Thursday, January 28, 2010

Frozen, in a number of ways.




And it came to pass that on the 200th day of our marriage, we awoke to the absence of heat in our darling home. We were out of oil... again, and for the 2nd time it was not our fault but that of the land lord. Ugh.

And this was the beginning of the downward spiral of our finances. Starting this day we swiftly ran out of money for the month of February, and it was still January!!

For instance my car was up for inspection in January, and of course it failed. This sort of reminded me of High School, when I would fail tests (only for lack of effort). Here it was: I failed! My car and I were in need of 2 tires, 2 breaks, 1 tie rod, and 1 front alignment. Pricey. Only now that my car is fixed, I feel like king of the road! I guess I didn't realize how bad my car was driving, or I wouldn't admit it to myself.

So hubs and I are living the poor life now.

So poor that I have had broken glasses since 2009 and have yet to go to the optometrist because I am afraid of how much it is going to cost us, even with the insurance.

So poor that we've had a GRAND PIANO which was given to us in the fall, and we have not had the money to get it tuned.

So poor that this past weekend, I learned how to cut my own hair. Of course I used youtube to educate myself. And you know what? I am very happy with the results! Who knew I could cut my own hair?

This is when my mother said "Poverty is the mother of invention" and as usual she is right.

If only I had a spinning wheel and a bunch of sheep and alpacas in the back ground and I could make my own clothing.

As this is Hubs and my first valentines as a married couple, I am trying to think of creative and cheep (duh) ways of making it special. So I am looking at recipes for a chocolate cake and other things, but I guess the best thing of all is that we are married! That is certainly enough for me, but the domestic goddess in me can't stop trying to make it special somehow... suggestions?



Just like our assents, the weather also has been frozen. (bud-dum-ching!) My last post talked about VA's record snow falls, but there has been more, and will be more. This week we've had in about 7 inches so far, and we're predicted to get 15-20 inches Friday into Saturday! I haven't had to go to work all week, and we're called for 1 hr delay tomorrow... but I will not be surprised if that changes tomorrow morning. This does mean, however, that we will be going to school a bit longer this spring.

I would like to point out that VA has had more snow that PA this year, which makes me feel like I've experienced a real winter. You know, building snow men, sledding, hot cocoa type of winter. And of course I am not missing anything by not living in PA...

...except my family of course, miss you guys! And Ground Hog's Day is a much bigger deal in PA. Here in VA it just sorta flew by with out notice.

1 comment:

  1. Okay, here is how to make that chocolate cake WAH! As in, really amazing. You get some inexpensive chocolate chips, an a bit of cream (or 1/2 and 1/2 may work, too). You heat the cream in the microwave and then pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips and stir until the chocolate melts. This is called Ganache. It is that really pretty YUMMY chocolate frosting you see on fancy desserts, but you have to freeze it for about 15 minutes to help it harden once you pour/spread it on the cake, and then keep the cake cool. Candles are always romantic, and not too expensive. Grilled cheese sandwiches cut out with heart cookie cutters for lunch (or just with a knife works, too). I still have some of the coupons C gave me many years ago - things like "Free foot rub" "Free day off from cleaning" "Free chat - topic of your choice" these mean a lot to me even today! Hope this helps! A

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