Re: Rep Retirement Lodge #173: (Insert Title)
Well, I guess I can officially be done with hockey for this year. Lasted longer than normal, I guess. Go Mankato, may as well root for the little betting slip that says MSU-Mankato 18-1 at this point.
In other news, we went on a bit of a shopping spree this weekend. Finally went and bought some needed furniture, to the tune of about 6 grand. But we got some good, and very nice stuff, that we'll have for many, many years, so we don't have a problem with that price tag. Also, there was 0% interest for 3 years, and 0% interest is free money, so it was a no brainer. We have the money to just buy the stuff outright, but when you can get 0%, you take it, every time.
For Christmas, I got my wife a really nice cedar log bedframe that she had said in the past that she really wanted, then as the second part of the gift was to get 2 matching nightstands, but there were several options, so I wanted her to help pick them out. (they're custom made, so if I screwed up, and got the wrong ones, I couldn't return them). So we went to that store, picked out a couple nightstands, that will look really nice with the bed. Then we went to another store, and picked out a very nice new dining room table, to replace the ****ty craigslist special we've been using. The one we picked out is handmade by Amish craftsmen, and is extremely well made, and really, just beautiful. We're really happy with it, and with the price we paid, we're planning on having it for about 50 years.

Also picked out some other small stuff, 2 extra chairs for the table (to make it 6), another cabinet for the entry way, a wooden basket thing to stash all of Beau's toys and bones, and other ****. It all came out to between $5000 and $6000. Now, we may have to tackle the refrigerator, since that thing is literally falling apart in front of us. Shelves breaking, drawers falling down, etc. Its bad.