So today was a fun day with my good friend Amy! We went antiquing- or at least attempted to in Greensboro, although the one store I really wanted to go to was closed. But that's ok. We still managed to find several other shops that were open and had some very interesting finds in them.
Some of the stores must have really adored their merchandise and didn't want to sell as evidenced by their prices. AT any rate, we both did manage to find something at the last store we went to. This after accidentally touring NC A&T and Bennett College on the quest to find Merritt St near UNC-G.
I found a fabulous candelabra that holds six candles and herein is where the frustration begins. I'm sure this candelabra was made by a master craftsman as I have excellent taste and would accept nothing but the best. However, I had a ton of difficulty finding candles for it. I went to the dollar store- where I forgot everything is micro-sized. They had the perfect colored candles at the perfect price. So I jumped in line...only to have the lady in front of me who started out with 20 items end up taking more merchandise from her husband behind me and end up with at least 150 things. Ugh.THe wait time was unreal and I did find out she has six sick friends (say that 3 times fast) and a mother with a birthday this week. (she bought a million cards) Frankly, I didn't care. I also could see where the check-out girl's red weave was sewn in to her hair- it was mesmerizing and I couldn't quit staring. However as I was feeling a tad puny and really wanted to go home, I tore my attention away and put my items on the counter.
At any rate, I finally checked out and got home only to realize that the candle bases were a tad too small. I tried the melt the candle bottom and stick it trick to no avail. Alas, $3 misspent and I had a naked candle holder that needed desperately to be tricked out with light.
AT this point I had two choices, close up shop for the night, or begin a quest. AS I said earlier, I was feeling a tad ick- whether it was from the Bojangles breakfast or the Mellow Mushroom lunch I do not know. However, the last thing I felt like doing was looking for candles. So of course, being me, I set out. I get very OCD when I want something and cannot find it- being known to search all day in several towns until I find what I need.
FIrst I went to Target. They always have wonderful things. In the candle aisle, I found out they don't have wonderful candles. They had dollar store sized candles. Strike one. On to the Hallmark store. They would be more pricey, but they would fit. CLOSED. strike two. So on to Wal-mart where I HAVE bought candles the size I needed before. I get to the candle aisle and there is a young girl with a cart full of children standing in front of the "Jesus/Mary" in a glass container candle section, right above where I needed to be. Did she move the cart'o'kids out of my way? No. She continued to peruse the lavendar candle section, continuously sniffing the same purple candle over and over. Either she was getting high or couldn't decide on the scent. With all those kids I'm thinking the former. Anyway, I finally got to look for my candles. BINGO! They had the right size. BUt the wrong color unless I wanted turquoise, lavender or pink. Strike three. So I thought- CVS- they have candles. Hoofed it over to the drugstore and there they were! Like waxen perfection. The perfect shade of cream. THe exact size I needed. Yee-ha!
AND THEY WERE ON SALE.
So home I went, put in my candles, and lit up the room like a ball o' fire. Ahhh...perfection. It doesn't take much to make me happy! So now I plan to ring in the new year, enjoying my fabulous antique find with lovely candle light to keep me company. What a day! I had an excellent time with a dear old friend and our daughters, a fabulous new addition to my living room and a quiet evening ahead of me with my dear family. Does it get any better?
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