I've been so excited about the new IKEA opening up. All week, I've been saying to John "Guess how many days until IKEA opens?" Of course, he doesn't care. At all. But me, oh, I've been DYING for Utah to get an IKEA. All we need now is an In n Out Burger and I won't hate living in Utah nearly as much.
This morning while John, Alex and I were having breakfast and watching our morning TV (ESPN news and Aurthur if you were interested), I could barely contain my excitement. IKEA opens TODAY! TODAY! I hadn't planned on going to the grand opening, but since Wednesday playgroup isn't until 11:00, Alex and I didn't have anything to do, so we got dressed and headed out to Draper to check out the place that could very easily become the catalyst for our financial ruin. Oh how I love Swedish furniture and home accessories. Specifically, CHEAP furniture and home accessories. And if the store that sells such things also sells meatballs... well, my love for such a store could know no bounds.
Almost as soon as I got on the freeway, still two exits away from the store, I found myself in the line to the IKEA parking lot. The line went quickly. The parking lot attendants were surprisingly efficient. We scored a spot fairly close to the front entrance and went to get in line to get into the store. That's where I discovered that my love for IKEA did indeed have bounds. We walked around and around the building looking for the end of the line only to discover after two laps that the line went around the entire building and doubled back to the front again. And more people were arriving every second. I realized that I do not love Swedish furniture and home accessories or meatballs nearly enough to wait in line for several hours with a toddler.
Dejected, I trudged back to the car and drove home, vowing that I would soon return for a more intimate introduction to IKEA. Someday when several thousand people didn't stand between me and my affordable home decor.
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