Grilling With Friends

This weekend we were able to have some friends over to grill. It was fun and easy to entertain with the new grill :) Afterwards, the boys went to see "Fast 5" and the girls (Kelly and I) went to see "Water For Elephants." I loved it!

Beacon and Kelly have a special relationship.

Summer is in the air!

Today officially felt like summer time. Although, it was a bit of a tease when I realized I have school tomorrow! Matt and I have been wanting to buy a grill for a while now, and today we finally bought one! I got a little bored during the whole ordeal and ended up wandering around the store, when I found some cute cushions for our patio chairs. To top it all off, I bought some flowers, and now it feels like we have another room in our apartment (but just outside!)

Matt's contribution

My contribution

dinner time!

Extreme Couponing: Amateur Style!

I have to admit, after watching the TLC show, "Extreme Couponing," I thought the whole idea was a little crazy. BUT, it did inspire me to look more into what I could be saving using coupons. There are A LOT of blogs/websites on couponing, so I have been reading up on what strategies to use to maximize my savings. Now, at this point my goal is just to save a little more. So, yesterday I printed some online coupons from Target for only the items that I needed. And, guess what? I saved $10! It might seem small but considering I wasn't even trying that hard, I thought it was pretty good. Success!

my purchases

I saved $!

And, now I have a couple extra coupons to use next time! I usually lose these, but now I know better. :)