Ice Skating

Date nights are always fun, and David and I like to try different things, whether its going out to eat, going to see a movie, walking around the town, or even ordering in and watching a movie.


Friday night, we decided to go out and try something completely new for us to do as a couple.... ICESKATING!


We live down the road from the Sherwood Ice Arena and when I received a coupon in the mail for $7 off admission, we knew this was something we wanted to do.

Me standing outside the Ice Arena, sorry it's so dark!

When we got there, we were not surprised to see that we were the oldest people there skating. How much older we were was the surprising part. David and I were at least 10-15 years older than most people (which is saying a lot since I am only 21). It was hilarious. It seemed that the Ice Arena is the place to be as a middle schooler on the weekends. David and I had SO MUCH FUN though.

David putting on his skates

Ice skate feet

Here we go!

Stepping on the ice, David and I both felt like a baby deer learning how to walk. I couldn't stop laughing because I was sure we were both going to fall and knowing us, it would not be a gentle, graceful fall to the ice. It would be a big dramatic scene with screams or cries for help or something. Luckily, neither of us fell, although there were a few times I did scream out when I was losing my balance.


I used to want to be a professional ice skater. I'd practice around our pool table on my rollerblades growing up. Of course that dream has long since gone, but I was extremely impressed with some of the the younger people. There were two boys who were going so fast and like cutting in and out of people. I'm convinced they are hockey players. There were also young girls in the middle doing the fancy turns and spins and skating backwards.


All of this was very advanced compared to me, haha. David was able to go fast and skate backwards and stuff, but not me. I was taking my sweet time, and was perfectly content doing so. :)

Anyway, if you ever get the chance to go ice skating I would highly recommend it. It was probably one of the most romantic dates we've ever been on. There was something about holding hands and gliding around in a circle that was amazingly romantic, especially when they turned off the lights and turned on the disco balls and strobe lights, while playing "Drop it Like it's Hot." Yeah, that happened.


:)


We had such a good time and can't wait to go back. 

Couponing!

Well, I see why people are addicting to couponing.

I have tried several times to get in the groove of couponing but I could never really figure it out. Yesterday though, I had a coupon breakthrough. I experienced my first coupon-high. Haha!

I got online yesterday and started looking at my favorite coupon blogs, Frugal Living NW and Coupon Connections, as well as the coupons on Target.com, and Coupons.com. After looking through them, I started seeing the deals making sense, sparked off the Simply Lemonade coupon that a guest at my work gave me (bless her heart).

So, I packed up my coupon box, and headed to Target where I can save even more by pairing the coupons with my discount and my Redcard. As I pulled into the parking lot, I received a call from my sister who happened to be on her way to my Target store too! It was a hilarious coincidence and it worked out perfectly for us!

A lot of the coupons I had were buy three, get one free type situations, so I was able to use my coupon and Kat was able to pay for half, because really, I don't need five boxes of Cherrios. :)

I was having a heart attack over how full my cart was. I don't think it's ever been so full before and I can see where the stress of couponing comes in, especially when we went through the check out lane and the total crept above $100 ($105.28 to be exact).

After Kat and I went through everything and divided it up between the two of us, I purchased the following items:

2 bags of Crispy Crowns
1 family sized Stoffer's Lasagna
1 family sized Stoffer's Mac-n-Cheese
1 bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos
1 bag of Taco Doritos
1 loaf of 12 Grain bread
1 package of Sandwich Thins
1 package of Pillsbury break-and-bake cookie dough
2 tubes toothpaste
2 toothbrushes
3 boxes angel hair pasta
1 package of turkey deli meat
2 triple meat Party Pizzas
2 pepperoni Party Pizzas
2 cans of Cream of Chicken
1 can refried beans
1 can olives
2 jars of spaghetti sauce
1 jar of alfredo sauce
1 box Cheez-Its
3 boxes of Cheerios
8 13-oz bottles of Simply Lemonade
9 13-oz bottles of Simply Apply juice
2 13-oz bottles of Simply Orange juice
4 13-oz bottles of Raspberry Lemonade

Total:

55 items = $105.28

BUT!

I spent a grand total of: $34.85

I am SO excited and am going to try and be really consistent with my couponing. I'll let you know if I find any really good deals.

Speaking of that, Coupon Connections actually blogged about a deal I found about toothpaste. Find it here. How cool is that? She got the location mixed up, I got my deal at the Sherwood store, but still! :) Whoo hoo for making a realllllly popular coupon blog! :)

Good luck! If you want any deal ideas or want to know how I got certain products, let me know and I will try my best to help.

Happy couponing!

Birthday Boy!

On September 4, 1985 Kevin and Sue Green gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Who knew that 25 years later he would be marrying... ME! :)


David turned the big 2-6 this Sunday and to celebrate, his side of the family met us at Red Lobster for dinner on Saturday night! We enjoyed some amazing food and had a great time having the entire family there together. Since David's folks live in Minnesota, they haven't been able to spend the last couple birthdays with him. Thanks to the birth of my amazing nephew, Everett, they were able to be here on David's birthday! :)


Saturday night/Sunday morning (it was exactly midnight), David opened the gifts I got him. I had them numbered from one to three, and they were all different sizes. First, he opened a plain black knit hat. I could tell he was a little weirded out... who gets a beanie for their birthday? Haha. It will make sense soon, I promise.


Second, David opened a bag that had a black OSU t-shirt in it (are you catching on?). He was really excited and I was happy to see it fit perfectly! He starting catching on too and was smiling sooooo big. It made my heart so happy.


Finally, he opened the most exciting present. Two tickets to the OSU vs. Arizona State football game on October 8! :) He has never been to a Beaver game, so it should be really, really fun. David was so excited he actually got a little emotional. He is so sweet. :)

David at Target wearing the new shirt I got him.

Sunday we slept in and went to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch. David found a burger and french fries (with salt and vinegar on them) that he LOVED. I, of course, had chicken strips and french fries. Yum, yum, yum.


We came home and snuggled with a movie and then David had to go to a work meeting.


Overall, it was a really relaxed birthday but we both had a lot of fun.


This weekend we are completing the celebration with a trip to the BEACH! My family has a beach house in Lincoln City so we will be going there for a couple days to relax. It's actually the first time since we have been together that we won't have to bring homework or think about school and everything! Whoo hoo! I am SO excited and it's supposed to be 82 degrees the whole weekend! :)


I am so thankful for this man and love him so much! I'll post pictures once we get home. Have a great weekend everyone and stay cool!