New Patio Set!!

After two years of plastic patio furniture and a hand-me-down table, we finally sprang for a new patio set. Ian has wanted one for a long time. What he really wanted was a comfortable place to read in the mornings and evenings, so we decided to go big on a new "conversation set" and not upgrade our table. We found one we loved at Home Depot, but didn't want to pay the $80 delivery fee, so we went home and ordered it online. But then, a week after ordering it, we got an email saying it was out of stock, for an unknown length of time. So, back to Home Depot we went, to see if we could find something else, and low and behold, we found that very set in the store! Instead of paying the delivery fee, we rented a truck for $19 and brought it home ourselves. And, we bought the floor model of one of the pieces, so we got 10% off that. After all was said and done, we ended up saving money (after spending quite a bit.) =) As soon as we got it home, we set to work putting it together. Here is how it looked when we started:

After only half an hour of trial and error, we had one chair together! Yay us! And everyone says we can't do home improvement projects...

The Bugaboo was a BIG help. =) We gave her one of the huge boxes and she loved it. We almost considered keeping it - a patio set and playpen all in one!!

And here is Ian, enjoying the finished product. Doesn't that look so good? Like something from a magazine?! We think so. Now come on over so we can have some good conservation in it!