Penguin Pajamas

So the Boyfriend is out of town for 5 whole days

leaving Lulu and I to fend for ourselves

He left early early in the morning to get a jump on his commute

so I barely and very sleepily said goodbye

(and according to him to watch out for alligators????) 

When I woke up there was a text from him saying:

    miss you already

left you my penguin pajamas

love you

*Love you too*

Recession Friendly Entertainment

We are looking to save money just like almost everyone else

(we have a big vacation coming up ) 

We need less expensive nights out

and more dates at home

Mario Cart for the Wii is our new favorite Couples activity

We race against each other after dinner 

~Finally proving that i might really be a terrible driver after all~

The Boyfriend and I are not Video Gamers 

But Mario Cart is serious fun

We Love our Wii

 (I wanted to do the Yoga so bad I searched for one for weeks)

I grew up on Nintendo

My Grandma and I would play Casino games on the mine all afternoon

Above is Libby "The Hottness" and I playing Wii Cheer

(check out Libby's Boyfriend in the background)

Matt is my Favorite part of that picture- he might be pointing and laughing

but it is alot harder than you might think 

Cheers to Pineapple Mimosas and Healthy Competition 

We always end up laughing all night

*I also might have road rage*

New York, New York

When I was a little girl, my favorite television channel was AMC 

(before they went all contemporary and added commercials)

 all day long it was a blur of black and white, lovely technicolor

 and strong women characters 

who along with their girlfriends were out to make it in the big city. 

The boyfriend and I had a wonderful Vacation 

i was a tad overwhelmed at didn't take as many photos as i would have liked

but here are a few..

The Hottness!

My friend Libby went to San Diego for St. Patricks Day

we missed her here in Charleston

but San Diego got a special treat

from the looks of things

---------

She had a Really good time

Libby is the Hottness

and I love that she is my friend

-woot-

POP! Goes my heart...

The Boyfriend and I have a soundtrack to our romance

Silly right? we think so too

***

Before our first date

The Boyfriend contacted me via a popular networking site

(after our hilarious meeting on his birthday) 

 we corresponded over a week or so with funny little messages

 he referenced the movie "Music and Lyrics" 

with a little "POP! goes my heart" 

As the year has gone by, we seem to watch that little movie alot

(He secretly loves Romantic Comedies) 

We'll leave it on when we are lounging around the house

for the rest of the afternoon there is alot of singing and dancing 

         

*Watch out*

It will totally get stuck in your head

Momma and Daddy

Our House is about to be invaded by my Parents

usually this means free dinner and touristy charleston roaming

But this visit is solely about the "New House" 

so I have been Cleaning, Cleaning , Cleaning

fun stuff

But arn't we a beautiful Family

i wonder

The economy is on every ones lips now-a-days, which is understandable considering the tremendous job losses we've seen and the downturn of the stock market. It makes me wonder if we are going to take ideas from the past and make use of what we have to get by. 

I have always preferred home made gifts (giving and receiving) and cooking at home is something that I truly love *thanks to that terribly over priced education. So the Boyfriend and I have a leg up on being prepared to stay in a bit more and save money.

 I have been tossing around some ideas about the upcoming spring and how to really spread my budget. My income varies weekly (tipping is NOT a city in china) so for us there is no predicting the future. I dream of veggie gardens and sewing a good bit more. I should ask my Grandma about what she and my Granny did during the Great Depression.