IKEA...

Andy and I have a weird obsession with IKEA.  Before it came to Denver, we would browse online and drool at everything that we wanted from the mega store.  We ordered a few things, but most of the time the things we wanted cost more in shipping than the actual product cost.  We even comtemplated a trip (with intricate planning  of taking a trailer and the budget of savings) to the nearest store in Salt Lake City, UT...8 hours away. 

We never got around to doing the IKEA road trip, but were elated when word came out that the Swedish icon would be making its way to Colorful Colorado.  

Since the store has opened, we have done multiple trips to the store, but none as memorable or fun as our summer trips.  We decided to take advantage of our "no work" status as teachers and go on a weekday.  To our delight, the store offers free breakfast on Mondays, so that is when we decided to go.  

With our list in hand and money burning a whole in our pocket we headed out to Centennial.  First stop...the cafe for our free breakfast!  

Next up was roaming the showroom to find the pieces we needed.  We didn't score as much as we wanted, but definitely came away with some essential items for our house.  

We enjoyed it so much, that we decided to make one more go at it before we went back to school for a few more items.  Our nesting may be out of control right now, but IKEA is helping us keep our money in the bank with its reasonable prices on stylish furnishings and accessories.  IKEA is a little thing that makes us happy whenever we go.  While we are there, every turn reminds us of our travels in Stockholm, Sweden last summer.  IKEA will continue to be our go-to for furniture and home accessories!