This is our question!
Right now James and I are living in a small 1 bedroom apartment finishing out a lease where Sara and I were living. I'm not complaining about the size or anything like that so please don't take that the wrong way. But right now we don't have a whole lot of furniture. Our bedroom is pretty equipt. I had some stuff and he had some stuff and we're making that all work and will keep it for a while. But there are a couple pieces of funiture that I would like to own some time in the next year or so... preforably sooner if it is possible.
As of right now, we have a futon on loan from Sara for out couch. It serves it's purpose and it is so much better then the patio swing James and Devin had in the apartment... which by the way I totally think James would prefer that over the futon anyway. Such a guy! :-) We also do not have any place for us to sit and eat other then the floor or our couch. My idea situation does not include shoveling food into my mouth from my hand. Again, I am not complaining but it's just not the ideal. My third and very unimportant and last thing on my mind thing that I am bringing up only because I am blogging about this stuff is an entertainment center. Right now my 5 year old SANSUI TV sits on Sara's borrowed coffee table. And my and James' good size blockbuster collection and Wii stuff all have not place to really be other then just there.
So, we are furniture challenged- again we make do and do just fine. But on Saturday we went window/research shopping for a dinning room table and a couch. This is always entertaining because James and I very different taste in these things. He likes a little mre detail (gody) things then I do. I like a classic just simple and smooth kind of stuff. BUT we found a table we both really like with a pretty good price and a brown leather couch that was what we figured we would probably be paying for one... but it hurts the ol pocket book just a bit. So, o Saturday we had to make a decision... which is more important- which one are we going to aim at buying first and we decided couch. So, we found our couch and neither of us dislikes anything about it, which is amazing... and we don't know if we should buy it. We're praying about it but it seems kind of hard... God give me an answer please- do we buy or not buy? I know He always answers... in His own time and in His own way but this is still hard. :-)
So- to couch or not to couch? What is the answer?
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
To couch or not to couch?
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3 comments:
Here's my piece of 'advice', go with what you can afford WITHOUT getting into debt. Make sure you are being a good steward of your money..meaning, you could buy second hand now, wait til you are in the home of your dreams and then get your 'dream' furniture that you have been saving up for. I have always respected the friends we have that have only furnished one room at a time with CASH. Those are my two cents.
Just so you know, we have been married 10 yrs (11 in March) and the only rooms that have matching furniture are the LR (we bought) and the DR (given to us). There you go. You will make the wise decision. Be at peace with whatever decision you make though. No second guesses.
Don't leave us hanging-what did you do?
We heard you and James were looking for a group together-I hope you find the right one soon! We will miss you!
no couch just yet- the debt has got to be paid off first! God does not want us being slaves to the world. :-)
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