New Table

Above, Sierra checking out the new table. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Today, I had to go into Gallup to mail a package to Russia and do some grocery shopping.

While on the way to the market after I was done at the post office, I spotted Furniture Warehouse on historic Route 66 and decided to turn around and head there to see if they had any side or buffet tables.

I've been wanting to get one for a while and had been looking here and there.

Fortunately for me, they had some and I found one that I liked. So I bought it at a very reasonable price.

It was delivered about 45 minutes ago.

Now I have to figure out what to put on it. Right now, I have the box containing Count Petofi's mummified hand on it (actually, my humidor).

The Guest Room Coming Together

Above, the new night stand, lamp and sofa bed. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Today was cold, but warm and sunny enough to venture out.

The first thing I did was to head over to the Flying J Travel Center to pick up my mail. Then, after that, I headed into Gallup to check out the town's mall, the Rio West Mall.

By Los Angeles standards, the Rio West Mall is on the small side with the only major department store being J. C. Penney. They had a number of small stores (Hot Topic was one of them) and a food court.

I went there to see about a night stand for the guest room (that will double as a library/den). I did manage to find a F.Y.E. video and music store. While there, I picked up the Universal Pictures Dracula Legacy Collection on DVD and a Blu-ray of Close Encounters of The Third Kind that contained the original theatrical version (I watched it tonight, the first time I've seen it in over 35 years), the "Special Edition" that came out in the 1980s and the "Director's Cut".

Seeing no furniture stores at the Rio West Mall, I headed out and after leaving the parking lot, I spotted a furniture store. I went in but didn't see anything that suited me.

I then decided to go over to the Furniture Warehouse, where I bought the sofa bed and dinette set. I found a night stand/end table that was just right and with a lower price than what I was seeing online.

They delivered the night stand this afternoon and it is now in place. A couple of weeks ago, I bought a table lamp for the guest room and finally unboxed it and put it in the guest room. The finished result is pictured at top.

Definitely a good day for getting things done.

New Furniture

After buying a dinette set and convertible sofa yesterday at the Furniture Warehouse in Gallup, they were delivered today.

Here's what they looked like after delivery:

Getting the sofa-sleeper into the guest room was a bit tricky. After much effort, I was about to throw in the towel and get a window guy to remove the window panes (I have dual-pane windows) and have the sofa brought in through there. But, the furniture guys managed to get it in right at that moment.