Ikea! (I mean, need I say more?)

Frankly, I feel like I could simply write: Ikea. and that it would count for a full blog post about something I'm grateful for. But, just for the heck of it, I'll elaborate.

When Ikea first arrived in New Haven, CT (right next to my home town) it was a mob scene. You couldn't get in, there were lines... it was a mess. So naturally, never liking to be part of a hectic scene which I have no control over, I stayed away. But the day I stepped into Ikea I was forever changed. This world of I things I wanted and COULD afford proudly displayed itself in front of me. The tough thing was, once I'd equipped myself with everything one could need for a home, I was kind of out of luck in terms of things to find in Ikea.

Never fear, my husband and I have never met a store we didn't like - never met an inventory we didn't "love". Almost every time we visit my parents in CT we make a trip to Ikea, and Thanksgiving was no exception. Having just received every kitchen appliance, utensil and pan one could need as wedding gifts we were challenged. Yet up to the challenge we were. This trip to Ikea yielded bars (which you mount to your kitchen wall) that you hang various storage items off of.

Step one was to buy the bar/hanging storage components: easier said than done. First time through the check out line I realize we'd forgotten to pick up the bracket-like items you hang your storage item off of. So I checked out while Danny ran back through Ikea (and yes, you have to start at the beginning and run allllll the way through). He got back in line, checked out, and I realized that he'd only grabbed a 5 pack of the brackets, we needed 6. So I ran back through Ikea (all the way through again, though I (shamefully) know a few short cuts) and got another package of brackets and went through check out AGAIN.

Step two was to drive the Ikea items back to Syracuse. (I'm only counting this as a step to give us a little more credit).

Step three was to place the Ikea items on the floor in the kitchen... and stare at them longingly hoping they'll mount themselves to the walls. (Wait 3 weeks).

But lucky for moi, step four was to come home to find the Ikea items mounted perfectly to the wall, proudly holding my precious Keurig K-Cups!! So incredibly thankful that my husband took it upon himself to tackle the project which I would NEVER have done as carefully as he did. Perfectly level, perfectly positioned, perfectly fulled will K-cups... I'm a lucky lady.