This is what happens when

[meganew]

you spend 3 hours with your small children in an IKEA on the coldest day of the year along with the rest of the fucking city who had the same idea.




Ollie insisted on trying out every single couch and chair and bed, and Vivi demanded that I nurse her immediately, so I had to carry my 18 month old around the maze of house wears while she tore at the nursing cover and hung off of me like a sack of potatoes.

So yes, that IS an entire tray of cinnamon buns just for me. There were 12, but I ate one with my bare hands as soon as I got in the car and then I passed the fuck out.

The shelves and candles were not worth it.

[meganew]

Guys, I'm not posting dumb looking pictures of myself for no one to laugh. Then it's just weird.

[meganew]

Feb 13, 2016 23:59:56 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

I'm laughing. No, really.

Lol there we go!

[muffin0]

HAHAHAH!!

This is how I looked after we drove from Tampa to Orlando for ikea (before Tampa had one) and then when we drove from San Antonio to Austin for ikea.

OMG I fucking hate that place, even now when there is one 20 minutes away.

[pantsparty]

...you fuck a stranger in the ass!"

[youhadmycuriosity]

You are a fucking champ. I go into an Ikea with just my husband and end up ready for a nap. You eat every one of those cinnamon buns if you damn well please.

[lo]

I went to Ikea with my daughter exactly once, but I think I ended up eating 3 meals (started with breakfast, then a hot dog a little later and then of course I hit the cinnamon rolls on the way out) so kudos to you for only eating one roll. I also have a 19 month old who still nurses like a newborn, so I probably nursed on every display couch.

[pumpkin]

Yep, many IKEA trips require an ending just like that picture

[franklin]

I have a love/hate relationship with Ikea. But we always have a cinnamon bun or a slice of pizza!

[JayhawkGirl]

Looks like the start to a great Saturday night lol!

[eb777888]

LOL!!!

I have one, too.



Thanks, H!!

[meganew]

Feb 14, 2016 1:12:45 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

LOL!!!

I have one, too.



Thanks, H!!

LOLOLOL!

I love that when I'm playing with the kids or dressed up for a date H never gets a picture of it, but if I'm drooling and cradling a tray of cinnamon buns? Suddenly he's the paparazzi. MEN.

[bonnie]

I think the cinnamon rolls are at the checkout area for good reason. They know 99% of us need a fucking delicious treat after that shopping experience!

[meganew]

Feb 14, 2016 9:05:49 GMT -5 bonnie said:

I think the cinnamon rolls are at the checkout area for good reason. They know 99% of us need a fucking delicious treat after that shopping experience!

And then you eat five more after the shitstorm that is assembling IKEA furniture!

[bugandbibs]

Ikea is my happy place

[cinnamoncox0]

Lol! You earned those cinnamon buns and the nap.

[regencygirl]

And I need cinnamon rolls now. Debating if driving the half hour to Ikea is worth it or if I should send DH our for Pillsbury in a can.

[ginger]

OMG I love my husband even more for not taking pictures of me sleeping in the car on road trips.

You're adorable! I would look like a zombie.

Bless it. Now I'm starving.

[eddy]

This is amazing and I love you.

[spellingbea]

I love this.

Are ikea cinnamon rolls that good? I've never had one, because I always think they look dry/not enough frosting.

[cville]

Lol! We went today and I just gave up and let my children climb into the display shelves. I'm getting over sickness, my husband has wicked mancold, our sitter and our ILs bailed on babysitting so valentines is shot anyway...giving up just seemed appropriate. I got a frozen chocolate torte from their food mart. I'll be eating it after the kids go to bed.

[flex]

You poor thing! I don't miss days like that one bit.

[meganew]

Feb 14, 2016 18:41:54 GMT -5 cville said:

Lol! We went today and I just gave up and let my children climb into the display shelves. I'm getting over sickness, my husband has wicked mancold, our sitter and our ILs bailed on babysitting so valentines is shot anyway...giving up just seemed appropriate. I got a frozen chocolate torte from their food mart. I'll be eating it after the kids go to bed.

I give up faster and faster every day. When I used to see children acting like my children I'd think "Why aren't they correcting their behavior? And that poor baby is obviously tired, why don't they take her home for a nap and come back another day?"

And now I just want to go back in time and scream at myself "BECAUSE THATS AS GOOD AS THEIR BEHAVIOR GETS! And I know the baby is tired, but I just got a cart full of shit I need and I'm not turning around and driving an hour home with nothing just because we've crossed over into nap time! Do you know how much regard this baby holds for my sleep habits? NONE. So just this once she can fuss a bit. And you can fuck off."

[Eagles]

Dude, now I need to go to Ikea tomorrow for cinnamon buns. REMEMBER WHEN YOU LIVED FIVE MINUTES FROM IKEA?

[meganew]

Feb 14, 2016 22:30:12 GMT -5 Eagles said:

Dude, now I need to go to Ikea tomorrow for cinnamon buns. REMEMBER WHEN YOU LIVED FIVE MINUTES FROM IKEA?

I do. Thats why it looks like I live in one of their showrooms.