light, finally!

the lamp debacle has finally come to an end. for the past several months, g and i have been looking for a floor lamp to go between our living and dining rooms. the previous owner of our place had a very nice lamp that we loved. she was selling various items before she moved across the country, but unfortunately the lamp wasn't for sale.

so we've been shopping around for quite a while trying to find the "perfect" lamp. i had a picture in my mind of what it was supposed to look like. unfortunately i couldn't find this lamp in any of the stores or catalogs i was looking at.

finally it was the lamp shade that we fell in love with. a nice, mica shade from pottery barn. we found a lamp to go with it and placed the order. a week later, we still had heard nothing. when i called the store to find out what was going on, i was told that the lamp was out of stock and wouldn't be available until mid-april. really?! i was so irritated that i canceled the order. thankfully we already had the shade that we loved!

the search continued. while we were in indiana visiting family last weekend, we were at the mall. we looked in various stores but still were unable to find what we were looking for. we had pretty much given up the search for the weekend. i made my way to a store that had many home goods in it, looking for things to decorate the house. walk in and what do i see, but two lamps that i fall in love with and were what i had envisioned. since g wasn't with me, i quickly sent him photos of the two lamps and asked him his opinion (i do at least ask his opinion on the area of decorating, but we all know that the final decision lies with me). we agreed on the same lamp and voila. the search was over.

while this may be a long story over a "stupid lamp" it was a long thought-over process. ...and people say that we make hasty decisions!

now, if this were a vacation, g would have booked it months ago! ha ha!