Ikea

Last Saturday, my mom, Lydia, & I went to Northern Virginia for the day. My boss takes part in a big consignment sale in Sterling, VA each year & she said it's just the bombdotcom. Since the boys are growing out of their clothes & Rosie will be here soon, we thought it'd be fun to take a day trip to the sale & then head over to Ikea.

Our original plan was to leave around 9, but then I scheduled a photo session at 10 & we didn't pull out of the driveway until 1. Ugh. The GPS we used hasn't been updated with the new roads & bypasses from the past seventy-four years, so it took us the absolute longest way there. We got to the consignment sale at 5:30, & it closed at 6. Whew! We got in just in time to grab some stuff & go.

Ikea was forty-five minutes from the sportsplex where they held the sale, so when we finished, we started to head there. {We used the phone GPS because we wanted to actually get there before they closed at 9. ;)} My mom had never been & that's just totally unacceptable.

We walked, sat on the most comfortable & uncomfortable couches, spent too much time picking up & putting down kid's stuff, bought the "necessities" (because really, necessities?), & hit the road.

It was after 9 at that point & we were all hungry, so we drove around for a little bit & decided on Cracker Barrel. There, my mom found a hair in her food & we spent the rest of the time laughing & trying not to barf. The hair wasn't just in her food, it was in her mouth -- & without going into anymore detail, yuck. The manager came out & my mom told him, "I'm a big woman with a big appetite, but I can't eat another thing or I'll be sick.". Aaaand that's when I lost it.

I'd been driving all day, but when I started to fall asleep (oops), we pulled off at a Steak 'n Shake for a bathroom break & a driver switch. While we were there, my mom & Lydia got milkshakes that took twenty minutes to make. TWENTY! If they were busy or something, it would have been fine, but they were just standing around talking to each other. It was just horrible. I asked the manager for a refund right around that twenty minute mark & he said ours were coming up next. Then I said something snobby that I prooobably shouldn't have said, & watched closely to make sure there wasn't any spitting action on their part, haha.

Over all, we had a good time. It was a fun adventure & we got lots of good deals, too. My poor mom kept having her legs go out on her because of her fibromyalgia, but I'm so thankful she was able to come. We're planning on another Ikea trip in October, because well, you can't really go to Ikea too often.

In other news, it's officially fall. I'm currently sitting on the couch in a sweater & under two blankets & beside Sebastian Michael Brown. It's starting off pretty swell.