Christopher Nicholas Anaya

In early 2018 Chris and Lucy were helping Sarah and I set up our first apartment together. To help us get settled in Chris drove the 500+ miles from El Dorado Hills to San Diego towing his trailer filled with some of Sarah's furniture and a new dining table and side table set built by Lucy. Shortly after arriving in SD Chris, Lucy, Sarah and I lugged the furniture from the garage to the elevator and up to our 5th story apartment. Once we had finished unloading we all jumped back into the Sequoia towing the now empty trailer to check out a couch Sarah had found online. Chris pulled up to the storage unit where the owner was keeping the couch and the girls jumped out of the car. Right after the girls stepped out Chris and I hashed out our negotiation plan for the couch. We jumped out of the car and stepped inside the building then walked up a set of stairs leading us to the unit where the owner had set the couch after removing it from the unit. Clearly they had spent some time getting the couch out. Sarah looked at the couch and was clearly pleased and expressed it verbally. She sat down and smiled at how soft it was. Next it was Chris and my turn to "evaluate." Up to this point we carefully maintained our stoic look. Chris plopped down on the couch which sunk a little as he dropped himself into the middle section. Chris then mentioned something about a lack of support and I looked over at the seller asking again about the price. After hearing the price I sat down next to Chris and similarly expressed some displeasure. Chris and I then fed off each other going back and forth about some aspects of the couch that displeased us. I recall looking over at Sarah's face and watching her heart sink as we built up reasons not to buy the couch. Finally we stood up and started negotiating with the seller on price. The seller buckled and agreed to give us the couch at a huge discount. Chris and I quickly grabbed the couch scrambled down the stairs, loaded the couch into the trailer with the Anaya girls in tail, then sped off with our treasure. Sarah sat quiet in the car as Chris and I recapped the success of our plan to Sarah who was very confused but pleased since we left with the couch. The plan had been to get the couch as long as Sarah was happy, but to work together to get the best price building up concern over any small issues we could find. We returned to the apartment, unloaded the couch and said our goodbyes as Chris and Lucy began the 500+ mile home. Chris was 100% there for Sarah and I that weekend and always.