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Beach Vacation!
Oh, I’m so excited! We are going on a real vacation!Matt and I used to go on all sorts of real vacations. For our honeymoon, we trekked to Paris and then the Greek Isles (for a boat tour from island to island!), and have taken road trips up the California coast to Canada. Before Matt, I went on trips to Guatemala and Ecuador and Costa Rica and India.Our recent budget restrictions have nearly ended our fun vacations (although we have visited family and gone to weddings).That’s why I’m particularly excited about our upcoming beach vacation to Galveston. Matt has a connection to a free condo for three… Read More -
DIY Balance Beam: Henry’s Birthday Presents
Since we’re on a tight budget as I harped on earlier in the week, we wanted to be super-conscious about not spending too much on Henry’s birthday presents. Honestly, this occasion is the first time I’ve felt truly compelled to commemorate a holiday with presents for Henry. We did make him a board book for his 1st birthday, but that was more for sentimental reasons rather than the fact that Henry actually appreciated or enjoyed opening a present on his birthday.But now he’s clearly at a stage where he enjoys opening presents, and we wanted to give him the opportunity on his birthday. I thought long and hard about… Read More -
Out of Our Control
As soon as the stakes were put in the ground to mark the corners of the house we’re building, I realized we made a huge mistake: We are wasting a large amount of our yard by having a two-car driveway on the side of our house instead of in front.The next day, they started building the foundation and our mistake was permanent!Even though we technically have a half-acre of land, most of it is part of a steep drop-off that leads to the creek. Once the foundation was built, it was suddenly apparent that our house and deck take up most of our backyard. I was really disheartened… Read More
