AHHHHHHHH!

The title of this post might lead you to believe that we've been doing some super exciting things... However, that is not true. Haha. I guess the "ahhhhhhh" is more out of frustration than excitement. We are, alas, still not in a home, and have been in (very) cheap hotels since we got here. Since it's labor day and super exciting things are going on in Seattle without us, all the hotels there are either a)booked or b)super pricey. So, we've been suburb-hopping in cheap hotels. Oh well. The word on the street is that maybe we'll be moving in tomorrow.
In the past couple of days, though, we have been able to thoroughly explore the land outside the city. Kind of. We at least made it to Ikea, which might be all that really matters. We went yesterday, and let me tell you people, that place is crazy. I had never been to an Ikea. I was overwhelmed with the amount of people on a mission. I mean really, is it necessary to leap in front of me, grab the dresser tag out of my hand and start opening up drawers while I am clearly trying to check out this piece of furniture? It's not like it's the only dresser in the store. It's not like they only have one in stock. It's Ikea for crying out loud, they have a whole warehouse full of dressers! Geez. Anyway, these people were on a mission, not saying "excuse me" and were intent on getting to that dish drying rack first, darn it. At one point, we had two men behind us who were clearly trying to meet up with some people. They contemplated the map for awhile, then we heard one get on the phone and say, "WE ARE STUCK IN IKEA HELL! Oh, there's the kitchens! We'll meet you in kitchens!" It was hilarious.
The good thing about our Ikea experience was that we could reminisce upon the beautiful Ikea scene in the movie 500 Days of Summer (if you haven't seen it, you aren't my friend anymore until you do). And we also actually weren't buying anything. Who would go to Ikea and not buy anything?? Two kids from Tennessee whose car is filled with all of their possessions and who are trying to kill some time before Tuesday, that's who. But now we know what we want from Ikea! And Big Lots. We stopped there, too, and it looks like the jack pot of all jack pots. Hoorah. I never thought I would devote so much time to home goods...
Anyway... It's been nice to be out of the car and just relax a little before moving in and trying to find a job and all that jazz. Hope all is well. We'll continue to keep you posted!