I’m off on my very first pilgrimage.
My maiden voyage.
A journey, if you will.
To a destination filled with spiritual enlightenment.
A place of deep meditation
And reflection.
Mecca.
Where I will stand in the presence of greatness.
And then fall to my knees to give thanks
And pray for inner peace and eternal salvation.
Where I will find tranquility
And clarity.
And quite possibly achieve zen.
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photo by ktpupp on Flickr
May my shoes be comfortable, my measurements be accurate and my MasterCard be limber.
Amen.
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Oh my gosh, I love IKEA! It’s a good thing I don’t live anywhere near one!!
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Twitter: mamasmoney
February 18, 2010 at 10:59 pm
I love Ikea! I hope you had some meatballs! I am lucky I actually have 2 Ikea stores within 45 minutes of me. I spend at least 3 hours window shopping and 1 hour deciding what to buy!
Stopping by from Mom Dot!
oh IKEA how I wish you had one near me
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Well I’m lucky enough to have an Ikea about a 5 minute drive from home. Too lucky perhaps although I don’t shop there much, only through a lack of funds and not because I don’t like it. Sometimes we go there just for lunch though. Swedish meatballs and gravy to die for and about the cheapest lunch you’ll get anywhere here. So what may we ask are you shopping for? Storage, furniture, knick knacks, Swedish meatballs?
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hahahahahHAHAHHAHAHAHHALMAOOMG!!!!!!! so very, very very true!
Twitter: CherylPeters
February 19, 2010 at 12:37 am
I love love love Ikea!!!! Hope you did wonderfully there!
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eeeeeee! we don’t have one here, but every time I go to atlanta i have to visit. strangely enough, i call it Mecca too
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Twitter: Gaither
February 19, 2010 at 1:26 am
Gosh, I wish I had the appreciation for Ikea that you and some of my friends have. Each time I’ve gone there, I end up getting lost. Everything looks the same to me.
Hope you enjoyed your shopping trip!
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February 19, 2010 at 1:29 am
*LOL* I loooooooooooooove Ikea…
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LOLOL!!! that was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg I miss Ikea. I live in Tulsa now but I lived in Jersey for about 15 years…. oh man do I miss Ikea!!!! you can get a whole house for 200 bucks!! lol
awesome post!
xoxoxo
Twitter: MissusSmith
February 19, 2010 at 7:30 am
May the meatballs be delicious and the lingenberries sweet. If you’re heading to the store in the land of my ancestors, we might pass you on the road as we head north once more……..
Twitter: ScrapprsWkshp
February 19, 2010 at 8:23 am
I so wish we had one closer than Atlanta (about 2 hours away). I’ll have to shop vicariously through you, get me something really cool, ok? We need new desks, just so you know
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Oh my. I haven’t been to IKEA in years. Enjoy yourself! Enjoy for me as well!
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Twitter: pixielation
February 19, 2010 at 10:05 am
I go in through the outdoor, straight to the warehouse and back out again – stopping briefly to also pick up 3 packets of frozen meatballs.
The alternative method of ikea shopping takes about 3 days and you end up coming home with 57 things you never knew you needed. (And later realise that you didn’t need 53 of them afterall.)
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Twitter: kearsie
February 19, 2010 at 12:57 pm
My suggestion:
1. Bring water bottles. You need to stay hydrated whilst shopping.
2. Bring snacks. You need to keep your strength up.
3. Kidnap a young, hot Swedish boy who will put together your furniture.
4. Mail young, hot Swedish boy to me.
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LOL! There’s an IKEA in the area we car trip to for short vacations– it always makes our list :} And it’s the kids begging to go! I simply play along and let them think we are going ‘just for them’. They are younger and get to stay at the play area while hubby and I wander in peace and quiet for a solid hour! Then we go collect them and do it all over again. It takes less than an hour the second time around ;}
You are too funny. I don’t care for Ikea. Every hotel room in russia and Kazakhstan I stayed in during my adoption journeys looked like it had been furnished form Ikea. I prefer antiques or “shabby chic” style, since I decorated my entire house from my parents’ attic. LOL
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If a church can be defined as “a building for public worship”, then I’m worshiping right there with you! IKEA rocks…
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I WISH we had an IKEA. I’ve always wanted to go!
Kas
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Funny, I thought you had seen it all! I’ve never gone into an Ikea — by choice. We have a bus that makes scheduled pickups in my neighborhood (and hopefully drop-backs), transporting shoppers to an IKEA store. Hope it was all you wished for…
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February 25, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Oh I’ve always wanted to go to an IKEA…too bad my small town will NEVER have one…
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February 25, 2010 at 10:12 pm
I HEART IKEA! It is my favorite store ever!
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