So Long to the So Long Couch

We said goodbye to our extra long (8.5 ft) couch tonight. I know it seems ridiculous, but it was somewhat hard for me to part with it because it's one of the few physical reminders I have of my grandparents. We really wanted to keep it, but we are going to repurpose our front living room and we just don't have the room to store it for "someday." This couch belonged to my Grandpa and Grandma Evans and I'm guessing was purchased in the 1960s or 70s. It eventually became their basement couch. When my grandpa passed away, it became the basement couch at my mom's. When I got my first apartment at college, it moved to Ames and then to two more of my college apartments. When Jim and I moved into our apartment after graduation, it was our only piece of furniture and since moving to our house, it has been in our front living room, covered, but still in great shape. It's such a great couch, comfy, and long enough to seat many and sleep the tall. We gave it away for free and the guy who came to get it seemed to appreciate its "beauty" and size. ;) They brought a mini van to pick it up so obviously they couldn't close the back door and the couch hung out of the back as they hauled it. Shortly after they left, our phone rings and it's my brother on his cell phone..."Uh, I could be mistaken, but I think I'm following Grandma's old couch down the highway!" HA HA! We got a good laugh out of that one. And I think it was a sign that it was okay to "let it go."