I’ll admit that I took a little offense to my friend’s statement a couple of month’s ago. Meg and I had gone over to her apartment (as she had just moved in with her girlfriend of two years), and they had recently redecorated the place with some paint and new furniture. As we were admiring the apartment - because, really, it is very nice - she said, “Our house is like the place you go for cheese and wine … your place is the party house. You know, you go there to have a really good time, get wasted.” And I know it’s silly of me to take offense to that, but let’s be honest, I have always had very specific views about how my ‘adult’ apartment would look, and that’s just not the case right now. What can I say? Our current is overflowing with DVDs, Ikea furniture, guitars for Guitar Hero, and a couple of couches that are a little too hard to fall asleep on - a must for a sofa.

Because of this, Meg and I decided our first step would be to replace the rickety, broken coffee table that currently adorns our living room with a new solid one, so we headed on down to Bob’s Discount Furniture in South Brunswick after viewing some pretty appealing commercials about it on TV. And, in addition to getting a coffee table (that’s very, very nice), we also ended up with two end tables, an entertainment center, and a tall dining room table with six of the most comfortable chairs ever, all with a dark cherry wood finish. Go us. The next day, we rented a truck from Home Depot ($20 for 75 minutes - awesome) and brought the table and chairs home, and the rest of the furniture will be delivered on Friday. I just got the confirmation call from Bob’s, and they’re expecting to be there between, get this, 6:30 and 9:30 AM. I don’t know if I’m up for arranging furniture at 6:30 in the morning, but hey, at least it’ll be long finished before our poker game Friday evening.

Now the next step is to get some light-colored sofas, and our living room will be complete. Methinks I may have to wait a paycheck or two, however - or at least see how big my tax refund is expected to be. Either way, it’s a very exciting time for our apartment, and I can’t wait for people to see it once it’s complete.