Splurge!

I've been eying this little number for quite some time now.. Only one problem, I could never afford it.  For some silly reason anything labeled as "modern" or "mid century" is incredibly expensive.  I bet if my Mom had known that was going to happen she would have held on to all that rad retro furniture she had when I was little.  

This of course brings me to a story when I was maybe 7 or 8.  My playroom was above the garage, and in it was this super cool black pleather couch amongst other great '70's pieces.  In the closet Mom kept all her old clothes which I used to try on all the time... Anyway, one summer day Mom gets this crazy idea to clean house.  And I mean, she was on a mission to get rid of as much stuff as possible.  This sadly included the black couch, amazing clothes, and even my stuffed animals!! The nerve.  She had found Dad's stash too, and I can vividly remember the conversation between them. heh.  Luckily for us all that throwing/giving away made Mom tired, so the minute she went to take a nap, Dad and I snuck back upstairs and in a panic went through all the neatly folded clothes and items Mom had put in the "give-away" and "throw-away" box.  Since she had already cleaned out the closet, we knew that would be a perfect place to hide our beloved treasures.  We had saved our things, and she never had to know.. But then next year came around and she felt the need to do it again!  Opps.  She was on to us, and I think eventually all our goodies were given away.  The worst part was she had Dad put the couch at the end of the driveway along with some awesome lamp shades.. Those suckers didn't even last a night.  I'm sure a neighbor saw them and thought, SCORE!  They probably held on to them and sold them for a ridiculous amount of money.

But back to my amazingly hot light fixture above.  Isn't it sweet?  I'm really really excited because I just ordered it.. It's my one splurge on the house, and it was made for my dining room.  It should arrive in 2 weeks.