In the News
About a month ago, I was contacted by the Associated Press to discuss my article on not being able to sell our house right now. Shortly thereafter, we had a photographer come take pictures of us doing work on the house to go along with the article. This week, the article came out! Check it out:
- NY Times (may ask you to register)
- ABC News
- Salt Lake Tribune
Menu Monday - New Laptop Edition
I went to turn my computer on yesterday to write this post… and… nothing happened. Turns out my fickle power adapter and battery finally called it quits and there was no juice left. This was the last straw in a series of poor performances with my 5-year-old, secondhand laptop and I had enough. So last night I met my husband at the Apple store and bought myself a shiny new MacBook Pro. More details on that coming soon. But first…
Monday: BBQ Chicken Pizza
Tuesday: Kielbasa & Mushroom Orzo (didn’t get around to making it last week, but it was GOOD)
Wednesday: Asian Shrimp & Veggies
Thursday: Grilled Chicken Quesadillas
Friday: Italian Subs
Saturday: HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!! BBQ at my parents’ house - I’m bringing Lemonade Cupcakes & Tomato Basil Mozzarella Pasta Salad
Sunday: Leftovers
I’m not going to the store until Thursday so I have fresh ingredients for the BBQ on Saturday, so everything else is kind of winging it.
Cheap Date #8 - Mini Golf
I try to find fun, interesting dates to go on with my husband that cost less than $20 for both of us. Not all our dates qualify, but we try to make at least half of our dates cheap dates that don’t break the bank.
Last weekend, my husband and I went to an engagement party for his cousin in New Jersey. We stayed over Saturday night and planned to go to the beach on Sunday, but were thwarted by cloudy weather. We ended up on the boardwalk instead.
Now, the boardwalk in NJ has a lot of things to do, but most of them involve food or are expensive. Most of the boardwalk consists of carnival games and rides, with plenty of shops and restaurants thrown in. Since we had just spent the night in an overpriced hotel, we weren’t interested in doleing out a lot of dough.
We went to check out the rooftop mini golf course and decided to play a round. It only cost $6 per person for 25 holes. While all mini golf is cheap, this was the best deal I’ve ever seen. The game took so long that the sun came out!
We had so much fun, just being goofy and playing mini golf. The place was pretty empty, so we took our time. Although we kept score, we didn’t really care who won - it was all just fun. I highly recommend playing as a way to get out & enjoy some good weather without spending a lot of money.
Menu… Tuesday
The menu is pretty lame this week since the husband is out of town again & I am swamped at work. And it’s a day late. Fail all around.
Monday: Pizza w/ my brother
Tuesday: Leftovers
Wednesday: Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad
Thursday: Dinner at my parent’s
Friday: Chicken & Mushroom Orzo
Saturday: Kielbasa & Baked Potatoes
Sunday: Something grilled
See… I told you this week was lame. Next week things should calm down a little bit.
