Veteran's Day & Browsing Furnitureland (Wow!)

Now that's a chest of drawers!!!

Judy was correct. The Furniture-land South shopping place was huge. We didn’t finish going through it. When we pulled up, the sign said it was the world’s largest home furnishings showplace and to accentuate it, they have a gigantic chest of drawers outside the building. The “campus” is broken into 3 areas – a showroom, a mart (that’s where the 85 foot tall highboy stands outside) and the outlet center. They also have their own café and a Starbucks so you can take a break (there’s really nothing around the area but them so if you want lunch it’s the only game in town).

The Showroom was a maze of different rooms featuring various manufacturers (there’s more than 500 name-brands here) and when you walk in they greet you with a brochure, map and a consultant.  If you need your consultant or get lost, you call them on their cell and they show up to help you.  Holey smokes. The place was unreal, and I’ve never seen so much quality furniture.  You pick a style you like, then the type of material or leather, the designs, color, etc…  It was definitely overwhelming! We didn’t finish and will return tomorrow.  We never made it to Boyles (the other furniture place that was recommended).

Back at the Quality Inn, we’re both exhausted. Papa John’s delivers so it’s pizza again tonight!

Just a moment to reflect on Veteran’s Day today.  I'm not a socialist or a communist. I’m not part of a caste system, nor anyone's chattel. I'm free to choose my own path, free to fall down, to fail and get up and try to succeed again. Success isn't guaranteed or a given in our country. The freedom to try or to fail is what is a given and is mine - as an American. These freedoms were fought hard for and were won with the blood, sweat and tears of others.  I appreciate that I was born into such a country. I’m glad that my father tried to make a better life for himself and came here.  I can’t imagine being born in any other country. Not everyone has the blessing to be able to speak up or have control over what path they’d like to take in life. Thank you to all those serving our country & protecting our freedoms. Thank you veterans, living & not that gave those freedoms to me and my family. Thank you.