My Craigslist obsession paid off

After 17 years of living with an old, REALLY ugly, broken  table ... we finally have a new table!!  (Well, it's almost new... new to us and very much newer than the previous one).  I've been dreaming of getting a nice kitchen table for at least 10 years, and even more so for the last 5 years - ever since moving here.  I always said, "I'll be happy when... I get a kitchen table."  While I don't really believe that "things" can cause happiness, I have to say this week I'm REALLY HAPPY!  I'm finally "happy when".  I found the deal of deals on Craigslist.  Someone had a table listed that was bought at a nice furniture store around here.  It's in excellent, almost new condition.  They were selling it for less than half the price of the furniture store AND it came with 6 chairs.  Now I realize that we need 9 chairs, so we're planning on getting a bench for one side and we'll be all set.  It's perfect and I absolutely love it!  It makes me happy to sit in the living room or kitchen and just look at our new table.  lol  And the best news is it fits our family - no more pushing and elbowing and complaining that "he's taking up my space!"  "she's touching me" "her plate is touching my plate." Hooray for a new table!! And now I can post pictures of my red kitchen and not be embarrassed about the table.  We painted the kitchen about 6 months ago.  It was a bit scary to be so bold and go red, but I LOVE my red kitchen!

Here's the new table.  Isn't it pretty?!