The life of poor married college students

Being poor married college students is full of potentially embarrassing moments adventure.  As much as not worrying about money would be great, budgeting is kind of fun!  (Maybe because it makes me feel like a big kid.) Though, I have been thinking of all the funny little things that are part of life that are actually just poor student reality:

• Buying Martinelli's when it's on sale for Valentines day, even though it's not for a month
• This conversation: 
• Javier:  Are you hungry?
• Me: Yes!
• Javier:  What do you want to eat?
• Me: I don't know... we don't really have any food at home.
• Javier: Let's go out, then!
• Me: Great!  Where do we have a gift card to?
• How our wedding gifts make us feel fancy
• Violating my piggy bank (named Penelope) for quarters to do laundry (and when they run out, asking the grocery check out lady for $5 in quarters...making her have to restock in the process)
• Speaking of laundry, not doing laundry until absolutely necessary 
• Still speaking of laundry, stuffing the washers to beyond max capacity because we only have enough quarters for 2 loads
• Talking a LOT about what we will do when we're rich
• The best days of the month are the first four days after we go grocery shopping
• Having to order checks (you know, the plain kind.  We're grown ups now.) because now we actually have to use them
• Pinterest has become our go-to for free date ideas and dinners that only incorporate ketchup and pasta

The funniest part is everyone else in this town is in the same boat.  And we all try to cover it up.  But this is the comedy of our lives.  Yes.  Great times.  Just adds to the awesome memories we're gonna have of the next couple years.

As far as weekly happenings go, Javier has been researching a couple different companies to sell with this summer.  He's finally settled on Alterra!  We will probably end up in Kansas City.  (I'm hoping I get to see a tornado!  I hear the sky turns green.  There is currently no geologic explanation, but I'm convinced it's magic leaking out from the Emerald City)

We had a super fun time at Provo Beach Resort (An arcade with a pool in one room.  Classy, Provo.) with Brady and Allison Price!  We won a whopping 100 tickets and spent is on 50 little green army men and the rest on warheads EXTREME sour candy.  Then we put 3 in our mouths and had a no-face-making contest.  Still can't feel our tongues, but it was worht it!

Yesterday, we used Alterra's theater to watch Anderson Silva (one of the top fighters in the world) fight Nick Diaz.  It was sweet!  Silva was out for a while recovering from a leg he split in two kicking someone.  Whaaat? Haha.  He won. 

In other news, I started making a blanket!  I'm 3 very small squares in. Also, Javier finally quit at the hotel!  No more late nights and Sunday shifts!!  Aaaaand midterms are coming up...  To the books!