There are some days that will just make you believe in God. Yesterday was one of those days.

We had planned to drive down to the IKEA in Atlanta to pick up our kitchen cabinets. The drive is four hours one way, and at the last minute we decided to cancel our cargo van rental reservation in hopes that we could fit all of the flat packed boxes in the back of my Volvo wagon. We were skeptical they would have all of our items in stock, and figured some pieces would have to be ordered, so it seemed like we might be able to fit most of our packages in the car.

Well… SCORE! Beautiful weather, all of our items in stock, and with Matt’s packing genius they all fit into the car. Except one huge piece which we tied to the top of the wagon (he always enjoys an opportunity to use his rock-climbing knots for non-rock-climbing good). I wish you could have seen us packed like sardines into a low riding wagon with a huge box strapped to the roof of the car driving north from Atlanta to Nashville with Massachusetts plates. WE ARE THOSE PEOPLE! THE PEOPLE WITH NO PRIDE!

We also got a fun opportunity to meet up with one of my high school classmates who works at the IKEA in Atlanta. Two girls from New Hampshire meeting up in Georgia. What a small world. Or big world?

The drive home was loooooong to say the least. We hit construction and rush hour traffic which slowed us down. At one point while I was driving after dark we noticed an obstacle in the middle of the road. It was hard to make out but looked low enough to the ground for me to drive over. Until Matt shouted out “IT’S A CONE! IT’S A CONE!” And I swerved to miss it. About an hour later, a tiny little baby deer ran out right in front of me, and I was able to honk my horn and slam on the breaks to avoid hitting it. Had I been going any faster than the 55 mph speed limit we imposed on our box-laden vehicle, I might have hit the little tike.

All in all, the day could have really really sucked. But it was the opposite of suck. And I’ll take some pictures of our box-filled living room when I go over to start assembling cabinets today. We are getting closer!!!

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