Our anniversary

Today is our 12th anniversary. I wanted it to be special and besides, I was craving cake.
We did the Central Market thing again because you can say you are at the grocery store buying groceries and ready made stuff and still not really be cheating by eating out. Such logic! We bought prepared chicken parmigana and sweet potatoes and risotto cake and of course a piece of Italian cream cake. We had to microwave the food it the provided oven. We ate outside and listened to bagpipe players. Not a bad celebration of sorts. Probably spent around 20 bucks. Cheaper than going out to eat, but every bit as good if not better.

I guess if I had to pinpoint exactly what I am getting out of this is that, I am more aware of how spending used to be an outing or a hobby. Not really a necessity. We bought stuff just to fill in our time and have something to do...we rarely really needed the stuff we bought. I am so aware of all my unnecessary spending now. How many pairs of shoes do I really need? Now I look to free things to occupy our time. Reading, checked-out movies, walks. I don't really lack anything. I look through catalogs and I must admit that I would dearly love to buy something. It's never because I need it; it always because it just looks so darn cute. I wonder if that will leave me in time???