Waterbeds and such

   When two people merge into a marriage, you also merge all of your belongings into one space.  While Adam and I quickly got rid of his sloping black leather couch and nasty, decrepit, covered in salsa stains 80's recliner that came apart in two pieces (that he amazingly got $75 for on Craigslist!), we have somehow hung on to his "this end up" furniture from when he was 3 years old and my bedroom dressers from when I was 13. 

   Coincidentally, my old bed was ruined in a tragic loss at a storage unit several years ago when I moved from college back to my hometown.  There had been a small hurricane which sprung a leak in the roof, creating moving day morning at 6am a fun treat and surprise for me and my dad, who was helping me move at the time.  Moldy mattress anyone?  ugh.  So I ended up getting a new bed and mattress and box springs that day!  Well, I ordered it anyway, my beautiful sleigh bed didn't show up for 14 weeks!!!!! I guess now we know why Rhodes Furniture went bankrupt and out of business. 

   Unfortunately, the storage unit disaster didn't even touch my 17-year-old dresser, chest of drawers, mirror and night stand.  I remember picking this furniture out like it was yesterday!  Being the youngest in the family, I had all hand me down furniture and nothing matched.  Apparently, I was OCD even back then, because the non-matching furniture really REALLY bothered me.  So I ended up getting a beautiful, Charleston gate like, iron cast, hunter green daybed, with matching pop-up trundle of course.  The furniture that matched was briefly used and returned to the furniture store because whomever bought it had a dog that chewed a few of the edges of the drawers. I remember my Dad negotiating a special price and then the furniture was all mine! I remember the pieces had a matching queen sized bed, but we didn't get that, as I already had my daybed.  

  There is a reason that our tastes change from when we are teenagers into adulthood. There are no words to describe the hideousness that is this furniture to me now.  Adam despises it; as he should, considering he's a grown man stuffing his socks and t-shirts into a 13 year old girl's dresser.  The furniture isn't white, but rather a creamy, off-white shabby chic, if you will.  It has a beautiful stenciling of a floral design and scrolls on each outer edge.  Wait.   I'll just take a picture and show you.  Before I show you though, in my defense, I once babysat for a family who had this EXACT SAME FURNITURE (including the fancy queen sized bed to match) in their master bedroom.

Behold... the dresser in all it's glory!!

Notice the fancy scroll, ribbon and rose motif. 

Adam really can't stand these ribbon details on the side.  I think its a wee bit too feminine for him. 

Where the previous owner had some bite issues, or perhaps it was some s&m party into biting? Or misplaced vampire?  I guess we'll never know. 

    Needless to say, Adam and I are looking for new bedroom furniture.  Did you know Paula Deen has furniture?  It's at Infinger Furniture in Goose Creek.  It's actually really pretty, but also a bit pricey. Also, I'll never be able to go back in that store again because after I told Adam my parents had a king sized water bed back in the 80s/90s, he found it to be hilarious to ask, "Where are your waterbeds?" to the sales lady when we walked in.  He acted dead serious too, I had to tell her we were kidding.  I'm sure my face was bright red.  I live in the Creek, so I feel comfortable saying this, but I'm actually quite shocked that they DIDN'T have waterbeds. HAHAHA

   Of course, he was just kidding, we've found our perfect bedroom furniture and now we're patiently waiting for it all to go on sale soon. 

  Until then, I guess we'll have to just keep living in the a teenage girl's room.  At least I don't have a WHAM! or Madonna poster taped to the wall. 












 

Reason number 476 why I heart my husband:


Last night, at a routine outing to Barnes & Noble, I buried myself in the biography section and Adam headed over to the magazine section. I also ventured to the teen section because I am on a search to read the book, Pretty Little Liars. Yes, I am that big of a dork. There is a new show coming on based on the books and I want to read them before it comes out in June!

Anywho, after checking out at the register and heading out the door, we notice a table near the front sponsered by Stall High School with this on it:



My hubby reached for a krispy kreme donut without hesitation!!! I couldn't stop laughing. I think I may have even snorted. In his defense, the desserts did look rather real!

I now lovingly refer to Adam as Bear claw. hehe


What I want to know though, is why the pizza, the breakfast food and the cake look soo fake?! Also, what does a crab have to do with a table full of fake food? AND why was Stall High School sponsoring a fake food table at Barnes and Noble anyway? Someone could break a tooth!
I now have a strange craving for a glazed donut.

Random Tuesdays

I have been on a search for a blue and white horizontal striped rug for quite some time for our living room. I've found everything BUT blue and white! Not only that, but the only one I did find was $2,500. Not sure that we're going to be getting that particular area rug anytime soon. The search continues...


