Items of Notice

I had a brief doctors appointment this afternoon, and then proceeded to take the remainder of the day off--hey, if you work hard 24/7, an individual is entitled to a day of rest. My husband and I ventured to one of the most amazingly overwhelming retail establishments--amazing in the realm of so much merchandise for every room/budget/style. You may have her of this store--Ikea?? Ahhh, manufactured Swedish goodness at affordable prices!




A coffee table was on our agenda, and after a brief lunch stop (Got to love a good bowl of penne pasta for $1.99), we went in search of the bin/aisle number for said coffee table. Mind you, we have had our eye on this table for a prolonged time period, say like July. We head to the aisle and bin and...none, zip, zero, zilch. Mr.MTM believes that they surely should have some in stock somewhere within the mammoth building. So I stay put, hanging out in the table section while he goes in search of a sales associate to assist us. I'm just sitting there taking in my surroundings when my eyes begin to wander up the large warehouse shelves, higher and higher. I was blown away with what I saw...



These boxes/pallets were precariously perched on the edges of these shelves. Never once have I heard of a poor Ikea patron being squashed by an Ektorp sofa or an Expedite book shelf. But still...

My second item of notice for today has to deal with the Winter Olympics. My undying love for the Olympics dates back to the days of Baby Madge. Tonight I have been transfixed with men's curling...you know, the sport where you throw a mini boulder down the ice and your team mates use brooms to "brush" the ice in effort to accelerate the mini boulders inertia. Let me tell you, I was born and raised in Michigan, I had a few friends who "curled" on teams; but I have never watched a match, and to my surprise--it was exciting! A close match that almost left me to biting my nails, there was so much strategy involved (USA v SUI). And furthermore, those guys can do an amazing swan stretch--Namaste Yoga would be so proud!

Fun facts I learned:

1. All the rocks propelled down the ice are from Scotland. Why, you may ask? Apparently my Scottish ancestors are thought to have created the game.

2. There's a lot of yelling, A LOT--very similar to that of a crappy high school wrestling match.

3. The Swedes are cr-azy for c-urling. Literally saw one man in the audience with a cowbell around his neck that could be the Liberty Bell's baby.

Unfortunately team USA lost in double secret overtime. But as for my preconceived notion of that all curlers were another variation of individuals who attend Star Wars Con--2 of Team USA's fellas changed this stereotype, pretty attractive--even when they are practically doing the splits while chucking a rock down a lane of ice! You can tune in and watch all the excitement tomorrow at 9 AM, the US v Denmark..I may actually DVR it!