A CRAZY BUNCH OF THANKFULNESS: Surfing IKEA

Me, Alix and Kristi La Montagne are giving Alix's brother and sister-in-law a baby shower in November. They they are having their first little boy (Macpherson La Montagne), and want to decorate their baby's room in a funky surfer style. Alix and I drove from San Antonio to north Austin on Sunday afternoon to do a little shopping for the shower in hopes of finding something special for the decorations. On the way up, we decided to take the new toll road leading from SA to Austin. Though it is really very fast, after being on it for a little while, I had to make a little "girl" stop. In fact, I was wiggling all over the place like a kid about to wet, I had to stop so bad! There was no place to stop on the toll road. Can you imagine that??!! So, on the phone we were to Clark, getting directions to the nearest exit that may have a good rest stop for Kathryn to use before continuing on our journey. And what a journey it would be! You should have heard Clark - you would have thought we were lost in the deepest darkest jungle of Africa. Like we had no sense or sense of direction whats so ever! Last time we'll call for directions!
Anyway, back to the shower. At first, Robb and Daphne wanted to decorate the baby's room in an eclectic, nautical theme. Then, after a couple of hours of shopping and stopping for lunch, we called them from the Ikea store to ask a few questions only to find out that Robb had changed his mind to a surfer style. After talking with Daphne, and reviewing colors, I asked if she was wanting colors in the range of a Jamaican color scheme with surfer colors thrown in. Reds, oranges, greens, yellows and golds. A few blues and lots of black and white. Real eclectic and colorful! Alix and I saw this WONDERFUL fabric hanging in the cafe' part of Ikea and set out trying to locate it in the store. We were rewarded after questioning a sales persons, who directed us to the fabric section of the store. From there, we headed to other areas of the store holding other items we needed.
Ikea even has self checkout! They are really moving up in the world! From there, it was a real breeze getting out and back on the road to home.
All in all, the day was successful and fun. I'll go shop with Alix anytime! Party planning is great fun!