She's Sun and Rain

Over $500 dollars. That is our record high on grocery spending in one month. Never again will we do that! I thought that shopping at Wal-Mart was a good, inexpensive idea when we first got married. Having been single, I had no idea what it meant to really grocery shop or feed a man. I typically ate meals like cereal for dinner, or a combination of rice and peas with some salt and pepper. Perhaps that's how I stayed so skinny. I was only in Augusta, Ga from November after our wedding to June when we moved. I tried to keep our grocery budget to $100 a week, so $400 dollars a month for 2 people. That is too much. When we left Georgia in June and moved to Wilmington, NC (trying to figure out what we were doing) we spent some time with the Smith's. Thankfully Meg taught me a little about budgeting and couponing. We now shop at Harris Teeter and do not spend more than $60 a week on groceries. This includes toiletries, paper products, etc. Get an envelope, put your grocery money in ...

I love flowers. I owe this one to two people. Barry Williams and Jewell Alley. My step-dad and my grandfather. When I was younger, middle school and high school aged, Barry would always plant in the spring and the fall. Usually he would plant impatiens in the spring and pansies in the fall to last through the winter. My Senior year of high school he planted red impatiens the spring I got into N.C. State. Across our flower bed it read N C S U in impatiens. It was seriously the coolest thing ever! Last spring Adam's brother gave him a japanese maple, some crepe myrtles, and some knockout rose bushes. These are a few pics of them this spring! Our back yard. The Japanese Maple The Crepe Myrtles that lead up to the open field behind our house Roses all around :) I just love roses! Gotta love Spring!

 For SALE! What a few weeks it has been! Adam and I had been praying that God would give us clarity and direction as to whether to stay in our current situation or move on to something else. Two weeks ago or so the Pastor came to Adam and they had a discussion and decided it was best for us to move on. We aren't exactly sure what that "something else" looks like yet, but we are trusting God and know He is in control. So, our last day at Abilene is April 4th, this Sunday.  Here's a pic of our house up for sale. We also worked planted flowers and put out pine needles. (They don't say pine needles in Augusta, they say pine straaaaw) The flowers are African Daisies and Verbena. So, here's to praying that our house will sell really fast and we will both find new jobs!