Yard Sale Loot

As I told you guys previously I love yard sales. This past weekend Lacey and I went to a community yard sale that a friend of mine told us about. All I can say is that we scored some awesome things. I think Lacey made out better than I did. I would have to say that her best purchase is a toss up between the Dog Igloo that she bought for $10 or the marble rolling pin that she got for $5. They were both great buys.

As for me, I had some great buys too! Wanna see them? I thought you might, so I took some pictures.

One of my favorite finds of the day was a painting that I bought. We have been looking for artwork to put up in our place so when I walked up and saw this one, I was just praying that they didn't want a ton of money for it. When I asked the man how much he wanted, my jaw dropped when he said $6. I couldn't believe it was so cheap and I said I would take it. There was another painting there as well that Lacey really like so he gave me both of them for $10. I gave that one to her and told her it was her house warming gift, haha!

Another thing that I got a great deal on was a bunch of baby clothes for a blog friend who is having a baby next month. All of the clothes that I bought were all brand new and some of them still had the tags on them. I bought like 12 onesies, a couple of outfits that had pant legs and sleeves and then one of those sleeping bag outfits. If you aren't sure what I am talking about, let me explain. It is like pajamas that you put on but there are no leg holes. That way the baby is snuggly and warm. See the picture below if you are still confused. I bought all of these clothes for $5. Crazy!

I also found some games for my nieces. They are both Disney Princess games which they are obsessed with and I was able to get these for $1 each. I almost kept one of them for myself because it is the Cinderella version of Pretty Pretty Princess, and that was one of my favorite games when I was little. I couldn't believe they had a Cinderella version. I wish they would have had that when I was little, but I did decide to give it to them because I don't know that I would ever actually play it. 

I also found a few other odds and ends. I found some more Christmas ornaments. I also found some really cute Halloween hand towels. I paid $2 for both of these combined. I also was able to find a really cute metal wall hanger that has a slot for my mail and three hooks on the bottom for our keys. I have been looking for something like this for a long time, so I was very excited to find this. I spent $3 on this. 

I also picked up two Detroit Lions Mugs for my brother. I paid a quarter a piece for them. I also bought a Chuck Wicks CD for $2. I was so excited about this. I have actually met him so it was really cool to find this.  I also picked up these two little tent looking things for our cats. I paid a $1 each for them and the cats love them so far. 

Well, those are all of my finds for this weekend. I am so excited about all of them and I really didn't spend that much money. It was a great day and Lacey and I had a blast. It was a great day with a great friend and we had some pretty hilarious moments at times. Okay, I have to tell you one real quick. So when she bought the dog igloo we were so sure that it would fit in my car that we didn't even worry about it. Well when we got the car back to pick it up, it definitely did not fit. We ended up having to go back to my place and pick up her Jeep. We had to take the top off to make sure that it would fit and it definitely did. And because of this, we realized that the only way to ride in her Jeep is with the top down. We felt like such bad asses, haha! It was a lot of fun. I got a little sun burned though. 

Well, I hope that everyone else had a great weekend and if you went yard saleing, I hope that you found some great deals too. Have a good week everyone!!

Yard Sale/Garage Sale Season

It is that time of year when getting up early on Saturday mornings to score a killer deal is okay in my book. I usually try to sleep in on Saturdays, but it is summer and that means that is is Yard Sale/Garage Sale season and I couldn't be more excited. I know technically they have been going on for a few weeks, but this is the first free weekend I have had to be able to actually go and what better way to start the season then to go to a community sale. A friend of mine at work lives in a community where they have a huge sale every summer. Well it is this weekend and I am really excited. Hopefully they will have some awesome stuff again this year. I walked away with a lot of really great stuff last year for really cheap.

My haul last year included a couple of board games like Apples To Apples that I got for $1(the only thing missing was the instructions and I was able to print those online), a huge Nerf gun for Aran that I paid $10 for and this is apparently like a $60 or $70 one in stores. Yes, I bought my fiancee' a Nerf gun, haha! I also got a softball glove, some dolls for my nieces and a couple of other things for them and some baby proofing stuff for a friend of mine. I think I spent $20 all together if that.

If I ever saw a Yard Sale sign like this,
I would stop for sure!

