Okay, this post is long over due. We've been swamped with trying to get the house finished (more Ron than me, of course), and I've been buried at work since next week is finals week.
On Thursday evening (Dec. 7th - D-Day) we had our SSS Christmas party. It was only for the peer tutors and SSS staff; however, the party was anything but boring. We did the whole "secret Santa" thing going ... it lasted a week ... and on Thursday we each discovered who our secret Santa was. I happened to pick Jonathan's name ... he's 17 years old ... still in high school, but also taking college classes (he will be a sophomore when he begins UGA in the fall) ... so it was more than tough finding him a gift he'd like. I finally settled on a shirt ... but included the gift receipt just in case he hated it. My secret Santa was a girl named Stephanie ... she's very quiet and reserved, so I never could figure who picked my name. She did well ... she bought me some body lotion and shower gel from Bath and Body Works. Good, huh? All in all, the party was lots of fun. I love laughing with these kids ... it reminds me of when I was young ...
This past weekend (and the past 3 weekends, too) have been spent driving all over town ... spending gobs of money at Lowe's. Yesterday was kinda fun ... we went FURNITURE shopping. Fun in the way that it's always cool to get somethin' new ... but gut wrenching in the way that you've got to PAY FOR IT. Still, it was kinda fun. We hit all the furniture stores in town, which consists of FIVE. We settled on Hannah's bedroom suite at Farmer's Furniture ... a mahogany sleigh bed (see picture above). For our bedroom, we decided to only buy the bed (king sleigh bed in the picture above - the one in the room with the white curtains) because we need to see how the bed will fit with the antique dresser we have. I have a good feeling we'll be going back soon to get the nightstands and dresser with mirror.
While I love Hannah's bedroom suite, and I love the king sleigh bed for our bedroom ... both of those do not compare to how much I'm BANANAS over the kitchen table (see pic above) and leather couch for the den (can't find a picture of it ... but I'll take one of it when it's delivered). First ... the table. Now ... I know most of you won't go nuts over this table, but I have to briefly explain why I am.
When Ron told me to "pick out some furniture," I was trying to be kind (with regards to the price). I looked at circulars ... surfed the 'Net ... and decided upon a kitchen table from Farmer's Furniture. It was cute ... not really my first choice, but I wasn't repulsed by it. I figured I could live with it and make it work. Well, when I took Ron to the store to show him ... he said, "hell no." He didn't mind the furniture I chose for Hannah's room (actually, she chose it), but there was no way he was going to buy the table I picked out among the 6 designs that were available (hey, this is THOMASVILLE). Anyway, we paid for Hannah's furniture and headed to Turner's. We bought a couch two years ago at Turner's, and when we walked in the saleswoman from our last visit there remembered us. She was very nice (and was very much working on commission) ... and she was the one who guided us to the area where Ron found this table. When Ron laid his eyes on the table, he knew that was the one he wanted. I, of course, saw the price ... and thought, "there is NO way he's gonna buy this." Well ... I am still in shock ... he said, "this is the one we want." (sidebar: I'm gonna have to be nice for a REALLY long time for this table ;))
So ... we find the king sleigh bed ... and then I tell Ron I want to show him the couch I picked out. Now friends (and family) ... I looked at a gazillion couches ... and no matter how many I looked at, sat on, considered ... none would leave the impression I had of the whiskey-colored leather couch I found at Turner's a month before this weekend. As we (me, Ron, Hannah, Eli, and the saleswoman) head towards the leather section of the store, I began searching for the couch of my dreams. I turn a corner thinking, "oh, it's right around here." I get to that spot and I can't find it ... I panic ... truly, my heart just dropped. The saleswoman says, "are you looking for the whiskey-colored one?" I first think, "how the hell does she know that?" and then I wonder, "where the hell did they move it?" The saleswoman takes me around another corner ... and there it is ... in all its glory ... and I just melt as I gaze upon the rich leather ... and Ron melts as he gazes upon the PRICE. Thankfully, it's on sale (yeah, right ... sure it is) ... and I get the "go ahead." Of course, he wouldn't relent and let me get the loveseat, too ... that is, until he sees the couch in the den. He seems to think there won't be enough room in the den for both. Ahem ... let me spare everyone the suspense ... there's room ... oh yeah, there's PLENTY of room. That loveseat will finds it way home soon ... :)
On Thursday evening (Dec. 7th - D-Day) we had our SSS Christmas party. It was only for the peer tutors and SSS staff; however, the party was anything but boring. We did the whole "secret Santa" thing going ... it lasted a week ... and on Thursday we each discovered who our secret Santa was. I happened to pick Jonathan's name ... he's 17 years old ... still in high school, but also taking college classes (he will be a sophomore when he begins UGA in the fall) ... so it was more than tough finding him a gift he'd like. I finally settled on a shirt ... but included the gift receipt just in case he hated it. My secret Santa was a girl named Stephanie ... she's very quiet and reserved, so I never could figure who picked my name. She did well ... she bought me some body lotion and shower gel from Bath and Body Works. Good, huh? All in all, the party was lots of fun. I love laughing with these kids ... it reminds me of when I was young ...