I have been so desperate to find an affordable rug that is stylish too that I have actually started looking in places I wouldn't normally. Those unconventional places took me today where I ventured out to Wal-Mart for the first time in a year. Now, you might ask yourself, how does one not go into Wal-mart in over a year? I was quickly reminded today as I walked the aisles; screaming babies, non-English speaking people all around me, slow moving & unfriendly cashiers... I was starting to think a year wasn't long enough. Needless to say, while Wal-mart, like most other stores I have found, had an endless supply of rugs, they did not have my elusive blue and white striped rug; however, they DID have many other miscellaneous other things I don't necessarily need. For instance, Easter sprinkles, Swiffer duster, BBQ lighter, you get the idea. (honey if you're reading this, ignore the last thing I just said).


The trip also included grocery items. I'm on my own for groceries today, as Adam is out of town, which would start the week of frozen pizza and fruit dinners. Let me explain myself...when Adam goes out of town for work, I tend to be too lazy to cook my own dinners, especially since its just for me. I am too tired when I get home from work to grill chicken breasts and chop up fresh veggies, so I usually veer towards eating dry cereal or frozen pizzas, like I just had for dinner tonight. Sometimes I eat just fruit and cheese for a meal. Don't worry though, I always have a rockstar breakfast - egg whites, bacon, English muffins, strawberries/blueberries - done!

The Red Barron Pizza I had tonight just ensured me that I should be thankful for the job I have because while I may be able to wax every inch of hair off your body, I simply cannot master cutting a pizza to save my life! Seriously! Round regular pizza in my house = 4 pieces, where as the normal person would have 10 pieces. I'm not sure whats going on here. When I try to roll the pizza roll slicer thingy more times than twice, that's when there's a problem. I give up, having worked off the caloric intake of said pizza by frustratingly jumping up and down, cutting, ripping, shredding left over pizza pieces forcing them to "cut" into separated pieces other than the 4 beginning slices. *phew* Perhaps I'll have that dry cereal for dinner tomorrow night, Honey Nut Cheerios are less confrontational and they don't need to be sliced.


What is UP with American Idol this year? I don't like ANY of the contestants. The only two that are semi-standable are Didi and Michael. I'm not sure what it is, but this year is just not good. Do you agree? blah. It doesn't help that they are singing Rolling Stones songs tonight either. I guess we'll see what happens, maybe it will get better the longer it goes? I don't know.

I will tell you, when Adam is out of town, I do crazy things!! It really makes me wonder what I would be like if I had ever lived alone without any roommates. For instance, today I decided that I needn't shower, but instead stayed in my pj's until 12pm. I got up at 7am, ate breakfast, did some marketing work for Bellezza and then cleaned and of course took a trip to Wal-Mart (I used to be concerned about how I looked, but lets me honest, we're not dealing with the cream of the crop here in the Creek). Ok, so maybe I'm not that "crazy" after all.


OOOH for those of you waiting for another "naked" baby post, I have to tell you that we are officially at "war" with our neighbors! I noticed a few months ago that all of a sudden the woman who lives next door stopped being friendly to me. She's ALWAYS outside smoking and talking on her cell phone while her two boys run around naked yelling and screaming. Usually she'll at least wave and acknowledge me as I pass by from the path from the garage to the screen porch, but now, she's not. When I was walking the other day, she was on the sidewalk on my side and I was prepared to at least say, "hello", but as I got closer to her, she crossed the street and didn't even look up! What did we do!? THEY are the ones that have a bonfire most Friday nights, staying up, being loud, and annoy US. The last straw was last week when they reported us to Animal Control that we need to pick up dog poop from our backyard. Really?! Really!? There dog comes into our yard and uses it freely! Now I'm working hard at staying busy at work so I can save for a fence. The quicker they get "blocked out" the better!!! They worry about something that is barely there, yet they don't report our neighbors directly across the street that left their Christmas decor up outside until the first part of March!? hmpfh! Privacy Fence please.


OK, I have updated quite a bit, time to finish watching American Idol.



But I will leave you with this: Beau has message for you below:




"Hoppy Early Easter"



and yes, I bought those ears at Wal-mart today too, 99 cents. haha

I'm hilarious.

Since Adam's birthday & Valentine's Day I have been planning to send something to Adam by mail, by delivery, by person, by WHATEVER and today I finally went ahead and decided to send it. Will it come in the mail? Will someone find him on the beach kiteboarding and hand deliver it to him? Or will it just be me baking cookies for him? WHO KNOWS!! I could be sending a beer bouquet!!

Anywho, I'm laughing soo hard right now that I could snort b/c what I sent him is just so darn funny!!!! You know I like to send "nature's post-its" message through bananas, well, I found a creative new way of sending a message. haha Stay tuned to find out what it is! I had to warn him it was coming b/c I want to make sure he gets it...but he has no idea what it is. hehehe

I will update soon with details.

What passes for humor in my house....

Or as I like to refer to it: Nature's Post-it

I leave Adam messages on his morning banana.