Furniture

Well, we just got back from Thomasville where we bought a crib: http://www.babysdream.com/Products/Infinity/Default.htm
and a mattress to go with it.
The company makes most of their parts in South America (ah, the nebulous "South America" as if it were one place!) and then assembles them in Georgia (the state, not the country), so no made-in-China stuff. And, it is all real wood - no mdf and veneer.
We also bought a glider/ottoman set. It's the padded rocking chair kind that I didn't want at first (preferring instead a fully upholstered chair), but after I sat in it I changed my mind. It is sooo comfortable.
So there goes my spending money for the next couple months! :)

We won't actually get the items for a couple weeks, but I plan to post pictures when we get everything all set up. We are putting new flooring down up there too. I'll try to get a before and after shot, but we've already cleaned it out, so the before shot won't be very realistic. I suppose I could just open a ream of paper and spread it out all over the room to approximate what it looked like with me working on my dissertation. Or maybe I'll just let you imagine. :)