Erin’s apartment has been couch less since she moved in back in February, 2005. This means that we have all been on the lookout for a couch that Erin might like for her apartment for the past several months. This weekend Erin’s mom went to a garage sale down the street from their Bethesda, MD home just to see what kinds of things they were selling. She found a lovely couch which seemed of appropriate style, size and color. The lady selling the couch, who had only recently moved to the neighborhood, introduced herself as the wife of a former Congressman and that now that her husband has retired, he no longer needed it in his office. When asked which state her husband represented in Congress, she said “Pennsylvania, before he went on to be the first director of Homeland Security.” Of course she was talking about Tom Ridge.
So Erin’s new couch, pictured on the right, has probably seen the asses of many important people who may have come through Tom Ridge’s office. Except for a few curious stains, it’s a great Drexel Heritage sofa. I suppose this kind of thing only happens in Washington DC!