Craigslist Rocking Chair

When I don't have anything to do, I like to get on Craigslist and look at two different categories.

"Pets" and "Antiques"

This particular time, I was looking at antiques. I wasn't looking for anything in particular, just browsing. I came across a rocking chair for sale that looked JUST like one that my grandmother used to have in her house.

I recently (within the past month or two) had a dream that I went back to my grandmother's house and I was so sad that the people now living there had changed it so much. Everything looked so different.... except for one room. The smaller living room was EXACTLY the same, and I went in and sat in the rocking chair that she kept in there and just enjoyed being in my grandmother's living room.

That same rocking chair is the one I found on Craigslist! I went to Matt and gave him my sweet, puppy dog eyes, told him that it was really special to me, and asked if I could buy it. He just looked at me and said, "How am I supposed to say no to that?" (that means I have the puppy dog eyes down)

SO. I contacted the lady and found out that she had already talked to a guy about him possibly picking it up on Saturday. I told her I'd pay $10 more than the asking price if she'd let me have it instead, and explained why I wanted it. I then found out that she had just increased the price on the listing to nearly TWICE as much as originally listed, it just hadn't updated on the site yet.

The good news.... I got a message from the lady that said, "I'll let you have it for the price you offered since I know you really want it."

YAY! So we drove to Round Rock and met the woman in a Panda Express parking lot (which Matt liked, because he LOVES their orange chicken!) and picked it up! She said that she started doing some research and thinks it might actually be worth a couple of hundred dollars. Apparently the guy who wanted to pick it up on Saturday was an antique collector, but the woman said she just felt better about giving it to someone who really wanted it.

So here it is! It doesn't necessarily "fit" our living room, but I absolutely love it. :)

This is Matt holding Ginny so she wouldn't get in the picture with the chair... but I got their picture anyway. :)

So there! It was a fun day for me because I'm really excited about this rocking chair! Just thought I'd share. :)