8 days later

Well it is 8 days later. The reason why I haven't posted is because I have been super busy.

Last week was absolutely crazy at work, but fortunately my NCOIC SFC Harvey is finally back from Iraq. I also got orders to pcs to New Jersey which I am not entirely thrilled about.

So last week I managed to avoid shopping with my own money at least. I was helping with our holiday ball and I got to go shopping with that money. Of course I had help and we used tons and tons of 40% off coupons at both Michael's and Jo Anns which made it all the better.

So let's get back to the ball . . . We were given the option to wear a dress or our uniform. I had both with me. At the last minute I decided to wear a dress.

Now, I am sure you are wondering how I managed to do this if I am not spending any money? Well I could have used the loophole and purchased a dress because one of my original stipulations was I could buy things I needed for work and a dress would be just that. But I didn't. On the Army post that we live at there is a After 5 Boutique where you can borrow dresses.

I am sure all you readers are rolling your eyes and have already made up your mind that clearly I have found the mecca where all 1980s prom dresses go to die. Well I happened to find a brand new dress, if I can figure out how to post a picture I will. I wore my new shoes that I bought for my uniform and jewellery that I dropped some serious cash on in Qatar (see previous post). So this ball ended up being no cost to me. However I did lend some parts of my uniform out to a few folks that either forgot or randomly lost a award somewhere between the front door of the hotel and the banquet room.

I did have some old dresses, which now have a new home at the After 5 Boutique. For the other ball I went to I also wore an old dress, which was a pre pregnancy dress (kudos to me) and my new patent red high heels. One of the reasons why I have sworn off shopping for the year.

This past week I also received in the mail my Nordstrom's and Gap Bills which had coupons in each. There was a $20 Nordstrom Note and a $20 gap reward. I think I will give those to my mother or buy someone else something with them.

That is all for now

Meegs