Ikea!

Friday morning, my daughters Laura, Heather and I left bright and early to travel across Michigan. Our destination? Ikea!

It took us about 2 1/2 hours to get there, but was so worth the drive!

Along with the fun of shopping, was the chance to meet a blogging friend! Kayren, of Everything's Coming up Daisies, lives near this Ikea. She has tormented me for a few years with her stories of the great things she has purchased there! She and her husband Robert met us for lunch, then Robert went off on his own while we did some shopping.
Kayren is a sweetie and lots of fun too. The things I could tell you about her! (But I promised I wouldn't)

It was quite a hassle getting our purchases carried up to the hotel room that night. We had fun sorting and packing everything up. Here you see Laura with some of her great deals. Heather is in the background.
We actually ended up going back for a few things in the morning, before heading home.

This is what an SUV looks like after 3 women spend a day at Ikea. It took some creative packing to fit it all in!

This is Heather's big purchase. She wanted a chair that she could relax in, and do some reading in her room. It is really comfortable. She got the pillow and throw there too.

I didn't buy anything big, but got some great deals on pillows, towels and some assorted kitchen things. This glass bowl cost $3.49 and the stainless steel utensils cost $4.99.
Laura said that shopping there has ruined her for shopping elsewhere. The prices are wonderful!
We got such great deals, had a great time meeting Kayren and Robert and had a lot of fun together. It was a winning weekend!