Breaking Records

January10

Today we went to IKEA and spent more money than we have ever spent on furniture in our lives so far, which was only about $50 more than the time we went to IKEA last week and bought furniture and this fact made me go very pale and break out into a cold sweat in the middle of the checkout lane. I couldn’t physically swipe my card. Ishi[1] had to do it.

Today I came home with this (half price!) and this (in birch), which in addition to two of these and this (also in birch), brings the furniture item count in this household to the highest it’s ever been, even pre-flood. We are coming very close to living like actual, real-live grownups do. I KNOW! SHOCKING!

Today Ishi and I spent two hours at IKEA, one hour at lunch, one hour at Michaels, and then another hour at a scrapbooking store, and we didn’t have one single argument. Not one. And? He suggested going to the scrapbooking store (which I hadn’t seen yet) when he saw how thrilled I was by the scrapbooking section at Michaels!

We got home and watched the hockey game while he had some wine and quickly put this together.

It’s been possibly the most perfect day we’ve ever had. What a great record to break!

  1. My husband. Not his real name, of course. I just got tired of typing “my husband”. “Ishi” (ee-shee) is Hebrew for “my husband” and it’s easier to type. You could almost see that coming, couldn’t ya? [↩]
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2 Comments to

“Breaking Records”

  1. Avatar January 11th, 2009 at 9:41 AM Lujza Says:

    Oh good for you guys!!! That’s the kind of day I love to have….so glad that you were able to pick up some gorgeous items!!

    And scrapbooking store?!?…he he he…so which one did you get too? Was it “Clipper”?….they have a gorgeous paper selection….or “Cherish”?….in Port Moody….small, but quaint? Oh do tell!
  2. Avatar January 11th, 2009 at 10:58 PM Navita Says:

    hey Sarai thanks for visiting my place…now don’t be a stranger! :)
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