I keep saying Berkeley, but I do know that Joe and Nitza now live in Richmond, in their brand new house with the awesome yard. This last weekend they were cool enough to let us stay over at their place even though it's not quite finished (very close though), actually now that I think of it- perhaps they had ulterior motives since Anthony helped put together some of their furniture. I was useless and did nothing to hep except get buzzed on wine and then flop on their new bed/bedframe. I was testing it's strength under impact.
We were also there to visit the Ikea in Emeryville and get Anthony his new bedframe. mission accomplished, and though I didn't technically get lost in Ikea this time, I did get really annoyed that they make you walk through every damn department whether you want to or not. While walking through the gigantic store Nitza overheard someone saying that it reminded them of a casino. I've never been in a casino, but I think they're right. No windows so you don't know what time it is, and it's a maze so you can't get out even if you wanted to. Then there's the money you end up spending...for that I have Anthony. He doesn't let me spend a dime at Ikea ever. On any trip. It's not that he forbids me, he just says you don't need that, you don't need that, you don't need that, over and over and over again and then gives me dirty looks if I do happen to pick something up. I think if I got really close to the register an alarm would sound in his head and he'd start shouting "danger, danger, put away your wallet.. you don't need that!"
Anthony thinks I'm susceptible to the Ikea brainwashing, and he might be right. Though he didn't know it, at various points I had my eye on a frame, some dishes (for his place) and a rug for my office. And a couple of vases, and a wine rack.
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Bret and I are like kids in a candy store when we go to Ikea. The last time we went was nearly five years ago, shortly after we moved into our house. We ended up with lots of stuff, including a bookcase that was almost too big to put in my car! We had to put it diagonally from the front passenger seat to the back of the car, and I had to ride in the back seat. It was totally worth it!
He's probably right you don't need it! OK just kidding that's my wife-that's-been-married-10-years side coming out. My fun side asks, "What did the wine rack look like?"
I'm not making this up: There are secret shortcuts between departments in Ikea. Sarah and I discovered them last time we were there.
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