I was on a bus to NYC last weekend. Spending the night in NJ. Unfortunately, it was just too damn hot to go back to the city, so we stayed at the hotel and went to the large Walmart down the street, just to see what was different. I have been in a lot of Walmarts in NH....almost all of them in fact. Don't ask, it just happens, not planned. I was shocked at my experience in the NJ one. First of it was packed. Ugh, crowds are annoying, or at least that is what I was expecting. My experience was quite the opposite. People were actually nice and polite. They weren't pushy and rude like they are in NH. That was a major curveball. Despite the store being packed, it was actually one of the most pleasant Walmart shopping experiences I have encountered.
This weekend was my first ever yard sale. I had never been to one, or been a seller at one. But my fiancé and I wanted to get more room in our apartment. I was sick of all my clutter (which was generally well hidden, but still there). He had some things he wanted to get rid of. When the local Facebook Online Yard Sale Group decided to do a group sale, we jumped on the opportunity. And i am glad we did! We made nearly $200 selling "junk". Whatever didn't sell, went into the donate pile. I jokingly referred to the large pile that lived in the living room for a week as "the Hoard". As you may or may not know, I am a Hoarders: Buried Alive, and Hoarding TV show addict. Those shows make me want to purge everything that we do not use. I have to admit, I seem to finally have my spending addiction under control. I no longer want to buy things that will take up room. :-) Finally, a step in the right direction for my debt control.
Next weekend, we will be in North Carolina visiting his family. Hopefully the weather will be decent. We want to get out to Raleigh and go to our favorite restaurant (Tir Na Nog). Because I am awesome, I was able to get us a $25 certificate for $2. Restaurant.com did an awesome Black Friday sale where you could purchase a $25 credit for $2. So I picked one up. There are a bunch of restaurants that participate. Even on a daily basis, $25 certificates are $10 or less. Check it out, after you finish reading my blog, of course.
Keith Urban is coming to Meadowbrook in September and we have tickets, the first weekend I think....
In October, we are getting married (unless we decide to push it up and forego the ceremony all together and just do the paperwork). Our honeymoon is booked at the Mountain View Grand. Ideally we would have been going to The Hideout, a dude ranch in Wyoming, but that was not financially feasible this year. So we will stay local this year, and save up for next year!
As excited as I am for all this traveling and adventure, I can't help but be worried about my Kalikat. She has FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) and is on medication daily to help sorta maintain her. The disease makes her have a lot of diarrhea. She's 14 and underweight due to her condition. I worry about the stress and her weakened immune system. Luckily I am boarding her at her veterinarian, so if anything does happen, she will be treated promptly; and she does handle change better than Hobo.
Hopefully there will be plenty of time for rest and recharging. I have been exhausted.
