Auction Week...

So it was auction week again and I was so excited. After my bargain buys last month, I couldn't wait to get my number and start waving it wildly in the air (I mean, nodding discreetly and bidding like a pro). I convinced my friend Sheila to come with me...we were women on a mission.

What mission, you ask? Well...let me tell you, we were looking for a classy (and cheap) couch to sit out in the woods next Sunday when we take family photos. Sheila and I have big dreams of being photographers when we grow up and so we've decided to practice by taking each other's family photos this fall. I know exactly what I want and it involves a couch, some tall grass, wheat (or even some weeds) and some beautiful setting sunlight...check out http://www.kathywolfephotography.com/blog/ and see the family photo on the red couch...that's what I want.

So we decided that we could get a nice, cheap couch at the auction, store it in my garage, and lug it up on the hill next weekend for family photos. Here's Sheila trying out one of the options:

Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be, as that couch (and every other one like it) sold for between $150 and $300...definitely out of my budget for a one-time couch sitting, photo taking event. But we didn't let that keep us from having some fun, taking some pictures, and getting some strange looks while we were there!

Aren't these the cutest stools ever? I'm wishing I would have stayed to bid on them...they would have been perfect for my island. Unfortunately, they did not come home with me, and we did not snag the perfect couch at the auction this week. At least we saved enough money to buy queso dip, chips, and desserts at Applebee's afterwards. Not a bad deal, I'd say!