field trip to IKEA!

So, my first free Sunday in 1 1/2 months, and I decide to go to IKEA!! We have a draft coming through our front door and through my bedroom windows so the idea was to find curtains to block the draft.

Today was a beautiful and sunny afternoon and we immediately caught a downtown #1 subway to 96th Street and then a #2 train. There are two ways to reach IKEA: take the free water taxi from Pier 11 & Wall Street or catch the free shuttle bus at Court Street in Brooklyn.

Since we didn't know if there were going to be any delays with the subways, we decided to catch the free shuttle bus and I also thought it would be fun to see a bit of Red Hook. Boy, was that a mistake! It turned out to be one of those small 16-seater charter buses. I was expecting the coach buses that go from Port Authority to the IKEA in New Jersey.

We had actually been the 1st ones at the bus stop but had just missed the 1:20pm so I saw a Starbucks on the opposite corner and decided to go there while waiting for the next busy. By the time we returned to the bus stop there were quite a few people waiting. We were the last ones to board the small bus and there was only one seat left and three of us standing. A girl sat on her friend's lap and Meredith and I shared the last seat all the way....

We arrived approx 15 minutes later and I vowed that we would take the ferry back. We ended up staying at IKEA for 3 1/2 hours!! This did include a half hour break for chicken tenders & french fries and some dessert!

So we found curtains for the front door, kitchen door (to block out cooking smells and for my bedroom) bath mat dots for our hallway in orange and red, and a metal rod with s-hooks for the kitchen wall to hang pots & pans etc...! All in all a fun day.