This past weekend (and the past 3 weekends, too) have been spent driving all over town ... spending gobs of money at Lowe's. Yesterday was kinda fun ... we went FURNITURE shopping. Fun in the way that it's always cool to get somethin' new ... but gut wrenching in the way that you've got to PAY FOR IT. Still, it was kinda fun. We hit all the furniture stores in town, which consists of FIVE. We settled on Hannah's bedroom suite at Farmer's Furniture ... a mahogany sleigh bed (see picture above). For our bedroom, we decided to only buy the bed (king sleigh bed in the picture above - the one in the room with the white curtains) because we need to see how the bed will fit with the antique dresser we have. I have a good feeling we'll be going back soon to get the nightstands and dresser with mirror.
While I love Hannah's bedroom suite, and I love the king sleigh bed for our bedroom ... both of those do not compare to how much I'm BANANAS over the kitchen table (see pic above) and leather couch for the den (can't find a picture of it ... but I'll take one of it when it's delivered). First ... the table. Now ... I know most of you won't go nuts over this table, but I have to briefly explain why I am.
When Ron told me to "pick out some furniture," I was trying to be kind (with regards to the price). I looked at circulars ... surfed the 'Net ... and decided upon a kitchen table from Farmer's Furniture. It was cute ... not really my first choice, but I wasn't repulsed by it. I figured I could live with it and make it work. Well, when I took Ron to the store to show him ... he said, "hell no." He didn't mind the furniture I chose for Hannah's room (actually, she chose it), but there was no way he was going to buy the table I picked out among the 6 designs that were available (hey, this is THOMASVILLE). Anyway, we paid for Hannah's furniture and headed to Turner's. We bought a couch two years ago at Turner's, and when we walked in the saleswoman from our last visit there remembered us. She was very nice (and was very much working on commission) ... and she was the one who guided us to the area where Ron found this table. When Ron laid his eyes on the table, he knew that was the one he wanted. I, of course, saw the price ... and thought, "there is NO way he's gonna buy this." Well ... I am still in shock ... he said, "this is the one we want." (sidebar: I'm gonna have to be nice for a REALLY long time for this table ;))
So ... we find the king sleigh bed ... and then I tell Ron I want to show him the couch I picked out. Now friends (and family) ... I looked at a gazillion couches ... and no matter how many I looked at, sat on, considered ... none would leave the impression I had of the whiskey-colored leather couch I found at Turner's a month before this weekend. As we (me, Ron, Hannah, Eli, and the saleswoman) head towards the leather section of the store, I began searching for the couch of my dreams. I turn a corner thinking, "oh, it's right around here." I get to that spot and I can't find it ... I panic ... truly, my heart just dropped. The saleswoman says, "are you looking for the whiskey-colored one?" I first think, "how the hell does she know that?" and then I wonder, "where the hell did they move it?" The saleswoman takes me around another corner ... and there it is ... in all its glory ... and I just melt as I gaze upon the rich leather ... and Ron melts as he gazes upon the PRICE. Thankfully, it's on sale (yeah, right ... sure it is) ... and I get the "go ahead." Of course, he wouldn't relent and let me get the loveseat, too ... that is, until he sees the couch in the den. He seems to think there won't be enough room in the den for both. Ahem ... let me spare everyone the suspense ... there's room ... oh yeah, there's PLENTY of room. That loveseat will finds it way home soon ... :)
The only drawback of buying furniture from Turner's (besides the sticker shock) is that the furniture will take 6 weeks to arrive. Well, they have UP TO 6 weeks for its delivery. The saleswoman told me that they will be close the entire week of Christmas, so I should plan on the entire 6 weeks. Ugh. Oh well, it'll be worth it.
Okay, let me get posting some pics of the house. I'm sorry it's taken so long to update the photos ... so many people have been asking me to post some photos, but the house was in a stage where it was difficult to look at parts of it and imagine what it'd look like. Since we're near the end, most everything is complete except where noted.
2 comments:
Wow - that is the same dinning room table that I am going to buy in Jan (tax refund!! cha-ching!!)
I always knew you had good taste!!! DKay
That is soooo funny that we picked the same table! I failed to mention that we didn't get the black chairs ... we chose the chairs the same color as the table. I preferred the black ones, but Ron liked the other ones ... and since I didn't want to seem ungrateful, I let it go.
Wow ... that's cool, D ... now, should we compare how similar/different our husbands are?????? Perhaps we have the same taste in other things? ha!
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