What's in the Ikea box?

It all began innocently enough.

Tuesday morning I was browsing Pinterest while I ate my breakfast,

when I came across this awesome home office set up.

via Apartment Therapy 

And I thought, I'm pretty sure I've seen that desk before.

So I clicked on it. 

Aha! Just as I suspected. It was from Ikea.

And then I went to Ikea's website. You know, just to see how much it cost.

Hmm, reasonable. Reasonable indeed.

Then I went and measured the "office" area of our bedroom,

which was housing our make-shift, cloth covered, folding table desk.

You know, just to find out if those beautiful Ikea desks would even fit in our room.

It was a perfect fit.

Clearly a sign that we needed to buy those desks NOW.

NOW!

I began gathering my facts and aligning my arguments and 

preparing my negotiations and I emailed Ryan with my fabulous office find.

I sweetened the deal with a promise to give up eating out 

FOR ONE WHOLE MONTH

if we could get these desks, which in Andrea-speak is one of the ultimate sacrifices. 

Fast forward to that evening, when Ryan picked up our sweet

new desks on his way home from work.

I think that was the most spontaneous and instantaneous home purchase we've ever made.

I'm still like, "Wait, we bought desks? I didn't even know we were looking for desks?!"

But I love them. I don't even want to be separated from them to sleep

(which works out, because they live in our bedroom and I can gaze

upon their beauty as I drift to sleep). 

I can't wait to get our new "office" all decorated and organized

and to finally have a designated, permanent "writing spot". 

Oh, and a desk chair. I should probably get one of those now, too. 

P.S. It's almost August and I still have some sponsorship spots available!
Check it out, yo! I'd love to have you.