best. day. ever.
Today was absolutely wonderful.
It certainly didn't start off that way- I intended to wake up early, but the alarm didn't go off, so I didn't end up waking up (mind you, I didn't manage to fall asleep until around 9am) until about 1pm. This put me in an instant bad mood- I looked at myself in the mirror and decided to skip the shower, threw my hair into a ponytail, did my makeup, and commenced walking Lucy.
That is when it all changed. In the mailbox was a very late wedding card from my Great Uncle Sean, and inside (along with a very nice note) was $200. Now, when you're not expecting it, $200 is quite an unexpected surprise- especially so close to payday, when money is really wearing thin.
So, I promptly decided to shower, make myself pretty, and dress up really cute. Aaron came home in a wonderful mood (second day in a row- that's a record!). We filled up the gas tank, which was almost on E (he splurged for premium gas, which his Mustang needs, but we never buy) and went out for dinner at Ruby Tuesday. As we walked out, hand in hand, it didn't even matter that I was horrendously full and bloated. I was just HAPPY.
We went to Target afterwards, and it dawned on me. I tend to be the budgeter, always weighing out purchases, trying to save money wherever possible. I like to make our money last, and only buy the neccessities. I get it from my dad. Aaron is the complete opposite. Well, I haven't splurged in awhile and found a new purse that I am in love with, along with a fabulous big picture for the apartment (a black and white sketch of Big Ben cast against a lovely bright pink background) and a few other things. Aaron, I realized, never hesitates to let me buy whatever the hell I want, yet I tend to question anything he wants that I deem "silly or unnecessary". He really is the greatest. I felt a little guilty and decided to put back a dress and a dvd that I'd wanted, so that he could buy himself something (a nice new watch, headphones, blank CDs).
We came home, watched a little Seinfeld, and he went to bed (it was already 10:30, past his normal weekday bedtime). Then, I read some of my book and showered, using the new shampoo, conditioner, and cleanser that I bought (I even splurged and got some good name brands!) It's amazing how wonderful using new products in the shower is. I always feel so giddy and refreshed, god I'm a dork. Of course, in highschool, and even freshman year of college, I didn't bat an eyelash at spending twice as much for "better" shampoo/makeup/clothing, etc. Now-a-days, I could care less if I find a cute dress at Target, or if my shampoo is Suave... if it's cute and/or works well, who really cares? I guess I've really grown up in that way. Nonetheless, it's nice to splurge every once in awhile...
And well, now I'm just relaxing, reading again... and I'm really happy. Maybe I need to relax a little and not stress out about money so much. We do just fine as it is- we always have extra money. In fact, while browsing craigslist I found a couch, loveseat, and TV that a guy is selling together for only $300 (and I'm not talking old ratty stuff here, this is new, unstained, NICE furniture). I showed it to Aaron and he loved it, so we emailed the guy and hopefully (if it's not already sold) we'll pick it up early next week. We've been talking about buying our own furniture for awhile now, so we have something for when we move (we had to sell all our furniture when we moved here, because the move was so sudden and rushed). Our current apartment is fully furnished but we hate the bland furniture (everything is WHITE and PLAIN). We plan to live on post next time, so we NEED to start buying our own things! So I was quite pleased with finding such a great deal. The guy is PCSing to Hawaii and just really needs to get rid of the stuff asap, hence the ridiculously great price.
I just realized that I have SUCH a supportive, wonderful husband- he puts up with all of my issues {being married to a recovering anorexic is full of ups and downs}, ADD spurts, my being awake (and not so quiet) all night, my random meltdowns, endless mind-changing, sudden obsessions, etc. He puts up with it all and never says a thing. What a great guy, right!? Well, I'm going to try to show how much I love him more. I'll let him buy things that he wants to buy, we'll do what he wants to do more, I won't drag him out of the house if he doesn't want to go anywhere... I'll just spoil him a little more. Because honestly, he deserves it.
