surprises!

On a usual day in the office mister and I will send each other silly links we have found, recipes and anything else we find interesting. We also tend to announce what/when we are eating. I'll get a message that says "fruit snacks!" or "eggs!" and I will respond with "sandwich!", it may be strange, but it works for us. Yesterday I went to have my car washed on my lunch break and picked up chipotle (yumm) since we have not been grocery shopping and I did not pack my lunch. I was out of the office for about an hour and hadn't heard from him. I went back to work and finally a bit later he was back and was not being very descriptive with where he went for lunch. I thought it was strange but just kind of shrugged and went on with my day. 

Skip to me getting home from work, said hello to mister on the couch, walked into the bedroom, into the bathroom, out of the bathroom, into the closet, finally over to my jewelry box. I opened the box which has a mirror in it and saw this mysterious reflection.... the giant mirror I have been lusting over from Ikea!!! Please note how long I was in room before I noticed the SIX FOOT, sixty pound mirror propped up against the wall. Hello oblivious!!! So this all explained the lack of details in his lunch plans, he was picking up a surprise!

 

I have seriously been dreaming of owning this thing forever, but there was always something else to spend the money on. The day after Christmas we picked up this beauty (which is what I saw the mirror reflection in) and I adore it. I keep the jewelry I wear daily in the top portion, Mister's sunglasses in the top drawer, my jewelry sets below that and then the rest in one of the bigger drawers.  We have it sitting directly next to the matching 6 drawer dresser so it kind of flows like one piece.

We also have the matching giant shelf hanging above the hutch and dresser
(we have had the shelf since November and just put it up last weekend... whoops), so needless to say the new wonderful mirror fits in and matches perfectly!! It was the perfect replacement for the engine that used to live on the floor in that spot (yes I said engine, the engine for the ghia lived in the bedroom for about a year)!!

So now the bathroom is all done and the bedroom is as well! Since we picked up the new duvet cover a couple weeks ago the mirror was the last piece we needed. The only other thing I would add is the 4 drawer dresser for me. Mister uses the 6 drawer one and I have storage in the closet, but when we eventually move into a different place I would like to have a real dresser. 

I am getting my hair done tonight so I will let you know how that goes, debating between a few different looks right now! Enjoy your Wednesday!