We took a day trip to Wilmington on Friday. We successfully sold all but one of Mac’s Magic: The Gathering cards and made, how shall I say, a LOT of money. I was actually shocked at what they offered us. He was not. We had lunch at Flaming Amy’s burrito barn. It’s like everything Chipotle…
It’s been chilly here, alternating between cold rain and sunshine. Can’t complain about the rain because we’re on the verge of a drought again. But the winter doldrums have got me down, and I’ve taken to planning an anniversary vacation for us. Two of my 25for25 goals are to celebrate our first wedding anniversary and…
Many women chose the time-honored tradition of taking their husband’s name after marriage. Somewhere along the lines, most of these women will wonder why the process is so freaking complicated. Back in 1982 (when our parents married), a woman’s name was legally changed when she married. I’m all for a woman choosing to keep her maiden name…
Today, I realized that we will be leaving Fayetteville within 18 months. I have a lengthy list of things to do and places to see while we still live in the Old North State. Since we live in NC, our Living Social and Groupon deals feature inns, lodges, and adventures that are on my list….
Back before we went to New Orleans, Restaurant.com set up a deal to buy $100 Restaurant.com gift cards for $10. I bought $1000 in gift cards for $100. I figured we would get good use of them with a large group in New Orleans. Long story short, we didn’t use all of them, so I…
Saturday marked the last day of our honeymoon. We had to check out of the house by 10 am. Being ever so ambitious, we decided to wake up and watch an Outer Banks sunrise. A quick look at the Farmer’s Almanac online noted that sunrise on June 16 was at 5:45 am. We both set…