IRONY
Webster's Definition: Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs.
Jason and I laughed tonight as we dined at the card table because we sold our kitchen table in last week's garage sale. It was adorned with an exquisite little white silk table cloth I purchased when we were in Venice. Ok....it's a sheet from Wal-Mart. But....I had you thinking we were dining in Italy.
Also, for your viewing pleasure--please notice the mismatched chairs. One from our formal dining room and the other from Jason's 1982 desk in our guest room. Same furniture they used in the movie E.T. So, we call it the "E.T. Furniture". You can "phone home" and tell everyone that we've officially become the poster children for latest trend in housewares--Trash Chic!
There's just something ironic about eating great sushi with a nice bottle of wine on a sheet draped card table while you listen to John Denver's Greatest Hit's CD ON YOUR LAPTOP because we sold our speakers in last weeks garage sale too! SO ROMANTIC!!! I'm getting all hot and bothered just thinking about it. Not!!!!
To top it off you're 18 mo. old is looking on while he flings sugar-free strawberry jello all over the floor, his hair, the high chair and the beloved table cloth.
Oh, I almost forgot...we ate off mismatched plates too because I sold the matching set in last week's garage sale too....Little by little our possessions are slowly diminishing. Next week we bid a fond farewell to our armoire, end, sofa and coffee tables. Stay tuned for next weeks installment where you might get to see our living room lamp on a t.v. tray.
We laugh at the irony of it all but it really speaks volumes of how much fun you can have with so little. It also reminds me to use the good china, fabric napkins and don't worry about spills on tablecloths, jello stained ceramic tile and mismatched furniture. Life is about living every day to the fullest. Think how many times we save the "good" whatever for a "special occasion". Every day should be a special occasion. If you woke up another day, it's a special occasion. I'm going to start living my life like that. New house, new leaf, new life. Life's too short to wait for "special occasions". Come...won't you celebrate life with me!!!!?
2 comments:
Great perspective on Life! I love the card table idea. I think that might be the "new" trend. Looks like ya'll had fun!!
Amen sister! If we all just stopped the rat race and took inventory of what is really important, we would be a different society.
Thank you for reminding me it is not about things.
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