Milestones!

First up today...we have a new podcast for you. We're just telling simple stories this week, but they made us laugh. Right now we cling to the chance to laugh whenever it comes, and we hope if you need a bright spot in your day, you can find it here.

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Secondly...it's been an entire year since I was given the title Aunt Bekah the Great, and I have had not one, but two opportunities this year to see and hold that sweet baby girl. (If you're new here, they live far away. It's not like they heavily ration my meetings.) The second chance was such a surprise to me, and I soaked up every minutes! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAROLINE!

And thirdly...we hit a milestone this past weekend! 75 months! :)

If you've heard the podcast, you've heard the we-can't-stop-giggling-at-ourselves version of our attempt to celebrate with dinner and grocery shopping, but here are some pictures to accompany the stories!

First, of course, the official monthiversary photo:

We went to dinner at Half Moon, which is a local restaurant with fantastic food. (Fun fact: Ryan's sister used to be a server there!)

We had a card for a free appetizer. We normally don't get appetizers because, well, calories AND frugalities, but this was a special occasion. So we went straight for probably the most carbish thing they had. FRIED MACARONI AND CHEESE BALLS. Oh my goodness. Stop it right now. They were so good. (A bit of a kick if you ever go there and try them...just warnin' ya. But SO good.)

I tried to go MUCH healthier for dinner. This is actually a HALF salad, if you can believe that. And I only ate about 1/3 of it. I was full of macaroni. But it served me well the next two meals!

Ryan kept on his carb kick with fried fish, and he proudly ate the whole thing.

Oh I guess he didn't eat the WHOLE thing. I ate the pickles. :)

We went grocery shopping after that, and this is the moment when I realized I won the "guess the weight of the zucchini x7" game.

So there you have it! Milestones all around. :) And we are grateful.