Taking furniture from others...

I have a problem... I always see furniture that either parents or friends have that I want.  It is a serious problem probably, but it works out pretty well for me.  

Smap and I were at our friends' Karen and Jeff's pre-wedding party the other night and I spotted a cute little desk in Karen's "garage sale room" of things that she needed to sell.  Luckily someone had given her the desk and she was willing to pass it on for free to a friend (ME).  So, I lucked out with a cute little desk for our yellow den.  A few weeks ago I scored a bench from my dad (previously blogged about).  He was so kind to donate such a beautiful piece to our pool room.  I also score nice things from my mom on a regular basis as she begins her de-cluttering of her house and multiple storage facilities. :)

Below, are so other examples of my horrible problem of taking furniture from friends.  

Here is the red desk (below) from Karen's.   I was afraid to tell Smap about it, so I showed it to him after I moved it in.  Luckily he liked it!!! 
Our coffee table also has a fun story behind it.  My best friend from high school and college got it for a wedding gift from a friend who MADE it for her and her husband as their gift.  I saw it and immediately told her that I wanted it.  It has a killer shelf built into it for storage.  I was over at her house several years ago and saw that it was no longer in her den.  She told me she was getting ready to take it to Goodwill....so here it is....in my den.
My buffet in my dining room....came from my friend Abby's house.  The first time I walked into her house I saw it.  I told her if she ever wanted to get rid of it, I would take it.  She called me last year and offered it for $50.  Her folks even delivered it and helped us move it into the house....pretty darn heavy piece.  It was a perfect fit once again.  Buying/taking furniture off of friends and asking parents for unwanted furniture is a gift I have.  Smap and I have pretty good stories behind a lot of our furniture.  

Anyway, I had a great ride tonight with my new friend Missy who just moved here.  She is a cat 2 roadie and is so fun to talk to.  We rode out of her house in South Knox.  I have not been out there in several years.  Hard to believe I started riding out there over 10 years ago when I first started riding with the Zoo folk.  What is even crazier is that I will be 33 in a week.  Wow....time flies when you are having fun. 

CRAZY!!!!  Just yesterday I was starting college....