June 27-28, 2011- Eating and Spending…

     I had to really think about what I have been doing the past couple of days before beginning this entry.  It turns out I’ve mostly been shopping and eating! Clothes shopping is a must for the once or twice a year we make it to the commercialized world off of our isolated atoll, so one whole day and way more money than I really wanted to use was spent on shopping for clothes.  Other than that, we found and put together the perfect mock “Oregon Made” gift boxes for our wedding guests who will be traveling from afar and staying in hotels next summer, and we stopped for some delicious Thai food in the mall.  Trying out 3 of the 4 specials for lunch (we were hungry!) we had some fantastic lettuce wraps and a wonderful pumpkin curry. We are ready to travel to Thailand now! J  Maybe for our honeymoon…

     I am not usually a big shopper, and I stress over every little amount spent, but I have learned to allow myself a splurge here and there on vacations. After all, it’s money I worked for, and the only shopping we have on island is online, and I don’t have or take the time to shop that way, except for necessities, so if you think about it, by the time you add up what I would have spent for little things all year long in an area with shopping, I spend in one or two days over 12 months.  It all evens out, but shopping for personal needs and planning for a wedding next summer has added a little extra financial stress to my mind this time.  I admit, I haven’t handled the last couple of days of wedding planning well, stressing over all the little things and allowing myself to get into a negative mindset, so the day of shopping and eating and focusing relatively little on actual wedding worries was good for me.  I reset my mind a bit, realizing we still have a year to plan little details and pay in “installments” so to speak for the expensive of our big day. And no one said we had to go on a honeymoon right after the vows, so we are putting that on the back burner for now. Honestly, we are able to take fabulous long vacations every year because of where we live, so they are all like little honeymoons to me.  J  What’s most important is the sacredness of the occasion we are planning for and the people we are lucky enough to plan and spend it with, so for now, I’ll enjoy my little pre-honeymoon while preparing for the next one because it will be here before you know it!