Ikea...

Oh, friends. We are greatly saddened by our recent trip to Ikea. Although we didn't 6 hours drive north for the express purpose of shopping at Ikea, it was among the priorities of this trip. To be more specific, we planned to pick-out and pick up our new couch (an item we've been needing for two years now). But, annual sale or not, the couch we want is not available in stock and will take two weeks before arriving at the College Park (or any) store. Of course, in two weeks time we will be in Raleigh. Disappointment continues as we learn that the couch is also not available for purchase online even with a likely hefty shipping charge.

So now we have to try to fit in one more trip to Ikea before heading south so that we can place the order (which must be done in person) and then a second trip north to collect it. I guess Rich will get to curl in one more bonspiel before the season's end.

Now I know the few of you that read this are likely saying, just find a different couch. But after two years of not finding anything we could agree on, arriving at a mutually happy decision on this particular couch was no small accomplishment. So, that's it. We just have to make the trip... AGAIN... and then AGAIN...