My birthday present!

Here's my birthday present - maybe also my Christmas present, and Valentine's... for the next few years, maybe? 

Brad knew there was something up when I started measuring our bedroom set one day while he was asleep, he woke up with "what's wrong? oh, nothing. ok. (going back to sleep, wakes back up) what are you up to now?"  So, it goes like this.... Katie needed a bigger bed, and one not so wobbly (she had a twin bed with trundle, which was never used), and they all needed dressers.  I've been considering for around a year + to buy them a bed set, but then had the epiphany one day (see measuring day above) that they could have our bedroom set (very nice, by the way) and we could get a new set, as Brad had mentioned (maybe once) that a California King would be nice so that he could actually stretch out.  Later that day I checked Craigs List and found a great bedroom set, but it was kinda pricey, but it was nice, so then after a couple of weeks (maybe actually a few weeks) of writing to the lady with the set and convincing Brad it was a good deal (new sets were 2 or 3 or 4 or more times more) and it would work, we went to look at it, negotiated and got it the next week.  That was back at the end of August and it took a month to get the mirror put up (it's big and heavy).  And it was a good thing Jamie and Charley were visiting the day we got it b/c they helped us carry the set up, actually slide, push, get a hernia (not literally).  It's very heavy, solid wood, marble tops.  Thanks Brad!  

Oh, by the way, Katie got Alex's bed which had originally been hers anyway before Alex took over her room, it's a Queen, she also has our previous dresser with mirror and nightstand; Alex received our bed - big massive bed, sharing a room with Niko who has a small twin (poor guy felt a little left out), and they also received our Armoire and a little dresser which had been Katie's.  Corin got a colorful bookshelf which had been in Niko-Alex's room.  So, now everyone's happy (well, not Katie, she does like to complain (the bed takes up too much of her room)). 

 Here's the set - came with the CA King bed, dresser, mirror and 2 nightstands.  The bedposts are 4" shorter than our ceiling and the canopy touches the ceiling.  Also, the fan is inches from the canopy, I determined it would all fit - so the one night I moved the bed (before mattresses) from where the dresser is and it is HEAVY!  But, I had to move the dresser out of the way and it is PAINFULLY HEAVY!  I was sitting on the floor pushing against other furniture and the other furniture was moving, pushing against the wall and i was moving, but I did eventually get it moved enough (the chiropractor loves my antics).