Adult furniture, part two
Alrighty, then. I finally have some pics to show you. Right now, the old tv and entertainment center are hanging out in the middle of the living room, which is less than ideal. Hopefully we’ll have someone who wants those things take them away soon.
Okay, then. Here’s a pic of our new bookcases, all loaded up:
Nice, huh? They really hold all the books well, and we have room to grow! Which is good, because I’m always on the lookout for more books.
Here’s a pic of the new tv stand and new, spiffy tv. Atkins will post more of the details about it later. I just like it ’cause it’s pretty! Raika seems to like it as well.
So, this last pic shows you how everything fits together, which I think looks really good. It’s less cluttered and less dormroomish. And that’s always a plus.
That’s it, kids! So, if you know of anyone in the Chicago area that would like a tv or an entertainment center, just let us know! ;)
New, adult furniture!
Hi all!
So, if you read the post below, you’ll know our AC partially flooded our living room and destroyed our bookcases. If you didn’t read it, do it now. I’ll wait…
Okay, now we’re all up to speed. We decided to get two new bookcases. Oh, and a new TV stand to go with our new, giant TV. I ordered the tv stand a few weeks ago and the bookcases a couple of days ago.
All of our furniture was delivered today. Yup. The TV stand was delivered by three nice gentlemen and then I called down to the receiving room and was told that we had “a really heavy thing” waiting for us down there. That turned out to be our two bookcases. I got those up to the apartment, and I’m currently working on assembling them. As you can see, Anubis is “helping”:
Completed pics will follow. I just wanted to post this while I took a break so I didn’t forget.
The best part is they are all solid wood! No more particle board covered in veneer for us! No sir. We’re getting ourselves real, grown-up furniture. Yay!
Okay, then. Pics will be up shortly.
Tiny update
Hi! So, I had my second pottery class, and it rocked! I was able to make five bowls, and they all look pretty decent. I’m so happy I decided to take this class. It makes me very happy. :)
Everything else is going well. I had an emergency surgery on Friday night that kept me at work 3.5 hours after close (no, not the entire time was in surgery). It was a great experience, though I admit, I was pretty much terrified to try it at first. One of the techs, Shannon, kept me nice and calm and helped me out. Mainly just by saying “You got this.” haha!
Our air conditioning unit flooded. The little pan that collects water overflowed. We don’t know how long it had been going on. I only discovered it because as I went to feed the cats Saturday morning, I stepped on a wet part of the carpet. Atkins investigated (since I had to go to work) and discovered the AC problem. Unfortunately, it looks like it had been going on for some time as the small bookcase (which is against a wall that is shared with the AC unit) was moldy on the bottom. We decided to get rid of it. The larger bookcase was also wet, so we took everything down and are letting it dry. I think I may just get rid of that one as well and get decent-looking, larger bookcases. Here’s a pic of what the living room looks like now. (Bonus–you can also see our new tv.) Here’s another pic if the link ever comes back up. For some reason, that link is a little dodgy right now.
So, that’s our business at the moment. We are trying to figure out what to do for book storage. Should we get a nice couple of bookshelves and recreate the setup? Or should we move our books into the office and do something new in the living room. I’m not sure what that would be…
Lots of choices!
P.S. Don’t forget to check out the wedding photos!
A year in Chicago
It’s officially one year since we pulled up to Chicago in our Penske chocked full of all our worldly possessions. Ah, how full of optimism we were! How easily we thought we would get into our new home on Lake Michigan.
Our temporary home, the Heart O’ Chicago motel, quickly lost its appeal as we ended up staying there for ten days. Ten long, hot, sweaty, stressful days that put a strain on, well, everything.
In the end, though, it was worth it. Our new condo is amazing, and our new life together as husband and wife is exciting!
We do miss our friends and family and look forward to every chance we get to visit you guys! Or have you visit us. We have a brand-new inflatable guest bed! Queen size, baby! C’mon over.
We look forward to another, even happier year in Chicago as we grow into city folk. We don’t know how long the appeal of the city will hold us here, but we do know that through it all, we will love each other and look to the support of our family and friends. Awwww. Share the love, kids!