Budget reality check

Apparently when you spend three weeks planning the perfect anniversary weekend and actually follow through on booking everything, something has to give. Today that something was our grocery budget.

Budget reality check

Jake came home to find me doing a full inventory of our pantry situation, which honestly looked like I was planning for some kind of apocalypse scenario. Rice? Check. Pasta? Two boxes. Random cans of things we definitely bought with good intentions? More than I care to admit.

The great refrigerator investigation of Tuesday night

The refrigerator investigation was less promising. Some questionable leftovers, half a bag of shredded cheese, and what I think used to be lettuce. So here we are on a Tuesday night, splitting a bowl of popcorn for dinner like college students, except now we own real dishes and have a mortgage.

On the bright side, our anniversary weekend is going to be amazing. On the realistic side, we’re eating creative combinations until Friday’s paycheck. Jake suggested we call it ‘intermittent fasting’ but I think that’s just fancy talk for ‘we spent our food money on a nice hotel room.’ Worth it? Absolutely. Sustainable? We’ll find out.