Valentine's Day

So how did we do for Valentine's Day? I'd say pretty good.

We had a great time AND we spent less than 15 dollars.

I didn't have the supplies to make cards so instead I made little heart bags 

(which I had everything on hand for) and attached notes to them. They got filled with homemade mini chocolate covered pretzels and hung in various spots around the house for Doug to find.

In the evening went on a family V-Day expedition:

 flying kites and a picnic in the park at sunset. 

We did spend around 7 dollars on new kites but I don't really feel guilty since we used a gift card to buy them (nice rationalizing, right?)

It was cold, but beautiful out and surprisingly stress-relieving.

After that we put the baby to sleep at Grandma and Grandpa's house so that Doug and I could go out alone, which hardly ever happens. 

We had planned on going star-gazing but it was too cloudy 

so we just went to Valley Forge Park and talked.

Sounds simple but it was one of the most wonderful evenings I've had in awhile.

No News is Good News

I haven't posted in three weeks, but this is mostly because things have been going well. I stayed within my strict food budget in January and this month I have even been able to stock up on food storage while staying within the budget. Additionally, in the last two months we have put a significant amount of money towards our credit card debt (I won't tell you how much because it's kind of embarrassing that we would even owe that much). So HOORAY us.

In other news I got these in the mail yesterday from my wonderful brother and sister-in-law, Miah and Missy:

Yay! Cloth napkins! Can I just say what a perfect gift this is for us. Our stash of paper napkins in the pantry is dwindling and it was highly questionable as to whether they would last us to the end of the year. 

Stay tuned for Valentine's Day on the cheap...