I don’t want to write about work too much, but it’s going really well. Job is great, and I have work friends, which is also great. It was really highlighted when my officemate (my office is a bug cube within an office) was gone for Thursday and Friday, and I had no one to IM with, especially since JEANNE had to go get her ass employed. AHEM. Anyway, yes, there is IM in my office, and that is good.
Anyway, my officemate and I were talking Ikea this afternoon, and I’m seriously tempted to do a day trip to the hallowed blue and yellow halls/meandering pathways this summer, especially if I have someone to go with. It would be far too long a haul for Ingrid, for one day, and obviously Dave probably wouldn’t go if Ingrid didn’t, and now that Ingrid can for long stretches without nursing (though she still nurses) it would be totally feasible.
So, Boston area people — what else is near the Ikea? I doubt we’d go into the city — hello, that’s what the train is for! — but maybe there’s other stuff We Don’t Have Here near the Ikea. Oh, Ikea. I want to be in you. ESPECIALLY now that I have a kid; my one voyage to the place with AnneMarie was pre-baby (and between pregnancies) and I was flying so I didn’t really buy much, and then I kicked myself for not buying stuff and just giving annemarie money to mail it for me. Because, of course, Ikea has the woooorst website, and anything I’d want (looking for textiles and kid stuff at this point) they don’t sell online, the bastards.
Ikea. Yum.
Oh, I looooooove IKEA. If you go to the MA one, let me know and I’ll meet you there! It’s not too far a drive for a day trip for us, and Nora loves playing in the kid area (even if Ingrid doesn’t come).
What kind of stuff are you looking for? Shopping, activities, outdoorsy stuff? it’s halfway down to the Cape from where I live, so there are beach options, too.
It’s in a big shopping/industrial complex. Complete with Jordan’s Furniture, Christmas Tree Shop, etc. IKEA is in SToughton, depending on traffic, 30-40 minuted outside of Boston. Not sure if you’d be up for more than IKEA, it’s pretty overwhelming there.
I’ve been craving an IKEA trip too, and the nearest one to Las Vegas is 4 hours away. But I’ve convinced Boyfriend that we can get some stuff that we desperately need so we can finish unpacking, so hopefully we’ll be going within the next few weeks.
Yay for Ikea! I Looooove their meatballs. And I cannot get out of there without way too much stuff.
Or you could come down here with the whole family for a couple of days! Or just email me. I will be going in the next couple of weeks and would be happy to mail stuff.