Mecca

another casual Sunday
spent with matt at the Elizabeth, New Jersey IKEA Superstore

so much fun
i freakin' LOVE that place
it's like christmas and my birthday all rolled into one
i love it so much i'd have its babies if i wasn't infertile

IKEA is so amazing in fact
that we could NOT force ourselves to stop shopping
and as any shop-a-holic knows
when you can't stop
you'll end up in some pretty ridiculous situations

so
seven hours
yes, SEVEN HOURS
and nearly two thousand dollars later
we had no choice but to rent a moving van just to get our stuff home

beds &
bedside tables &
entertainment centers &
giant mirrors &
picture frame collections &
house plants &
storage units
this place has it all
and yes
sadly
we bought it all
but when everything is so, so, so affordable
it almost feels like you're not even spending money

it's true that at IKEA
you often run the risk of buying
um
crap
but you can also discover some really amazing finds
and there's no question their designs are getting better season after season

i'd venture to say
we definitely sorted out the cream from the crap
so we're pretty ecstatic with all that we bought

there's just something about the place that makes you HAVE to shop
don't tell me you'd be able to walk past a sign reading
"White Tiled House Plant Pots 75 cents each"
and NOT buy at least one...

i mean i don't even eat hot dogs
and that sign makes me want one so frickin' bad it hurts

GAWSH
i love that place!
antiques will always be the ideal way to go
and IKEA will certainly never be the heirloom to last a lifetime
or half a lifetime
or even a quarter of a lifetime...
but then again
that's not really what we're there for is it?

so Matt, if you're reading this...
when can we go back?