Ikea

Betsy and I finally bought a bed frame! When we got married the first piece of furniture we bought together was a bed (as in, just the mattress and box spring). We were too poor at the time to invest in a frame, we thought. That mentality has mostly continued, and although we don't have the funds to buy a really fancy antique bed, we can certainly afford the sort the thing they sell at Ikea, so two days ago we took the plunge. We got this wrought-iron style frame and we are very pleased with it. Of course, I also get the small thrill of assembling the thing--yet compared the grueling 8 hour computer build, this was a cake walk.

Interesting how having a frame actually changes the whole feeling of the bed. For one thing, it doesn't wobble and move around like it once did. It's also nice not to have pillows disappearing down the gap between the wall and the bed. The cats, however, are confused since this upsets their normal bedtime patterns. I remain unconcerned, they'll figure out new places to sleep on the bed, I'm sure.

Ikea is just great. You can outfit your whole house at a reasonable cost. It might be interesting to write a paper on the theology of Ikea. It strikes me as very protestant in it's directness and emphasis on function over ornamentation. If the spirituality of Ikea matches the aesthetics, than there is something to be said about the simplicity and cleanness of it, as well. And I like their meatballs...

Today kind of quiet at church. I did two pastoral visits and an errand. Believe it or not, that's enough to fill a day!

-t