So hopefully this year I will find some great stuff too. Yard sales are like a sport to my family. Yard saleing I guess you can call it. We like to get up early and we like to barter with the people to get the price that we want. One year I went on base with my sister-in-law and her mom Linda, and this lady was selling a LoveSac. She wanted a ridiculous amount for it. Well Linda kept trying to get her to go down on it and the lady wouldn't budge. Well finally we said okay never mind and were about to leave and the lady finally caved and gave it to us for like $50 or something ridiculous like that. What was even more ridiculous was getting that thing into the vehicle and then unloading it. What a freaking pain, haha! I am an expert at spotting the sale signs. Most of the time people make them pretty bright so that you can see them, but some don't and I am pretty bad ass at spotting them, haha! We are also those mean people that will drive by a sale really slowly and see if there is anything that catches our attention and if not, we drive away. I always  hated when people would do that to us when we had our own sales, but I guess I understand it now.

So tomorrow morning Lacey and I and possibly my sister-in-law will be up bright and early to go to this community yard sale. It starts at 7 so we need to get there around that time. We are on the lookout for a bookshelf for Lacey and I'm sure there are some other things that we are going to find. I can't wait and hopefully we will find some other sales going on tomorrow too.

Are any of you going yard saleing this weekend? What are you hoping to find? Please share in the comments section below! Happy Friday everyone and Happy Yard Saleing!

Megan

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Free Fishing Weekend

This past weekend was Free Fishing Weekend here in Colorado. So my family decided to head up to Manitou Lake for a day full of fun, lots of laughs, sunburns, great company, some food, and lots of fishing!

Now this post is going to be a little different then my normal post. I'm going to do this post in an awards style fashion. Here goes!

Award for the most fish caught:

My big brother Brent. At the end of the day with all of the ones that he kept and threw back, he probably caught about 12.

Award for Biggest Fish of the Day:

ME!!! That's right! I have bragging rights for the next year!

Award for Best Temper Tantrum:

My little sister Rachelle! She was having such a hard time getting her fish on to the shore. The first five fish she caught all jumped off the line before she was able to get them on the shore. She was getting so pissed off. It was quite funny. She finally got one towards the end of the day!

Award for Best Freak Out Moment:

The besty, Lacey! When she caught her fish, she didn't want to touch it. It was hilarious and cute at the same time. 

Award for the Cutest Nieces Ever:

Well, duh!! MaKenzi and Kelsi! 

The Award for Best Sunburn:

My brother Brent hands down!! When he took off his shirt, it looked like he still had it on, haha!

Award for the Best Aha Moment:

This one goes to me! My brother was so busy setting up everyone else's poles that when he got the chance he just got his pole in the water. Well, he was using a lure while the rest of us were using power bait. Well, he was the only one catching fish and so I finally said screw it and switched to a lure and within the first three or four casts, I had my first fish! I'm a genius, haha! Not really, just made an observation.

I'm sure that I could come up with more, but right now I am suffering from writers block. We had such a great time though and I hope that we can do it again soon. The best part of the whole day was when we got to go home and clean the fish and then grill them. I cleaned my own fish for the first time ever and it actually wasn't that bad. Then we grilled them and they were DELICIOUS!! It was an awesome day with awesome family and friends and I can't wait to do it again!!

Fill In The Blank Friday

It is Friday and that means that it is time for Fill In the Blank Friday over at the little things we do. This Friday's questions are a lot of fun. Remember if you want to join in, don't forget to link up. Happy Friday everyone!

Fill In The Blank Friday

1.   I love  life because  I have recently realized that life is way to short to take it for granted. With all of these horrible tragedies happening and all of the lives lost, it really makes you appreciate your life and the things in it more and more. 

2.  A time that mama knew best was  when she told me that I would meet someone when I least expected it. She was definitely right. I met my incredible fiance' on summer break from college when I was least expecting it. I definitely thought I would meet the man of my dreams at college, but I actually met him at home. Funny how that works, huh?

3.  My first kiss went a little like this   is it sad that I don't really remember how it was? I remember it happening, but I don't really remember what I was thinking afterwards or how it was. Haha!

4.  My celebrity crush is  a lot of people, haha. But recently, I have had a small crush on Scotty McCreery. Weird, I know! He is only 17, but his voice makes me melt every time I hear it. He is so cute and I can't wait for his career to take off.

5.  My splurge of choice is  different all the time. Here recently it has been clothes and Scentsy stuff. 

6.  My biggest accomplishment is   finishing college. A lot of people in my family have not finished so as of right now, I am one of the few. Pretty cool when you think about it. 

7.  My dance jam of choice is  different depending on the day. The Glee version of "Baby" by Justin Bieber has had me dancing quite a bit lately and really anything upbeat and I am down for dancing. It must be the cheerleader in me!

