B, a friend of ours who we haven’t seen in nearly a year, stopped in Tulsa over the weekend to liquidate her belongings. It had all been in storage for at least 9 months while she traveled throughout Europe. B decided to take a one month French immersion course this summer, and then I suppose she will go wherever the wind takes her.
Meanwhile, she more or less gave away everything she owned on Saturday. As a result, we got our very first dresser (yes, we are pushing 30 and have never had real bedroom furniture). It’s beat-up, but I like it that way.
And we scored several small kitchen items, including lots of cookie cutters.
Not only is B a free spirit of sorts, but she is incredibly generous. I’m at a place in my life where I cannot be a free spirit per se. I have a family to take care of. But her generosity is convicting. She didn’t care at all about making a profit off her stuff. I actually felt uncomfortable–as though I was robbing her. Have I ever made anyone uncomfortable because of my generosity? I mean, that takes some skill.
B, we’ll miss you! Hope your free spirit wanders back to Tulsa soon.
May 21st, 2008 at 10:05 am
What a sweet friend that you have! That dresser is adorable!
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:21 am
She would give you the shirt off her back if you needed it more than her! Quite the friend.
And thanks! Aren’t the legs so dainty?
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:56 am
that dresser is gorneous! I’d leave it as is.
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I love the shape of that dresser. Is it tall?