The Great Pillow Hunt

So I’ve been on a pillow quest for quite some time now, looking for the perfect decorative accents for the couches. No one knew this more than Matt, who would tease me about my pillow obsession and weekly trips to Target and Pier 1 (among others) in search for these pillows I could never find. I could see them in my head, but no store could deliver on exactly what I wanted. After awhile I got frustrated and ended up buying a couple of plain navy pillows shortly after I moved into my single apartment, to hold me over until I found what I was really looking for. Almost immediately, Matt told me he did not care for the pillows and that they weren’t even comfortable (he spent quite a lot of time on my couch). So weeks and months go by, still no pillows. It certainly wasn’t for lack of me searching in stores and online. I finally did find a pair one Saturday morning while Matt and I were out shopping, they still weren’t quite what I had been looking for but after consulting with him and getting his approval I bought them.

Tonight I was out shopping and came across THE pillow, the closest I have found to what I’ve been looking for. At this point I had pretty much given up and figured my dream pillows didn’t exist, but now I have the one to jumpstart my future pillow purchases and decorative accents. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but I was excited about my find and immediately thought of Matt after my purchase because he knows how exhaustive this search has been for me. I know he would have had something to say about it, good or bad, if he were here. It probably would’ve been bad because our styles didn’t always mesh. For that reason I am sure I will never part with the pillows that we did actually both agree on, regardless of what style direction me and THE pillow go in.