Mementos and keepsakes...

     We all have things that belong to us that have a story, that remind us of a different place and time in our lives.  I have many pieces like this that let me recall moments from the past and because of that they are important to me.  One of those for me is a piece of furniture that will forever be known as the beer table.  Back in the day when Big D and I were fresh out of school, we had the most adorable apartment in downtown Indianapolis.  We had very little in the way of furniture since we had both just finished school except for Big D's hilarious waterbed (remember those?!) and a couch that my dad had bought for me after graduation.  That was pretty much it.  At that time Big D was working the night shift for UPS loading trucks while I was working retail for a cosmetics company.  We were off the parental dole and ruffing it, trying to make our rent, pay the water bill, buy groceries, while still being able to go out once in a while.  I was desperate to complete our cute little apartment with some kind of table to put under the little chandelier in the cutest nook of a dining area.  Luckily for us, we had a friend who had a drop leaf table to get rid of, and he requested a case of beer as payment.  Done and done.  We refinished it, turning it into a rather respectable piece of fab furniture if I do say so myself.  I have it today, and I will never get rid of the beer table.  It's been in various places in our homes over the years, but now it resides in our bedroom...

The beer table...

 Apparently I'm interrupting Blue's stretching and scratching time...

 What?

Not too shabby for a case of beer!