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After spending 7(!) hours and $2,000 today at IKEA, we finally have our essential furnitures. This includes a nice ANEBODA, two VIKA ANNEFORS, one dark grey KNIHULT, four pieces of INGOLF and of course a VINSTRA.

The cinnamon buns were great as always (this was our third time in IKEA here!).

Actually, yesterday was the first day we really shopped since we got here. We got a gift card of $200 for buying in Linens n' Things, a place for home things. It’s pretty fun shopping this way, trying to reach a given amount. It makes you buy those things you wouldn't normally buy for yourself. Makes you buy yourself presents (like a $40 digital scale for food that displays both lb./kg. and includes a timer!). Right before that we visited a nice, big Barnes and Noble store. Very impressing book store, although we only bought there sandwiches and coffee…

On our way back we had the opportunity to watch the train arriving at Stoughton station. We stopped at the railroad crossing as the lights were blinking red (there is no barrier here - no one would think of crossing when the lights are flashing. How simple). Then the train arrived, stopped in the middle of the road and people just got off it to the road. That was odd. That’s life in suburbia!