i went to IKEA!

so after only 4 months, i finally went to IKEA. Yep on a saturday night (its open til 10pm). Yes, it actually took me four months before i could find time to make the journey to one of the megastores. ridiculous, of course, but alas i have made the pilgrimage.

i realize that this must not sound all that exciting, but when you move to another country with two suitcases and no money, this becomes your biggest fantasy! heee. i purchased two table lamps and a clothing stand - i can finally stop hanging my wet clothes on top of my desk and closet in order for them to air dry! i also got a couple other odd things, a power strip, some lightbulbs, etc. and there are a few things i want to go back and get (because i couldn't carry them all home - no car, remember?!) exciting, i know.

so yeah, it was actually super easy and hardly took very long at all. i was expecting it to take hours to travel there and back, etc. but it was really quite smooth and quick! i am fortunate to live on the tube line that goes to the Edmonton Ikea, and then there is a bus that goes straight there. It was about 5 minutes on the tube (only 2 stops) to Tottenham Hale and then 10 minutes on a bus, and some time to change or whatever, but seriously i was there in less than a half an hour! hooray. And they also give you these handy-dandy giant IKEA carrying bags to tote your things home on the public transportation system - of course i didn't realize this til at the check-out so i didn't go back and get the additional items i wanted. I'll just have to go back sometime - and reuse my bag. YAY. it was so happymaking to be there. Odd, because in San Diego i absolutely hated going to IKEA. Strange, huh?

anyway, this store was gigantic. really, even for an IKEA, it was enormous. I think its fairly new. there was like 82 restaurants inside of it, i think. (j/k)

And it was really weird to be out in the suburbs. its just like in the states really (i passed a 24hour gigantogrocery store and some movie rental places, and drive-up fast food - ew), but for some reason i was sort of surprised, i guess just because i spend all my day in central london where the buildings are bursting at the seams.

but yeah, sorry Steph, my giftcard didn't work. :( boo.