First of all, I can't believe it's even almost time to think about our anniversary, but it's quickly approaching! We have been wanting to plan a small, inexpensive trip for our anniversary and while we have a couple of ideas, I would appreciate any input you have. This will be just a Thu/Fri-Sun trip and we will have about $300. These are the things we've considered:
1. Beach trip. We have a friend with a house at Holden Beach. We could stay there most likely, relax and have a nice dinner Saturday night.
2. Camping. Less money for lodging = more money for something like whitewater rafting or going to see Biltmore.
3. Carowinds/Busch Gardens for the day, stay somewhere inexpensive that night.
More ideas? Let me know!
Coming later this week: my new recipe book and why it makes me so happy :)
Monday, March 29, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
It's Your Long Lost Pal!
Clearly, I am terrible at updating my blog! But, I'm hoping to get a little better at it, so bear with me!
After Aaron and I got married in June, we moved into a little apartment (1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 closet, roughly 600 sq. ft.). On top of that, it's the handicapped unit, so where one would normally find cabinets and drawers (in the kitchen, under the sink in the bathroom) our apartment has access for a wheelchair. Anyway, the idea was live there for a couple of months until Aaron graduated in August, he would find a job, and we would move wherever that may be. It's now March, we just signed our third 5-month lease, and we're still living in the little apartment. Aaron did get a job just a couple weeks ago, but it's temporary. Well, during all this time that we've been hoping for a full-time job, we have left most of our things in boxes. There's no room for the stuff, plus we were thinking we would just have to pack it again. Our walls had no pictures, our windows had no curtains and our wedding gifts were kept safely in their packaging. This weekend, I decided to do a little bit of decorating. It doesn't seem like we're leaving any time soon, so we might as well make it look like someone lives there! So now, we finally have some pictures on the walls and some curtains! We still have wedding gifts in boxes, we still have plastic drawer sets in place of real cabinets and drawers, and we still have a whole corner in our living room dedicated to empty cardboard boxes that we hope to reuse when we move but it's better than it was.
In other good news, I'm pretty sure I will get to make my first official wedding cake next year! :) I've done a practice cake, which I've posted a photo of below, but it's only about half the size this cake will be. I'm super excited because I really want to turn this into a career one day!
After Aaron and I got married in June, we moved into a little apartment (1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 closet, roughly 600 sq. ft.). On top of that, it's the handicapped unit, so where one would normally find cabinets and drawers (in the kitchen, under the sink in the bathroom) our apartment has access for a wheelchair. Anyway, the idea was live there for a couple of months until Aaron graduated in August, he would find a job, and we would move wherever that may be. It's now March, we just signed our third 5-month lease, and we're still living in the little apartment. Aaron did get a job just a couple weeks ago, but it's temporary. Well, during all this time that we've been hoping for a full-time job, we have left most of our things in boxes. There's no room for the stuff, plus we were thinking we would just have to pack it again. Our walls had no pictures, our windows had no curtains and our wedding gifts were kept safely in their packaging. This weekend, I decided to do a little bit of decorating. It doesn't seem like we're leaving any time soon, so we might as well make it look like someone lives there! So now, we finally have some pictures on the walls and some curtains! We still have wedding gifts in boxes, we still have plastic drawer sets in place of real cabinets and drawers, and we still have a whole corner in our living room dedicated to empty cardboard boxes that we hope to reuse when we move but it's better than it was.
In other good news, I'm pretty sure I will get to make my first official wedding cake next year! :) I've done a practice cake, which I've posted a photo of below, but it's only about half the size this cake will be. I'm super excited because I really want to turn this into a career one day!
Monday, November 16, 2009
The Weekend and The Holidays
This weekend was relaxing for the most part. I had the day off on Friday so I went to Verizon to get my phone upgrade! I wanted the LG Env Touch; however the phone required that I purchase a connect (internet) package of $9.99/mo. I'm sure I would use it if I had it, but in the spirit of conserving money, I didn't think it was the best choice. I got the Env3 instead. I really like the phone but have a bit of buyers remorse for not getting touch screen, even though I'm not sure I would like it (specifically not being able to feel buttons). I did some babysitting on Saturday (which ended up paying for my phone upgrade). Aaron decided that he wanted to be added to my cell phone plan to save money, so we went back to Verizon again on Sunday and he chose the Chocolate TOUCH...after telling me he wanted nothing more than a simple phone that could call people, he gets a brand new touch screen that came out a week ago! Now we're a family of new phones :)
It's hard for me to believe that the Holidays are almost here! Where has 2009 gone?? I love Thanksgiving and Christmas but it's always such a rush. For Thanksgiving, we go to Greensboro on Thanksgiving day and Goldsboro the day after. Then for Christmas, it's Greensboro Christmas Eve and leave after dinner to go to Virginia for Christmas Day! I do love to see both of our families but I certainly do not like all of the hustle and bustle! I don't know how it will be once we move. I guess that will depend where we end up.
In the spirit of Christmas, since we're working with a single income now, we have decided to be thrifty with the gifts. I'm thinking homemade items, perhaps. Bread, candies, baked goods?? If you guys have any ideas (homemade or otherwise thrifty) send them my way! It's not about the gifts; fortunately our families know that, but I'd like to arrive with something thoughtful in hand!
Happy Monday everyone!!
It's hard for me to believe that the Holidays are almost here! Where has 2009 gone?? I love Thanksgiving and Christmas but it's always such a rush. For Thanksgiving, we go to Greensboro on Thanksgiving day and Goldsboro the day after. Then for Christmas, it's Greensboro Christmas Eve and leave after dinner to go to Virginia for Christmas Day! I do love to see both of our families but I certainly do not like all of the hustle and bustle! I don't know how it will be once we move. I guess that will depend where we end up.
In the spirit of Christmas, since we're working with a single income now, we have decided to be thrifty with the gifts. I'm thinking homemade items, perhaps. Bread, candies, baked goods?? If you guys have any ideas (homemade or otherwise thrifty) send them my way! It's not about the gifts; fortunately our families know that, but I'd like to arrive with something thoughtful in hand!
Happy Monday everyone!!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Introduction!
Hello everyone! My name is Stephanie and this is my first blog. Nothing too exciting, I'll write about the adventures of being a newlywed. I got married in June of this year to a wonderful man named Aaron. We met during our studies at NC State...we're still living in Raleigh for the time being. Aaron just finished up all of the credits for his Master's in Aerospace Engineering and is, unfortunately, still unemployed. When he has a job offer, we will move. I've never lived outside of NC so it will be interesting to see where life takes us :)
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