It's been a little over 2 months since my last post, but I'm still alive, just very busy. My world has decided to do another 180* on me and has completely changed in the last 30 days or so. First of all, I'm now only working one job at Biglots (speaking of which I just got my first promotion yesterday!!!) I'm crazy busy since I pretty much am working full time hours. Bryan has left his job at Baker Hughs and has decided to go back to school to get his degree in airframes and power plants. Basically he'll be doing the same thing he did in the Marine Corps, working on helicopters and jets. He's loving school and doing very well so far. His first class is almost over, then it's 1 class down, 17 more to go (19 months to be exact)!
Of course some of my biggest news is that I'M PREGNANT!!!!!! As of last Sunday I was 12 weeks (or 3 months for those of you, like me, who hate counting in weeks). It was a complete surprise and after I finally got over the initial "What the hell are we gonna do" shock, we've finally started getting excited about it. The "What To Expect When You're Expecting" book has officially become my new bible, and as always, I've been seeking out great tips and pointers from my wonderful sister who is due in about a month.
Now, I have to share this with everyone because it makes me so giddy that I could just burst. I've been getting those $10 off anything coupons at Kohls about once or twice a month and I've usually ended up just throwing them away because I either forget about them and they expire, or I can't find anything that I'd want. Well not anymore! I went to Kohls last Saturday and brought my coupon with me to do some clearance shopping and see what I could find. To my luck, almost everything in the baby section was on sale! I found an adorable yellow sleep and play outfit that has little giraffe heads on the feet along with a 3 pair set of earrings. Now the total of everything had it not been on sale and without the coupon would have been $26. With my handy shopping it came out to be FREE! I was so proud of myself that I made it a challenge with my next coupon that I used this morning to get an even better deal. I have a huge hunch that I'm having a girl so I bought a 2 dress set with a diaper cover, a pair of shorts, and a set of dangly earrings. The total before the sale and my coupon was $45, I walked out of there spending a whopping .11 cents! I know it's not technically free, but hey it was dang close and I was proud of myself. I can't wait to see what I can come up with the next time I go. I plan on doing this until the baby is born and probably long after, well as long as the coupons keep coming. It's become my new favorite adventure. By the end of the year I plan to take pictures of everything that I've boughten for either free or next to nothing and post my total savings just by shopping the clearance rack and using these coupons. Wish me luck and watch me save!
