meatball breath

kristy and i made the ridiculous drive out to ikea today to find a few specific things for my house. i need a few new picture frames, a lamp, a small table to house a large plant in a corner and that's it i think. i ended up only finding a plant table that i liked, everything else was a bust! ehhh! can i just say though, how fun it is to hang out with kristy! last year we spent a TON of time together working on our school's fundraiser, we co-chaired the event together. we knew each other of course before this, but the biggest blessing that came from that event was a wonderful friendship that will last a long long time! the best part of hanging out with kristy is her honesty and all the laughter that seems to follow in our conversations. today i got a little taste of what the next few months getting gift baskets ready is going to be like and i am excited! not not so much about the fundraiser mind you, but the hanging out with kristy full-time part. we should have more than this year than last anyway because now we know what we're doing and are a little less stressed about the whole thing. and, after having lunch at the little ikea cafeteria, we highly recommend their sweetish meatballs, yum - except they gave ethan (and i can only assume me) bad meatball breath. so, eat them and then chew gum.

**can you ever find what you need at ikea?**

**have you tried ikea meatballs?**

**do you have friends from too much volunteering?**