I am going to New York!!

I am going to New York for my birthday, woohoo!! My parents are treating my sister and I to a trip to New York for our birthdays. We mentioned it to them thinking that they would not say yes, but since we were able to find a great deal online for hotel and plane tickets they were willing. Now Kelly's birthday isnt until March, but we figured we better go now before the baby arrives. We are so excited about the trip. We will only be there for 2 nights but it will be great to getaway and spend time together. I am definitley looking forward to visiting the M&M world up there too (now I only need to go to the one in Las Vegas and I will have been to all three). Anyway, I will definitely take lots of pics to post when we go...it will be in the beginning of Sept, so keep checking back and pray for a safe flight and what not. : )

Tokyo Joe at Wild Wings

Last thursday night, Tokyo Joe came to play at Wild Wings again. I definitely enjoy this band and try to go and see them when they are in Greenville. Yet again they put on another great show. This time we actually got to meet the lead singer, Greg, and take a few pics with him. We also learned that he is OCD about necklace clasps because he fixed both mine and Kris's while talking to us, haha. Here are a couple pics from the night!! Can't wait till they come back again.

Dan stopped by for a visit before going to work

Niece or Nephew on the way!!

This is a picture of my niece or nephew : ). I am getting so excited about my sister Kelly having a baby. She went for her first ultrasound yesterday and her and baby are healthy. Another 7 weeks and we will know if it is a girl or boy. My last post was about trying to save money, but once this baby comes I know I am going to spoil it rotten, haha.

Saving money!!!

So I have been trying to save money on groceries for the past few weeks. I keep hearing about how all these people save so much money with coupons on double & triple coupon days. So I decided to give it a try myself. This morning I got up early, yes early, to go grocery shopping. Bloom started there triple coupon days today and they are doing it for a whole week (usually they do it for one weekend out of the month). So I have been saving up my coupons that I clip from the Sunday paper and print online and I went shopping. Bloom will only triple coupons under a dollar and they will only take up to 20 coupons per day. I grabbed only the stuff I needed that I had coupons for...and the result....$50.00 worth of groceries for only...$13.00. Pretty good for my first time triple couponing. I was quite proud of myself. My bags included: 4 things of BBQ sauce for grilling that I ended up getting for FREE after my coupon, shaving gel, dish soap, yogurt, breakfast bars, tinfoil, ziploc bags, italian ice (ended up being FREE), pop-tarts, plates, and a few other things. The key is to get things that you will actually use and eat. Some people get wrapped up in the thrill and end up buying things that they will never use. It was definitely quite an experience to get there early on the first day. These coupon people can be intense...I hope that doesnt end up being me, haha. Some even had there kids there to shop too so they could use more than 20 coupons in one trip. I wonder if they would consider Roxie to be a grocery shopper...haha. Anyway, just thought I would share what great savings you can find out there when you save up and use your coupons : )

All in a day's work!!

I got to spend most of Saturday working in my new yard! Adam had to work all day at the Deli, so my parents came over to help me get a few things accomplished. After a nice breakfast with my dad at the Waffle House (our Saturday morning tradition), my mom and I headed to Home Depot and the flower nursery to stock up some flowers to plant. My dad trimmed some trees and branches that were hanging near the house. Once we got back we dug up a few azalia (dont know if that is how to spell it or not) bushes and started on the bed in front of the living room window. The finished product is the first picture below. I was quite proud of my selections and placement. Maybe I should be a landscape designer, haha. We also bought flowers to put around the mailbox as well. My mom was nice enough to buy me a hanging basket plant and a bird bath to go in the yard. My dad also helped me fix the tomato plants by staking them and putting the cages around them. Hopefully Adam and I will soon have fresh tomatoes to enjoy. Still have a lot to do in the backyard, so more pictures will come.

A trip to Anderson that was well overdue!!

This past Friday night I finally got to see Dorothy's condo. She had all of us over for some shrimp and grits and to spend some time with Matt before he had to go back to Iraq. Her condo was very nice, and I have to admit that I am jealous of her hardwood floors. It had been awhile since we all got to hang out like that, and it made me really miss college. Good times, good times!! Well here are a few pics that I stole from Dorothy of the evening.

No Doubt Concert!!

This was definitely one of the best concerts I have been too!! Gwen sure knows how to put on a show. If you ever get the chance to go and see No Doubt live, do it!! : )