IKEA!

So, on Saturday we woke up and had a fairly relaxing morning before heading to Potomac Mills, an outlet mall about 45 minutes away where I regularly buy discounted clothing. I needed some winter things, and Drew wanted to check out the IKEA to see if he and Rachel could find a desk. So, he and Rachel went to IKEA while I raced through the stores I usually go to. I actually got a bunch of stuff for very little money, which is good, because I hate shopping for clothes and try to do it twice a year at most.

It was around 5 p.m. when Drew called and asked if I was close to being finished. Rachel had been playing in IKEA's play area, but they'd been there all afternoon and it really was time for them to go. So, I agreed to check out the desk and Drew picked me up outside the mall.

So, I've never been inside an IKEA and I was dazzled. Really, it's an amazing place and now I know why so many parents shop there (although the stuff doesn't really last very long, it's well-priced for kids' stuff). We checked out a full-size model of a tiny apartment, and playing on the TV screen was "Singing in the Rain," and Rachel was instantly captivated. So was I; it was the end of the movie, and she announced that she wanted to rent it for family fun night. Sure, we said. Then we checked out the desk she and Drew had picked out -- I wanted a say -- and we all agreed the desk, the chair and a matching bookcase would be good to get, so Rachel and I waited downstairs on a couch while poor Drew spent around an hour arranging for delivery. Luckily Rachel fell asleep on my lap.

When we got home, Drew started up the movie and heated some pizza while I put my new clothes away. Rachel really loved the movie -- a good thing, since Drew and I like it, too -- and during the scene when Cyd Charisse first appears, she said, "I could rock those moves." I didn't have the heart to tell her that there is only one Cyd Charisse, and NO ONE "rocks her moves." Harrumph.