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Friday, November 11, 2011

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...

Friday, October 28, 2011

Friday Felonies...or maybe just a Misdemeanor.

I was out of town last friday, so I didn't have a Friday Funny.  But now I'm baaaaack, and I have a funny to share with you today.

It's a story about my awesome husband and how he almost burned down IKEA.

Here's the story in his own words:

"So I went to see the phenomenon that is called IKEA.  And while I was perusing, I noticed they had cinnamon buns for $1.  (What a great idea to have food while you shop...that's for the dudes.)  Anyway, I payed my dollar and was told the buns were self serve.  So I went over and got my little wax paper hygienic whatever-those-things-are-called and calmly reached under the glass to get my cinnamon bun.  I had a moment of hesitation trying to decide which delectable cinnamon treat would be mine.  That moment of pause had consequences...  Suddenly my little hygienic-paper-thing burst into flames!  But, I'm an Eagle Scout so I remained cool, calm and collected under fire-quite literally.  I blew the fire out.  It wasn't that big, but it was still noticeably flame-y.
Still holding my smoking paper, I looked up at the cashier lady who was looking at me with eyes as big as the cinnamon rolls (which were not small).  She just looked away.  I don't think she knew what to do.  Not wanting to be wasteful, I used my charred wax paper and retrieved my cinnamon bun as I carefully avoided the heating element this time.  I got a little bit of ash on my cinnamon bun, but it still tasted delicious.  To be safe, I left the store shortly after I ate my bun, so I could avoid any potential criminal charges."



Before I go, I feel the need to say "WAY TO GO CARDINALS!"  They are the 2011 World Series Champions!  To be honest, I don't really follow baseball...but I do like Matt Holliday and he plays for the Cardinals, so I wanted them to beat the Rangers...and they did!  But from what I've heard, the team owes a lot to this little guy:

Behold the rally squirrel!!!
Just giving credit where credit is due  :)

Friday, September 9, 2011

That's funny...it's Friday already!!

This week seemed to fly by... Maybe it's because Monday was a holiday?  Or maybe it's because, in all our spare time, Luke and I were watching episodes of The Mentalist?  I just don't know.  But ready or not- IT'S FRIDAY!
Recently a new IKEA store opened in our little corner of Colorado.  (I posted about it back in March...or sometime...)  I have yet to actually go to the store (or any IKEA for that matter), but in honor of the big blue monstrosity that has landed itself so close to I-25, I dedicate this Friday Funny to IKEA.


Screwdriver anyone?

Sunday, March 20, 2011

The great and spacious building...some refer to as IKEA...

It's big. (415,000 square feet, built on 13.5 acres, with 1,500 parking spaces)

It's blue.  (it can be seen from space...probably...)

It's also "green".  (America's first Geothermal-Powered IKEA store)

It's opening this fall.

I wouldn't really mind the size...if the building wasn't ALL blue.  Yikes!  (So what if it has great meatballs?)

You can see the blueness in the distance---


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