Wait... I need to back the train up a bit just to make sure you understand HOW special this dinner is. When I first started dating Bub I found out that his favorite meal in the whole world is Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes. Well being the sweet (and naive) girlfriend that I am, I decided to learn the secrets from his lovely mom and make it as a surprise. Well, one night turned into once a month and then once a week and my last straw was 3 times in one week. I finally put my foot down (which takes a lot for my weak little spine) and told him I would make him CFS (as we affectionately call it) every Sunday night, but only on Sunday nights.
Well, he's not one to share (nor has he ever been) so it takes a lot for him to share his CFS. Yeah, I know - it's not the most becoming quality. But you take them whole right? Not just the pieces you like.
Anyhow, Moe and Joe are very special people to the both of us and lately their generosity and kindness have been overflowing. So Jerrod invited them to CFS. This, my friends, is a BIG deal.
Well Sunday morning we're going over our shopping list to make sure we have everything, when we discovered our biggest issue... not enough seating. We never use our dining room table for anything but a catch-all. And there are only two seats, even though the table comfortably seats 4. I decide to head to the wonderful Ikea to pick up some decent, inexpensive chairs. I also invited my dear friend Jess to come with.
So Jess and I, with the time crunch I had, rushed to Ikea to find that everyone else must have had the idea of getting chairs that day. The only chairs they had were $40 a piece and up. Sorry my friends. I don't have the cash to spend $40 on a chair. So faced with the idea of having to hit up walmart for some icky plastic chairs, Jess (with her brilliant brain) suggests I find old chairs at Goodwill and just do a quick reapolster job. With the time I had, there was no way I could do it.
This is where I feel blessed. Jess offered to come over and work her butt off, while I cooked and finished cleaning, to reapolster the chairs!
So we rushed to Goodwill and Value Village to find 3 different chairs ($2.99 for two and $4.29 for one), rushed to Hancock Fabrics here in Vancouver for some fantastic Robin's Egg Blue clearance apolstery fabric (1.78 yrds for $13.35) and batting ($5), and then, while at Target, picked up a staple gun for $9.95 and staples for $2.15. That is $40.72 for 3 chairs!
We rushed home and Jess started right away working like a busy bee. She finished those chairs in less than 2 hours and they looked fabulous! I was so proud to show them off and Moe and Joe noticed right away. And, to top it off, Jess is going to teach me to sew a pillow with the extra fabric.
What a great friend to have! I am blessed!
Jess & Me Hiking down at Multnomah Falls.
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