Our Kitchen Table

Fact: We have sat down for dinner at our kitchen table thrice since we've lived here.
Once when I got excited about a nice dinner, once on Valentine's Day, and once when we had company.
Fact: All four chairs are wobbly and beyond tightening.
Fact: It's honestly too small to use as a real kitchen table anyway.
Fact: I have been insistent on the fact that we will have a kitchen table in our dining room! (Yes, even after the pre-mentioned facts were realized.)

LAST WEEK
Chris: "We should get rid of the kitchen table."
Me: "What?" No."
Chris: "We never use it anyway."
Me: "...I know."
Chris: "None of our neighbors have kitchen tables. They all use that space as an office."
Me: "But what would we do without a kitchen table!"
Chris: "The same thing we do now."
Me: .....
Chris: "I really want to get rid of that table. You can't even sit in the chairs."
Me: "I spent $50 on that table!"
Chris: (With excitement building) "Let's put our desk in that space and our small couch! It could be a cool hang out place!"
Me: "And just throw the table out?"
Chris: "Yes please."
Me: "Can we do that? Do people do that? Who does that? Is that normal?"
Chris: "Let's just try it."
Me: "Okay, but let's not get RID of the table yet, I'm not ready to let it go."

TODAY
Fact: There is a small couch and desk in our dining room.
Fact: The table now sits in no man's land - between the kitchen, dining room and living room.
Fact: It's really all one room anyway.
Fact: We don't ever use the couch or desk that we put in place of the table.

On the upside: The table is now being used. It holds the mail, my purse, glasses, candles, my scriptures, and anything else I set down when I come in the front door. The chairs are also used to hold my work jacket and Chris' tuxedo shirt.

Oh boy. We need a bigger place.