One cost-cutting measure I've seen recommended numerous times is becoming a one car family. Ugh. Every time I saw someone make that sug...

  When I received flowers at work last month, several people asked me if it was my anniversary. It wasn't; my anniversary wasn't...

Even though Nathan and I are supposed to be one unit, it turns out there are some things we can't do for each other. When Nathan re...

  I honestly enjoy all four seasons, but there comes a time each winter when I'm absolutely sick of it and ready for some warm weather!...

Three words I love to hear while cooking dinner are "Something smells good!" Last night, what I heard was "Something smells f...

It might seem somewhat odd that I would read a book called Half-Price Living: Secrets to Living Well on One Income when we currently ha...

I (Nathan) have intended to post on the blog for quite a while but either could not decide on a topic or simply never get around to it. Howe...

When we went apartment hunting back in January of last year, we were originally looking for a place where Nathan could stay for 6 month...

I can't believe it's new Year's Eve, not only because of how fast this year has flown by but because of how warm it's been t...

Two years ago today, a dog belonging to one of Nathan's friends gave birth to a litter of puppies. As soon as Nathan saw them, he wanted...

I found this article about " 10 Shocking Secrets of the First Year of Marriage ." We're a third of the way into our first year...

Today, two days after my less than excellent experience making gnocchi , I came across this blog entry about making gnocchi with kids. Wow,...

I recently read a post on Weddingbee that referenced this article about women taking their husband's names. According to a recent stu...

  I was taking Nenya for a walk one day last weekend when a little girl came running towards us asking if she could pet her. I knelt down ...

The average wedding in America costs $20,000. What really scares me about this is that I know there are people like us with much   smaller ...