Sorry if this was a long, pointless, rambling post... but I'm in SUCH a great mood right now. Giddy, almost =)
It certainly didn't start off that way- I intended to wake up early, but the alarm didn't go off, so I didn't end up waking up (mind you, I didn't manage to fall asleep until around 9am) until about 1pm. This put me in an instant bad mood- I looked at myself in the mirror and decided to skip the shower, threw my hair into a ponytail, did my makeup, and commenced walking Lucy.
That is when it all changed. In the mailbox was a very late wedding card from my Great Uncle Sean, and inside (along with a very nice note) was $200. Now, when you're not expecting it, $200 is quite an unexpected surprise- especially so close to payday, when money is really wearing thin.
So, I promptly decided to shower, make myself pretty, and dress up really cute. Aaron came home in a wonderful mood (second day in a row- that's a record!). We filled up the gas tank, which was almost on E (he splurged for premium gas, which his Mustang needs, but we never buy) and went out for dinner at Ruby Tuesday. As we walked out, hand in hand, it didn't even matter that I was horrendously full and bloated. I was just HAPPY.
We went to Target afterwards, and it dawned on me. I tend to be the budgeter, always weighing out purchases, trying to save money wherever possible. I like to make our money last, and only buy the neccessities. I get it from my dad. Aaron is the complete opposite. Well, I haven't splurged in awhile and found a new purse that I am in love with, along with a fabulous big picture for the apartment (a black and white sketch of Big Ben cast against a lovely bright pink background) and a few other things. Aaron, I realized, never hesitates to let me buy whatever the hell I want, yet I tend to question anything he wants that I deem "silly or unnecessary". He really is the greatest. I felt a little guilty and decided to put back a dress and a dvd that I'd wanted, so that he could buy himself something (a nice new watch, headphones, blank CDs).
We came home, watched a little Seinfeld, and he went to bed (it was already 10:30, past his normal weekday bedtime). Then, I read some of my book and showered, using the new shampoo, conditioner, and cleanser that I bought (I even splurged and got some good name brands!) It's amazing how wonderful using new products in the shower is. I always feel so giddy and refreshed, god I'm a dork. Of course, in highschool, and even freshman year of college, I didn't bat an eyelash at spending twice as much for "better" shampoo/makeup/clothing, etc. Now-a-days, I could care less if I find a cute dress at Target, or if my shampoo is Suave... if it's cute and/or works well, who really cares? I guess I've really grown up in that way. Nonetheless, it's nice to splurge every once in awhile...
And well, now I'm just relaxing, reading again... and I'm really happy. Maybe I need to relax a little and not stress out about money so much. We do just fine as it is- we always have extra money. In fact, while browsing craigslist I found a couch, loveseat, and TV that a guy is selling together for only $300 (and I'm not talking old ratty stuff here, this is new, unstained, NICE furniture). I showed it to Aaron and he loved it, so we emailed the guy and hopefully (if it's not already sold) we'll pick it up early next week. We've been talking about buying our own furniture for awhile now, so we have something for when we move (we had to sell all our furniture when we moved here, because the move was so sudden and rushed). Our current apartment is fully furnished but we hate the bland furniture (everything is WHITE and PLAIN). We plan to live on post next time, so we NEED to start buying our own things! So I was quite pleased with finding such a great deal. The guy is PCSing to Hawaii and just really needs to get rid of the stuff asap, hence the ridiculously great price.
I just realized that I have SUCH a supportive, wonderful husband- he puts up with all of my issues {being married to a recovering anorexic is full of ups and downs}, ADD spurts, my being awake (and not so quiet) all night, my random meltdowns, endless mind-changing, sudden obsessions, etc. He puts up with it all and never says a thing. What a great guy, right!? Well, I'm going to try to show how much I love him more. I'll let him buy things that he wants to buy, we'll do what he wants to do more, I won't drag him out of the house if he doesn't want to go anywhere... I'll just spoil him a little more. Because honestly, he deserves it.
Sorry if this was a long, pointless, rambling post... but I'm in SUCH a great mood right now. Giddy, almost =)