11/11/11 A Good Day for Firsts

Luke and I went to IKEA today.  It was the first time I had ever been in any IKEA store.  It was as huge ginormous as I thought it would be, but it was a lot busier than we thought it would be...then we remembered it's a holiday.

**HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY!  We are beyond grateful for those men and women who serve and protect this country.  They don't have to.  They want to.  And we are grateful for their service!**

(Oh and no, Luke did not almost burn down IKEA when he got a cinnamon bun this time.  PHEW!)

We also went to REI and Murdoch's and COSTCO.  We went crazy!  We got ideas of things to put on our Christmas Lists and we bought chocolate.  Lots and lots of chocolate.  17 pounds of Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate Chips.  Best. Chocolate. Chips. Ever.

The best (and most cost effective) place to buy them is at COSTCO, but the only time they have them in stock is around the holidays.  So we bought 5 bags.  (But really we were afraid that there is no access to chocolate in Alaska...and that would. not. be. okay.)


Now for the Friday Funny that you have waited most patiently for...unless you just skipped all of the stuff above...if that is the case, shame on you!  :)

It seems so easy to forget that Christmas...is not this month.  Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Happy weekend to all and to all a good night.  Wait...dang it!  There I go again...