I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack!

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Registered: 07-02-2008
I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack!
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Tue, 04-21-2009 - 3:20pm

Hi everyone!


I'm back from vacation ! Our trip to RI / Boston was amazing. My old friend from elementary school got married and it was a beautiful ceremony and reception. We took pictures on the beach and partied hard at the reception !


Overall we did good expense-wise. My DH had a large overtime checking coming in the day we left so I knew we had some "backup" money just in case. As it turned out we went $200 overbudget. We bought some souveniers for the kids and my DH wanted two t-shirts (Red Sox) for himself. We went to some nice dinners and had some drinks. It was worth it though.


We came home Sunday night and I went grocery shopping yesterday. Spent $82 at Aldi and $180 at our SuperWalmart. But, at Walmart I did get the kids summer sandals - $19 total. And a file thing for my DH's bag at work - $10.


We went out and got a ceiling fan with the OT money. I wanted one for our kitchen. That was about $70. And then I did go to the park district and buy our pool pass for the summer - $140 for a family of 4.


This should leave me to still be able to make a $800 or $900 payment to our c/c. That's a pretty good snowflake if you ask me.


Course, jumping right back into work today - working both jobs today but that's alright. It was worth it !


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Registered: 11-14-2008
Tue, 04-21-2009 - 3:32pm
Soooooo glad you had a good time!


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Registered: 04-21-2009
Tue, 04-21-2009 - 4:41pm
sounds like a great time! :-)
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Registered: 10-01-2008
Tue, 04-21-2009 - 4:46pm

Sounds to me like going over budget was WELL worth it.

Norma


"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus


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Registered: 10-16-2007
Tue, 04-21-2009 - 7:02pm
Did you happen to have any awful awfuls while you were here????
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Registered: 07-10-2003
Tue, 04-21-2009 - 8:31pm
I bet it felt fantastic to know that you were able to pay for it without building your debt up bigtime!!!
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Registered: 04-10-2003
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 8:40am

Great job! You've worked so hard for the past few months saving for this. You deserve a great trip! It


Bex -

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Registered: 07-02-2008
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 10:04am

lulu!


Don't be foolish! We got off the plane, picked up our rental car and drove to the Warwick mall to get an awful awful! I got a chocolate mint one - more mint than chocoalte please!


It was FILLING but sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.

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Registered: 10-16-2007
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 7:41pm
GOOD FOR YOU!!! I haven't had one recently but this weekend it is going to be about 80 degrees so it might be the perfect weekend to go get awful awfuls. I prefer vanilla with choc. jimmies or oreo. YUMMMYYYYY
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