Whew, what a weekend. What a great weekend. I got to snuggle an adorable new baby, relax at a salon, and visit with relatives I only get to see a few times a year. Fun, fun, fun. It didn't start out so well - delay at the airport, de-icing the plane, rough flight. This is the first time I have flown Jet Blue - excellent service, leg room, tvs for every seat. However, the down side...I am flipping through the tv stations just after we took off and caught a news story about a plane crash...so I kept flipping and caught another news story about a drunk pilot...not the best thing to watch when you are in the air! Then I was able to catch some true crime story to take my mind off the snow and turbulence! We had a safe landing and I was glad to be off the flight, no matter how short it was (about 45 minutes). My cousin was waiting for me at JFK and ushered me out of that maze. You just can't put a hick into the big city
I bought lunch for my cousin and her husband that day ($19.00), but her parents treated us to dinner after winning in Atlantic City, where they were staying with my parents. The next day we took our salon trip (already paid for on E-bay) - an hour massage ($20 tip), a hair cut and makeover ($15 tip) and ice cream after! ($7). We were so dolled up we decided to go out to dinner - this time on my parents, who also won in AC (they wouldn't let us pay). So the trip didn't break the bank completely. I love my boys, but it was nice to have some time alone with no diapers, runny noses, or whining...of course that also meant no hugs, kisses, or giggles, but I got plenty when I returned
Last night, after surviving the long drive home (made longer by bad weather), DH and I made a quick dinner and went bowling ($100 - prepaid 5 weeks of bowling, and $15 babysitter). Today I managed to avoid spending any money thankfully. We put up the Christmas tree and decorations finally. I can't believe Christmas is less than two weeks away - it really snuck up on us this year. We're only about half way done with our shopping. oh boy...
another collection at work...$5 for a gift for the maintainence guy. This much I don't mind because he always goes above and beyond to meet our office needs. My supervisor is making us a brunch tomorrow, and she always puts on a good spread, so I'm looking forward to that. Then I may have to sneak away to do some shopping after work. I think I may stop at my bank to pick up some savings bonds for nieces and nephews - although I think this requires their SSNs, which I don't have. I guess I will have to do a little research.
December expenses: $587.78 + 19 + 20 + 15 + 7 + 100 + 15 + 2.25 (bagel at airport) = 766.03
December income: $537.61 + 634 misc. income + $45 from cousin for salon visit = 1216.61
Saved money today by: bringing lunch and snacks to work, drinking water at work, renewing library books online as I won't be able to get there (ok, they were already late, but I saved money by not making them later)