I have to admit I’ve always felt a little bitter toward people with connections. (Jealousy alone could likely keep me out of heaven, if I’m not more careful…) Do I get free cookies because my family member owns a bakery? No. Did I never have to apply for a job because I was always able to work for my dad’s company? No. Do I fly free because so-and-so that I know works for the airlines? No. Do my kids get lots of great hand-me-downs because I know some stylish person with kids just older than mine? No. Do I get free stuff and money for education because my grandpa was an Indian? (Dang it, Grandpa.) No. Do I have perfect, sparkling white teeth because my dad’s a dentist? No. Do I get to go to fun, exciting places because I “know someone”? No. I take that back. I do know my mom, and I do get to visit her house this weekend with my sisters which will definitely be fun and exciting, but you know what I mean…Can you feel my bitterness?
But you know what? It turns out I’ve got the biggest hook-up a girl who loves to decorate could ever hope for–a husband who builds furniture. Man, I love it. And you know what he is working on now? A new armoire. I told you how Brian is saving for a big LCD TV, right? Well, I told him that the only way I will let him get one at all is if he builds a new armoire to house it. That’s fair, right? So this is how it works. I draw a rough sketch of what I want, (or in this case, I find a picture in a magazine) and Brian drills me about every detail, and then he makes a real drawing to scale. Brian always gets a little frustrated at some point in the design phase, but I love it, and he loves it when he gets to start building. So anyway, here are some pictures of the design we’ve decided on. Brian is at the shop working away as we speak–I mean as I type…(The little sliver of an armoire to the far left in the magazine picture was my inspiration this time. Wouldn’t it be rad to have a dark colored armoire in a kitchen of light cabinets? Brilliant! My aunt Deena taught me the coolness of accenting your primary cabinets with an island or section of decorative cabinets of a different stain or color. Someday…) I was thinking that Brian’s sketches alone would be really cool decorative art in our home if I were to have them matted and framed really nicely. Anyway, I have no room to be bitter anymore. I feel like the luckiest girl alive. I’ll post pictures of the finished product soon. Brian said he could be finished by April 2nd, on which day I will be hosting Book Club. Do any of you want to read A Girl Named Zippy with me? Sarah recommended it, so it’s sure to be a winner, and I’d love to have you all join us.
P.S. I lied. I did have a connection one time. When I worked at the Gap, I was able to get some canvas-covered drawing books that had been used in props. Does anyone remember the yellow book?