In case you missed the memo, we bought a house. [pause for applause]
We get possession next week so we can finally start moving in soon! After almost 6 years in the same apartment with our mismatching hand-me-down furniture, it was about time to upgrade. On the other hand, we’re still not exactly rich. There’s only one solution…
ROAD TRIP!!!
Yep, last weekend we hit the road and drove to glamorous West Chester, Ohio, to visit the place where weak relationships go to finally fizzle out and die: IKEA. I’m happy to say we came out still married and with money left in our bank account. We spent part of our 2-hour car ride making a list and a plan, which helped us stay focused on the things we really needed and couldn’t find for a better deal elsewhere.
You ready for the funny part? For some reason it did not cross either of our minds that it might be a good idea to rent an SUV. Apparently we thought it would be perfectly fine to drive a Hyundai Elantra to Ikea, where we intended to buy multiple pieces of furniture. The punch line is: after 5 hours (not exaggerating) of shopping, I had to go back and return one of the bookshelves we bought because there was no possible way to fit it in the car with everything else. Other than our small car fail, it was a successful trip. And now we have an excuse to go back and see more of West Chester. Silver lining?
similar Top // similar Skirt (on sale) // similar Bag // Earrings (on sale) // similar Shoes (on sale) // similar Sunglasses // similar Necklace
If you have not been to Jungle Jim’s, you should check it out on a return trip to West Chester!
Thanks for the tip! 🙂
That skirt is suppppppper cute 🙂
xo, Jessica || The Petite Diaries
We need an IKEA in Indy!!!! But on 2nd thought, I’d be re-doing my house all the time, lol…