Thursday, May 24, 2007

IKEA, I think I love you

So I finally got into IKEA today.  Alex and I got there 30 minutes before they opened.  The employees were directing people (already several hundred of us) to the restaurant upstairs.   We got a yummy Cinnamon roll and coffee, Alex got an OJ (the meatballs weren't out for breakfast).



Once the store officially opened at 10:00, we began to wander around, Alex on his puppy leash.  The place was HUGE and I was in pure heaven. A lot of the stuff reminded me of department stores in Denmark.  Apparently Scandinavian style hasn't changed much in the last decade.



I think I showed tremendous restraint.  When we finally got to the checkout, I only had the following in my basket:



  • 2 rugs (bathmat size)


  • A posable wooden doll/statue


  • a wooden rolling toy for Alex


  • 2 wood magazine holders


  • small table and two chairs (Alex sized)


  • a bag of frozen meatballs


  • reusable shopping bag


When John came home for lunch, he started noticing all the stuff I'd bought around the house.  I asked him to guess how much I spent.



"$200?"
"Are you serious?  You think I'd just drop $200 without asking you?"
"$100?"
"Lower"
"Well, if you spent less than $100, I'm happy"
"Would you believe me if I told you I spent $35?"
"No, I wouldn't"
"Well, it's true"
"Awesome"
"I LOVE IKEA!!!!!!!!"



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