i [heart] sweden

i'd planned myself a semi-quiet evening for last night: a quick hit'n'run trip to ikea for frames, go home to chow down on some yummy burrito leftovers and then park my butt in the chair to get some scanning done.

instead, jen and christopher hijacked me!

i'd mentioned my plans and, mistakenly, said "if you show up at the gate at 4pm, you can come with me". that'll learn me! about five to four, i got a phone call from chris "we're on the train". geez... a girl can't even go to ikea without her damn boyfriend wanting to tag along.

tee hee.

actually, it was pretty damn awesome having them along. we tested out couches and mattresses, ate dinner (well, food-like substances) in the cafeteria and searched for the perfect frames. i also got coereced into buying a super-cute little braided umbrella tree plant. i was *this* close to getting the fig tree i've been coveting, but i didn't think it would fit in the car. in addition, i found two big square frames for the two prints christopher had made for me and i finally bought myself the floating shelves i've been considering for half a year. i spent a bunch of money i really shouldn't have, but i really felt the need to do something to make home more homey and this stuff'll do just that.

what was weird and unexpected was the farmer's market happening in the parking lot. jen went crazy with the superawesome jewellry (i don't blame her, i'm not big on necklaces, but if i'd hadn't already blown my wad, i'd have been tempted to buy stuff too) and christopher went crazy shooting with his newest camera. it was all very amusing.

after jen spent all our money, we all piled into the hessmobile and headed back to my place where chris turned all perfectionist dust-hunter framing his photos while i poured drinks. then we settled down with some pizza to watch a movie. ahh... all evenings should end with friends watching a funny movie.

of course, it was a late night by my pitiful standards. not only did i sleep so soundly i didn't venture onto the other side of the bed at all, i managed to turn off my alarm without waking up, which meant i was late for work. oops!

now, the things i need to do this week:

- call the super about my broken toilet - new toilet to be installed tomorrow!
- borrow dad's drill and hang new shelves - tools requested for the weekend
- eat the food in the fridge before it goes bad
- scan negs
- drop off film
- order prints
- take car in for oil change, etc.