Did We Really Just Do That?!?!?!

Several week ago, Tyler and I did something that I still can't quite wrap my head around.

It all started when Tyler and I got a new mattress last spring. We, in fact, didn't purchase the mattress, but received it as a gift from Tyler's parents. The gift of a new mattress was awesome enough, so we didn't expect anything else to come from our trip to Jordan's (the store). However, Jordan's Furniture was running a promotion that went as follows:

If the Red Sox baseball team hit the Jordan's Furniture sign over the course of their season, the mattress would be FREE. If they didn't, we would receive 20% of the purchase price back in Jordan's dollars. 

Turns out, the Sox didn't have a great season, which meant that they did not hit the Jordan's sign in Fenway Park. Thus, in October, we found ourselves with about $300 to use at Jordan's Furniture. Tyler and I were excited about the shopping trip because our place was in desperate need of more lighting fixtures. Eighteen foot ceilings require LOTS of light.

When we got to Jordan's, we were disappointed. A few items caught Tyler's eye, but I wasn't satisfied with the merchandise. I reasoned that we could come back a few weeks later when (hopefully) new merchandise had arrived. So, about a month later, we returned.

This time, I had promised Tyler that we wouldn't walk out of the store empty-handed. Determined to complete our mission, we perused the multitude of rooms that comprise Jordan's Furniture store. Unfortunately, the one light that we really liked on our previous journey was no longer available. Again, we found a couple of pieces that we kind-of liked. Unfortunately, we couldn't bring ourselves to spend money - even free money - on items we both felt were either low quality or could be bought elsewhere for cheaper.

As we wound our way through Jordan's twisty paths, resigning ourselves to defeat, Tyler made a sudden stop. He threw up his arms, dragged me across the floor, and pointed, "What about this?! We should spend the money somehow. Why not this?!" I looked, laughed, and replied, "Really? You've got to be kidding me." "Come on. It'll be funny," he said. "What else are we going to do?" Looking back, I must have had some sort of equally psychotic moment because I said, "Ok. Let's do it!"

So, that afternoon, we walked out of Jordan's with this...

The picture!

We even paid $30 dollars of our own money to get it! As crazy as it still seems - using our $300 free dollars for a canvas painting that I still think I probably could make myself - the purchase has actually worked out well. The picture brought some much needed color into our bedroom, and filled up some of the large space between our bed and the ginormo ceilings. It has also made it very clear what my next project should be. Look at the picture. Can you guess?!