These words of wisdom were preached to me by my Grandma on Saturday afternoon. And for me, who is not a great decorator or has an eye for picking out anything that looks nice, these words calmed me down. During work this entire week, I thought about paint color, trying to fix my very small 5X8 bathroom, and debating on if we should a dining room table or not....
Matt and I are currently still spending our nights eating dinner on the couches with plates on our lap or sitting on the floor @ the coffee table. A few weeks ago, we saw exactly what we were looking for @ Raymond and Flanigan; Mountainview table and chairs. Saturday we went back but the table looked more red than a brown color; Matt and I were looking for a more maghoney/espresso finish and decided that spending over $900 on something we really didn't love wasn't worth it; needless to say, we spent the next 4 hours going to other furniture stores, which basically all carried the same thing; so am I being picky or just a smart shopper...
Then I wasn't sure if I should go with a round table vs a retangular table; basically we wanted a rectangle because they came with a leaf so the table could expand if we had guests. Then the inner desigern in me (NOT!) thought round would be better. So I mapped it out on the dining room floor with Matt; discussed for about 1 hour and realized I was being stupid and that we really need a table that would expand for guests...
So now we know we want a mahoney/espresso retangular table with X back chairs, preferally 6...now to find it!
Because Rome wasn't built in a day, Matt and I did take Halloween weekend off from any type of major house decisions; Friday night we attended the Halloween Party of Eric and Sue, our new neighbors in Milford. Matt's costume somewhat failed; he tried to be my oh so favorite Tom Brady (totally lying...go BIG BLUE) He tried to attach a fake leg for his injury but it really didn't work. I reused my 80's chic costume from Tara's bacholerette party with some minor changes. I also handed out candy to all the little trick or treaters in the neighborhood though I was disappointed that there was not as many kids; they started @ 6:30 and ended around 8:30. I used to be out trick or treating @ 5 and not home until 9ish...yay Bayport! Saturday was furniture shopping and Sunday was football Sunday....Matt had a flag football game in the AM, which thank god super Colleen was there; one of our friends got a pretty nasty concussion after going head to head with one of his own players and then one guy on the other team I think partially torn his ACL; I told Matt I should be played for being there. We then drove up to Guilford where Matt coaches 7-8 graders; they won their 1st playoff game and move on and then, the Giants game; the highlight of my weekend. The fact that they spanked the Dallas Cowboys was the greatest feeling EVER!!!!!
so now the work week is finally underway and I'm ready for the weekend again!
15 years ago
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Grandma Sayville is right....take it ease (as my grandma would say). And save some chorse for girls weekend. Did I say chores? I meant wine. :- ) Love you guyssss. Can't wait to come visit.
And yes, I spelled chores wrong. oy.
Hey you Leonhards,
My two cents on this as a happy homeowner of several years now is when you find the right table you will know it and it will feel like "money well spent". Exactly like you said, if you spend 900 clams on something and dont totally love it, you wont get the same feeling as finding the right one.
Kind of like picking a husband eh? haha!
My gram and gramps Biletzky (from Westport, CT thank you very much!) always said that some of the happiest times they had were when they were freshly married and eating off an upturned box in the living room. When the finally could afford and found the right furniture, it made them feel rich.
So there you go, cant go wrong with words of wisdom from Gramma B!
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