Totoro - we went as two of the Totoros for Halloween the last couple of years.

We know a Le Creuset is a bit of a registry cliche, but having such a high-quality, durable pot for baking, braising, and roasting will help complete our kitchen. If possible, we'd love to get this gift from Downtown Home and Garden, a local shop in Ann Arbor that we love and would like to support.

I (Sarah) have gotten into jam-making, pickling, and canning in a big way in the past couple of years. I will be so happy to have a Foley food mill for making apple sauce and other purees that Jeff and I can enjoy all winter long. If possible, we'd love to get this gift from Downtown Home and Garden, a local shop in Ann Arbor that we love and would like to support.

We're trying to shift over to glass from plastic in the kitchen.

Right now, our lamp sits on a big pile of books. A beautiful side table like this one would be a big step up for us!

Our current vacuum cost $4.50 at the local thrift shop and recently lost a wheel. Needless to say, this would be a major upgrade.

We are planning to get pets in the near future, and this HEPA filter will really help out with Jeff's allergies and allow him to coexist happily with critters.

Sarah's first word was "cone," referring to pine cones she encountered along paths through the woods; they've been a personal totem ever since.

Rawr! Om nom nom.

Sarah, the gardener, could really use a set of good trowels. For the past few years, she's been making do with a rusty trowel she found beside the apartment building and a series of old spoons.

We know it's a wedding cliche, but we would really love to have this stand mixer for baking desserts, making bread, and mixing pizza dough for homemade pizzas (one of our favorite dinners!).

Sarah's first word was "cone," referring to pine cones she encountered along paths through the woods; they've been a personal totem ever since.

We love these cheeky, fun plates that play on traditional blue willow ware. These plates feature 1) flying monkeys, 2) a giant robot, 3) a sea monster, and 4) a UFO attack.

Anyone who knows Sarah know that she drinks tea by the vat.

You really can't beat these classic bowls in blue and white; they will play a central role in our food-making lives, from making scrambled eggs to eating popcorn to rising bread dough. If possible, we'd love to get this gift from Downtown Home and Garden, a local shop in Ann Arbor that we love and would like to support.

In addition to being beautiful, a crock will be incredibly useful for pickling, fermenting, and otherwise preserving all kinds of foods. If possible, we'd love to get this gift from Downtown Home and Garden, a local shop in Ann Arbor that we love and would like to support.

We recently discovered this cool, beautiful little ceramic jar that's designed to keep butter at the optimal spreading temperature. How awesome is that!? If possible, we'd love to get this gift from Downtown Home and Garden, a local shop in Ann Arbor that we love and would like to support.

We love pizza: Eating it, making it, throwing it... eating it. This pizza stone will give our pizza nights that extra bit of oompf! If possible, we'd love to get this gift from Downtown Home and Garden, a local shop in Ann Arbor that we love and would like to support.

There's nothing like the smell of fresh-baked bread wafting through the house. It would be great to make that a regular occurrence!

♫ These forks were made for eating. And that's just what they'll do. ♫

Anyone who went through Gil Thompson's tech theatre program at Sidwell knows that when it comes to power drills, there is no other than DeWalt.

We are huge fans of soft wool blankets, and this will be the first one in our collection that actually fits our queen size bed. Not only that - the bright colors will bring joy to us every day and remind us of the blankets that we bundle up in at the cabin each summer.

We've been making do with our motley collection of cookware from our college days, but we are excited to take the next step with a couple of high-quality sauce pans with matching lids (of all things!). We will seriously use these sauce pans every day. If possible, we'd love to get this gift from Downtown Home and Garden, a local shop in Ann Arbor that we love and would like to support.

Having a French press on hand will allow us to make small amounts of really great coffee when the need arises. This will make a great addition to our kitchen! If possible, we'd love to get this gift from Downtown Home and Garden, a local shop in Ann Arbor that we love and would like to support.

We would love to have an awesome stained glass lamp such as this one to add some color and light to our home. We really like elements in the Arts & Crafts, Craftsman, and Mission styles, and a lamp like this will fit right in!