And I’m excited. I’m looking forward to clipping coupons and shopping for deals. I want to make a meal that, according to the instructions, costs $1.12 per serving (my sister, Lindsey, rocks at this). I’m excited for our dates of snowman building and hot chocolate. I’m excited to make those memories. I’ll admit, for brief moments I get nervous and I miss my single shop-a-holic days just for a second. But mostly, I just feel blessed.
Someday maybe we’ll have money and we’ll go to Europe and we’ll buy a Lexus (IS 250 in dark blue, thank you). Maybe. But if we do or if we don’t, I’m excited to look back on these days and realize how great it was – just the two of us doing our best to be good and love each other and work hard and play harder. We are “those poor newlywed college students.” The happy ones. In a way, it’s kind of like a fairytale.
Those days were some of the best, when Janna and I just scraped by on very little. (Funny, I still feel that way today). Don't get a Lexus, buy a Subaru. Dark Blue.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, your header photo is excellent.
ReplyDeleteI love it! Those are the best memories, and I actually do miss them now that we're both done with school and working real "career" jobs. I was actually thinking just the other day that I have not been really "shopping" since the year after high school (at least not like I used to; because I was then working 4 jobs and going to school full time and then I got married). And yes, I miss it, it's true. But worth the other goals and memories.
ReplyDeletePS awesome job on your Olympic tri. You're my new hero.
yea! i wondered if it was him who you'd married. i remember the drama (or something) when you first started dating. i'm glad to hear it worked out. and i love that you're so happy! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's strange that you're excited to be poor--there's so much good that comes out of it! Here's hoping I'll still be in that group in the future ;) Makes me happy just thinking about it!
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