Happy New Couch Day!

Would it be weird if I made a cake, and frosted it to say, “Happy New Couch Day!”?

Let me explain. My husband and I had a futon his mom bought him when he started college in our first apartment. That piece of furniture was not exactly pristine. It had started to give way in different pockets leaving the sitter in a hole.

We didn’t want to move the futon to our new place just to get rid of it, and we had spent all summer saving for a new couch. So two weeks before our move we found a buyer on OfferUp who picked up our futon for $10! While we were thrilled to have it sold, it left us sitting on the floor until we moved.

Determined to find a new couch, on our first day in the new apartment we set out to make the purchase. We went to so many different stores. (OK it was 3, but after you sit on a ton of couches, it feels like more). The first store was WAY out of our price range, despite the salesman telling us he was “giving a great deal.” The second store was awful! There was not even a single couch that we thought would be a contender, it felt like sitting on cardboard every time.

Josh and I have very explanatory faces. So after about 3 couches, we would wait and watch each other. Depending on the face, we would either keep moving or join the other person. It got quite comical, especially in that second store. I’m sure the sales associates there were not thrilled.

Anyways, we had been out for a long time and I was beginning to think we wouldn’t find a couch that day. I was sick of sitting on the floor! Thankfully, store number 3 was a winner!

I think we sat on 3 couches there and when we found the one, it was in our price range! I was so excited all I could think about was getting it in the car…

Yes, I forgot that couches are not generally grab and go. The sales associate told us it could take anywhere from 2 – 4 weeks!! I was desperate. That was too long! So I started pleading with her. Asking if there was someplace else we could drive to pick it up, a larger fee we could pay to get it sooner, anything! I was sick of floor sitting! She must have thought I was funny because she laughed and said she would see what she could do but not to expect it before 2 weeks.

Well ladies and gentlemen, we got the call! Our couch is being delivered TOMORROW!!! That is only one and a half weeks after our purchase date! I was so excited and cannot wait to get it!

So yes, I may be making a “Happy New Couch Day” cake. Sitting on the floor for a month will do that to you. Hahaha!