Bring on the Chili and Red Wine!

It's Super Bowl Sunday, and we get to watch the game on our brand new couch. Like our nation, we have relied upon the electoral college system and ignored the voting public (see the comments) and made our decision:


I like how it works with the other pieces here:

And it makes our old couch look really shabby:

P.S. We're trying to get rid of it! Please? Would you like to have it? A genuine, certified relic of 83 Durant Street!

It's ready for nappers:

Look how far we've come:

This is the pink room in October 2006. Wow.

While writing this post, I shoo'ed Carter off the new couch for the first time (it has been in the house for less than 45 minutes). Hrm.

Things We'd Like to Change

This is the first installment of a new series called "Things We'd Like to Change," in which we tell you about things that are old/ugly/odd in our house that we'd like to replace or fix. Today's feature focuses on our couch. Here it is:

We have had this couch for I'd guess about 6 years. We inherited this couch from some other grad students (when we were also grad students). This is the sort of thing we all do when we're grad students. It's actually a reasonably comfortable couch, but it's in pretty rough shape. It is currently covered by its third slipcover (from Target), which makes it look a lot better. The quilt on the back of it (made by Michele and we love it!) also helps distract you from the otherwise ugliness of the thing. Underneath those beige stripes, it's a deep burgundy fuzzy fabric with lots of spots and stains and the like.

Back when we finished fixing up the (formerly pink, but now) blue room, we decided it was time to buy a new couch. But we have some problems making decisions. And some problems going shopping. So we need to just pick one and buy it already.

Here is one possibility:


Here is another:

Here is a third:

And here is just one more:

Readers, would you like to vote* for our future couch?

* Votes are non-binding upon us. Also, we seriously ARE considering one of these couches (should be obvious which one) and would be interested to hear your feedback