well, it seems like only a month ago that we embarked on the journey of the no spend month. i decided after the first week not to bore you all with the details of where every penny went. i was just really proud of the fact that we had eliminated our fancy coffee drinks to 25 cent soda once or twice week. anywho, successful isn't a big enough word for the last month. i don't have the exact total that was spent yet, but we realized that although it was important to try to stick close to $250, the main point was just to become aware of where our money was going. there were a few gray areas for me. like when i bought stuff to do cakes or cupcakes and we would also use those things like sugar and flour and eggs and what not. you don't count business expenses but hmmm. also, we did luck out a few times. my parents came for a weekend and took us out to dinners and stuff. and then our other family from arizona came into town and got our meals a lot. so right when i was starting to feel some serious thai withdrawals, i was rescued by my loved ones!
i strongly urge everyone to maybe at least try a week on this money diet if you are someone that usually doesn't keep track of what you spend your dough on. i will be completely honest. now that the challenge is over, i do plan on eating thai thai on various occasions and dropping in for a quick thai iced coffee. a gals gotta live. but no more target shopping just for fun for me. it just doesn't feel the same. well, not yet.
so as i mentioned in an earlier post, since we weren't out shopping, we spent a lot of time at home hanging out. i started reading the twilight series and holy guacamole... addicting, yo! i've never read books as fast as i read these couple of books. they are very mesmerizing somehow. and of course it is fun to read a fiction romance packed with vampires and whatnot. pretty much anyone who was into the harry potter books graduate to the twilight series. i recommend them to anyone who well... reads. they are a fun break from reality. however, they are addicting! even gareth got into them just as much as i did! we still have some more to read, but we are holding off for a bit.
more pictures will be up soon. we have a few projects in the works. we want to get all of these things done before the baby arrives. we are quickly realizing that we are running out of time! geez! i cannot believe how FAST time has flown by. i am, however, feeling every bit of 9 months pregnant. tired. enormous. hungry. tired. chubby. tired. it has been pointed out twice now that i look ready to have the baby on account of my face... being bigger. thanks. that will go on my list of things to never say to a pregnant woman. it is true though. no matter how much weight you do or don't gain, your face just gets oddly swollen. oh and halloween is a terrible time to be so pregnant. bags and bags of chocolate just begging to be eaten. and sugar cookies. not fair.
the best part of halloween is that lilli was rad. there was a dixie halloween party and i whipped up her costume in literally 2 hours. she won the costume contest and 50 smackaroos! she was lil' skeeter. in case you don't know, gareth is regular sized skeeter.
also!! don't forget to go vote on tuesday!!!!!! i am sooo excited and will be making a t shirt for the big day... i'll post it soon. i wonder if anyone out there can figure out who is getting my vote.... hmmm....
