I must have been in junior high when I started to purchase my own clothes. I remember the exciting feeling of independence as I browsed through stores, trying on clothes and buying whatever it was I wanted, with my own hard (ok maybe not that hard) earned money.
I experienced an escalated feeling of that same independence when I bought my own car (not to discount the help of father) . I was the first of my friends to own a car and we thought it was just the bees knees of growing up. I didn't however feel that same enjoyable chemical release as I dropped what felt..... and actually still feels like.... THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of dollars on fuel pumps for that same "dream car" turned NIGHTMARE of mine.
So when now I am all grown up, married and paying for way more things than I want to be, I found that same piece of heaven in purchasing our very first set of furniture. We actually own something in our living room! It is the most beautiful set because it's new, it's ours, and it's paid for.
This pic is a little dark....bad lighting
Aren't they pretty?!
Garth, you don't have facial hair, you need to hit puberty yet.
ReplyDeleteSo you made the plunge into buying new furniture. I found it to be more traumatic than buying a car, even though my first car and my first couch cost about the same. I once heard a radio broadcast that confirmed this feeling. Most people keep their couches for much longer than any other item they own. Congratulations!
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