August 1: No purchases!
August 2: Quiet night at home - no purchases!
August 3: Mud Run! We did good, only purchasing food and gas. I'm going to classify gas as food for the car, so we are ok on that one!
August 4: I went to the Rennaissance Faire, I got my hair braided and it was crazy hot so I bought an umbrella for shade. See? Totally worth it!
August 5: I developed the pictures from the Mud Run. This was something that needed to happen, but it still counted.
August 6-8: Success! Josh worked on the trim in the living room and I cleaned up the house.
August 9: I neglected to plan for a baby shower (we are so excited for the Bressler's!) so I went to Babies R Us and purchased a Bumbo floor seat. Josh could only call it the Bimbo and didn't really get it. I'm not sure I get it either, but we are DINKYs.
August 10: I went to the Rennaissance Faire again. I loved it and I just had to go back. This time I brought Leonard! Josh went to the hardware store for more trim materials.
August 11: I went to the baby shower, while Josh worked on the house.
August 12-15: No purchases.
August 16: Belle was in town - pedicures and manicures were a must
August 17-19: Camano weekend - we spent lots of money, but all of it was on food and beverages so no increase to the tally! As usual we had a fabulous time :)
August 20: We bought blinds. Add one for both of us. I'll make sure and post about that when we get them installed...its not as easy as it sounds.
August 21-25: No purchases
August 26: My Uncle Brian was in a band (The Runaway Trains) for a long time, and now that the band members have all moved away, they will occasionally do a reunion show. They had a reunion on August 31 and since his birthday is in September I decided to put a poster together for him. It was worth paying an extra dollar for! I think he really enjoyed it and I had fun making it. Its their single layed out into a poster. The Have You Seen These Trains, was part of the insert in the album.
August 27-31: We did it! Here's a cool picture my Dad's girlfriend took of us at my Uncle's gig. Slim's Last Chance is an excellent small outdoor venue and we loved every minute of it!
At the end of the night Brian got up on stage with the Seven Screaming Diz Busters and did a cover of
So did we learn anything from this month's without? Maybe a little. I learned there are certain things that are 100% worth it, and I also learned that I can go without the pink flamingo at Target that catches my eye for $1. He's is trashy and adorable, but he doesn't need to come home. There is probably a much broader life lesson to be gleaned from that statement...but I'll leave it alone!
Josh: 2
Kristina:7
