Check it Out

Mint.com

This has become my recent obsession.  As Matt and I merge finances, it can get pretty confusing.  Who is bringing in what?  What money is going where?  This website links up your income, loans, payments, and bank accounts then analyzes everything and shows you a graph of what parts of your monthly money goes where.  It's so interesting.  It also has great tools that show how you can save in different ways!!!

New Wine

Yum!  I must tell everyone about this wine that we tried the other night!  While the guys headed to the casino, the girls (and Davis too) stayed back to enjoy a nice glass of wine and some girl time!

Here is the description from the website

"'Two parts real Washington grown apples, one part natural peach essence, a dash of artful blending and a pinch of domestic charm…you haven’t been this happy since your first easy bake oven. One glass will send you right back to grandma’s kitchen and the sweet smell of homemade apple pie. Pleasing as peach cobbler and refreshing as a cool glass of Riesling on a warm summer evening, Sweet Pea is ripe with golden delicious apple flavors, hints of peachy sweetness and a crisp, clean finish. Who says housewives have to be desperate?"

More Vinyl

I saw these vinyl clings on a blog that I read.  Unfortunately this blog isn't selling vinyl over the summer so I set out on Etsy.com and found these!    MustardSeedDream

You can personalize them and order in different colors or fonts.  This is what mine look like!

Gettin Crafty

I have my sister (find her over here) to thank for this idea!

She's been in to the whole crafting/creative thing for much longer than I have.  A few months ago she purchased a vinyl cling for her KitchenAid Mixer.  I was jealous of it mainly because 1) it was so cute and 2) she actually had a KitchenAid Mixer.

I was so thrilled when I got my own mixer as a wedding present!

And equally as thrilled when my sister (who knew that I was getting the mixer) decided to get me a vinyl as part of my wedding present!  Not only that...she got me 2 of them!  A blue one and a white one.  Since our kitchen doesn't have much of a design theme going on (we're in an apartment and can't paint the walls) I decided to go with the blue one.  We'll save the white one for a few years down the road when we have a pretty and sophisticated kitchen!  Right now it's all about being young and fun!

Find the Decals over at Wonderfully Wordy.  My sister has the Curly Sue ones (so cute) and the one that I have is called Sophistication.  Love them!  Go get one for yourself!

Keurig

Sometimes it is the little things in life that really are exciting!

I've heard about Keurig coffee makers for awhile now, and Matt and I just broke down and used some wedding money to buy one.  We didn't have our own coffee maker (we've been using a borrowed one from his parents) so it was time to get one of our own anyways.

I'm pretty happy with this little gadget.  Why am I so excited?  Because I don't drink coffee, and this baby can crank out some good hot (or cold) tea, hot chocolate, and other fun drinks!  Pretty cool!  A coffee maker that non-coffee lovers can actually enjoy too!  Good job Keurig, or whoever came up with this idea.  Nice marketing skills if I do say so myself!