What a Day!

It has been one packed day. Our Morning started at Ikea. It is funny because we were already were planning on going there to look at cabinets but I saw on Money Savings Mom this week that they were serving free breakfast. So I thought "sweet!" I have never been to Ikea, today was my first experience. It was so neat! When we first pulled in there was a line outside the store and we wondered what in the world was going on. Come to find out they were having this big 3 day sale and today they had sheets regular priced, $39.99 on sale for $9.99. People were pushing and shoving their way to get close to the bin to get their sheets. I eventually made it up and got some sheets for my brother for a wedding gift. I was so excited! Sheets are such a nice gift because they are so expensive. But I was mostly ecstatic because just yesterday I began praying about all these little worries of mine. Praise the Lord! We got a nice, free breakfast. Well actually Brian added a drink and cinnamon roll to his so technically it was $1.84. But still you can't beat that for breakfast. A sweet elderly couple sat by us since it was pretty crowded. I enjoyed chatting with them and they are about to share their 55th wedding anniversary. How awesome! I loved my adventure to Ikea today and was totally bummed that I forgot my camera.

This afternoon we met with 2 different contractors. I almost began crying when the first guy said it would take 6-8 weeks (from the closing) to even get our cabinets in. After he left Brian had to try to calm me down and said sometimes we have to sacrifice to get what we want in the end result, but having the womanly, emotional side in me it seems sad to move in and be with out a kitchen for 2 months. Brian, liked the 2nd guy better however and he was a little more optimistic. They were so different from each other and both had their own advantages and disadvantages. We'll make our decision once they have both given us their price. While we were there we measured the entire house to start getting quotes on carpet.

Then we went to the Flea Market in search of Michigan corn hole bags for my brother, grabbed some lunch, and were off to home depot. We liked them so much better than Lowes. They were so helpful and way cheaper! They have so much more in stock there, which means we wouldn't have to wait the 6-8 weeks, and it saves several thousand dollars! Yep, I really, really like that idea. Honestly Brian and I have found that we are not that picky. We both actually like oak the best, which is the cheapest and most common so they have everything we need in stock. Whew...I can breathe again. We also got a quote on carpet and looked at some other things. We are planning on getting more quotes, just to be sure that we are getting the best deals for the money.

Oh yeah, it is Valentines Day right? Brian and I do not normally make a big deal of Valentines Day and this year we especially felt like we are getting the best Valentine present with getting a house and we both really want to be as frugal as possible to put away as much as we can for it. However, we did make it to "O Charleys" for dinner since I had a gift card and a coupon. We enjoyed a very nice meal for 6.39 plus gratuity. On top of that, we have left overs for a nice lunch tomorrow! Brian ordered a sirloin steak and I got past meal with steak and asparagus in it. I also ordered me a virgin strawberry daiquiri to drink. It is my favorite and I order it on special occasions.
Brian surprised me at picked me up some pretty, purple Tulips. I thought that was really sweet.
And here is a picture of my pretty card.
I debated putting my valentine decorations out this year since we are packing everything up right now, but then I thought it would probably make me feel better to have something pretty up in spite of the chaotic mess. I was right. Here are a couple of my decorations.Yeah, maybe it was somewhat of a weird way to spend Valentines Day, but we both loved it. We were together and picking out things for our first home. I think we both just feel happy that we have someone special to share the day with, not just on Valentines but everyday of the year. Happy Valentines to you!