Our Newest Addition!

So - if you know me well you know that I LOVE antiques! They intrigue me and I think it comes from my LOVE of history. I look at each piece like it has a story of it's own and I feel proud that I get to have them displayed in my home. Ever since I've been married I have wanted a piece of antique furniture but our meager income did not allow for such frivolities so I put that dream on hold for what I imagined would be a LONG time. I do have little antiques laying around that I love dearly, mostly my collection of antique books - all of which I hope to read one day. And some of my most precious heirlooms from my grandparents and great-grandparents such as a few antique trunks, some teacups and an old milk box. I love looking for new things to add to my collection but time doesn't present itself with many opportunities for me to go around looking for as some would say "old junk".

However, on Saturday Jeremy and I had a rare opportunity to go look at an antique store. My kids were at my sister's apartment and we were in Boise to pick some relatives up from the airport. We had some time to kill and an antique store was first on my mind of places that I wanted to go. Luckily, I married someone who appreciates antiques as well, probably not as much as I do but he does enjoy antiques which I'm grateful for. We had a fun time looking through all of the old stuff when towards the end of our journey through the wonderland of history we ran across an antique pump organ. My eyes caught it immediately - it was so cool looking and fun. I had never seen anything like it before. That's when Jeremy pointed out that it was only $149 and my heart skipped a beat. I was hooked - I had to have it. I suddenly became giddy and excited and constantly letting Jeremy in on how much fun it would be to have it and where I would put it and that I really, really wanted it. The look on his face gave him away and I knew that my excitement had spread to him and that we were going to leave this antique store with a late 1800s pump organ. I could not tell you how much fun it was to be spontaneous - as we were driving away we looked at each other and I was just beaming and he said "Do you have any buyer's remorse?" And the funny thing was that I didn't. On big purchases like that I usually do have a little bit of remorse because I always wonder if it was the right thing. But strangely this time I waited for that feeling and it didn't come - even for him which is extremely rare. The bottom line was we enjoyed ourselves and had more fun together than we have in a long time. I will cherish the memory of this outing forever and I really can't put my finger on the reason why because it's not that I have a new piece of antique furniture - it was something more. I think that after almost 9 years of marriage we can still make each other laugh, be giddy together, have fun, be spontaneous and truly enjoy each other's company - just the two of us and I guess I just feel so blessed that our marriage has been so great. And I can tell you that even now with this new piece of furniture in our house I still do not have buyer's remorse. I LOVE it!!! The pictures below do not do it justice - you'll just have to come over so I can gloat over my new treasure.