Blogger Really Hates Me

Hey everyone! Blogger must really hate me because I have been having nothing but problems with it tonight. I was trying to rearrange a few things and somehow my background was erased. I'm not quite sure how it was, but it was. So I found a new one that I like and I threw it on there for now. So please bare with me because I have recently (yesterday) decided to have my blog re-designed. So this was the final straw tonight. I will be contacting the lady that I want to use to redesign my blog tomorrow. I can't handle it anymore. I hate the blogger templates and I can't stand how you have to adjust things. Nothing ever works the way that it should. It is quite annoying. So again, please bare with me and I will try to get my new design up as soon as the lady can do it. Thanks everyone and I hope that you guys are having a great night!

Renting Blues

Aran and I are currently looking for a new place to live, and let me tell you what a nightmare it has been. There are so many factors that go into looking at a place and so far we have had no luck finding anywhere to live. Our lease is up at the end of this month and we have already given our 30 day notice, so I am hoping that we find something soon. And of course, I stress about things like this, so I have been super stressed out. I just keep praying that something will come up, but so far no luck.

What sucks right now is that it is definitely not a renters market right now. And by that I mean that the person trying to rent does not have the upper hand. There are so many people trying to rent right now because of how crappy the economy. With that being said, places being posted are going like hot cakes. I will call on a place that was just posted the day before and it will already be gone. That is something that annoys the crap out of me. If the place has already been taken, THEN TAKE THE POSTING DOWN!!! Don't make me make a ton of pointless calls. It just pisses me off even more.

If dealing with places being snatched up left and right hasn't been enough, then there is the issue of our cats. We will find a place that we really like and then we look down at the pets section and it will say no cats. Or if they do take cats they want a deposit. Now I understand that I am going to have to pay some type of a deposit. I get that, I truly do. But then people start tacking on pet rent and not to mention the last few places that we looked at they make you pay more for the pets if they are under a year old! So for Aran and I we would have had to put down a pet deposit of $600 and then a regular deposit of $695 plus first months rent! That is just insane. Why should I have to pay more just because my cats are under a year old? They have both been neutered and they are litter box trained. They are considered adult cats. It is such crap!

I am about at my end with this whole thing. I mean one apartment complex makes you rent the washer and dryer in the apartment for an extra $20 a month. Really? Why not just include it in the rent so when someone calls they know exactly what they are getting for the price that you quote them? Can you sense my frustration?   It just gets worse with each call that I make.

I keep asking myself why we are putting ourself through this. And why don't we just stay where we are at? And then I remember it is because they hiked our rent up from $765 a month to $820 a month on the place that we are currently in. I wish we could afford that, because I would be a lot less stressed and agitated at this point. But none the less, we can't afford that and so the search continues. We have our names down to look at these apartments down the street from work, so hopefully those work out. The only downside is that there is now washer and dryer in the apartment but they have hook ups and they have an onsite laundry facility so we could work with that.

Well everyone, wish us luck! I will keep you updated on our search as things start to figure themselves out. If any of you have any advice on house hunting or apartment hunting, please share them in the comments below. Thanks in advance! And remember...it is almost FRIDAY!! Woo hoo!!

Happy Birthday!

Okay, it isn't my Birthday, but today is the birthday of two of the most amazing people in my life. Today is my Mom and my niece Kelsi's Birthday! Odd thing about my nieces, one was born on my Mom's Birthday and the other was born on my Step-Dad's Birthday. Crazy, right?!

Miss Kelsi

Miss Kelsi is 3 years old today! I can't believe how big she is getting. I feel like she was just born yesterday! I have loved watching her grow up though. She is such a cutie and says some of the most adorable things ever! I mean we are related so I see where she gets it from. Haha! Just kidding. I am so blessed to have such an adorable and sweet little girl in my life. She always puts a smile on my face and I can't imagine my life without her and that sweet little smile that she has. A lot of people say that she looks just like me, which I don't really see, but she does have freckles like I used to when I was younger. She is just too much fun and I can't wait to see the look on her face tonight when she gets to open all of her presents and eat her very cute butterfly cake that my sister-in-law made for her. Happy Birthday to my adorably sweet niece Kelsi!!

Me and my Mom 

Happy Birthday to the best Mom on the planet! My mom, Sara turns 49 today. I have the best Mom in the world and I am very thankful for that. My Mom has always been there for everything. Even being hundreds of miles away at times, she is always there to help. I love her so much and I am so blessed to have her as a Mom. I wish that she were here today so that we could celebrate her Birthday too, but she is Washington right now with my Step-Dad's job. I miss her so much! I can't begin to thank her for everything that she has done for me these past 23 years. She has taught me so much and helped me to become the person I am today. Thank you Mom for everything that you have done! You truly are amazing! So this is me wishing her a Happy Birthday all the way from Colorado! I love you Mom!

I hope that everyone has a great day!