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I’ll host a party!!

I honestly can’t believe the husband went with the blue velvet. Maybe I should go in sales! Kidding.

We’re lucky in that we were able to check it out in store. It was EVEN BETTER in person. Actually, the husband didn’t like it on-line and we thought we were going to go with a different model. It was so comfortable and stylish and pretty.

We were also able to view the two chairs in store. It happens to be about 3/4 miles from our condo. Phew! It’s also right across from where on Windy City Rehab gets a lot of light fixtures and stained glass. That store is now booming.

I personally am a fan of checking it out first if you’re able. You’re right, it is a huge purchase.

Truth. I don’t like to lose $150 now on something I could have avoided. That’s a new pair of jeans! Or a massage!

I’m going to vent a second because the husband is away on business and I need to and then I’m done.

You know what’s fun? Waking up screaming in the middle of the night because you thought your hand was covered in a black tar like substance and your husband, who needed to wake up super early for a flight, had to turn on the lights so you could see for yourself that your hand was perfectly normal. Your heart is racing and you feel bad for waking your husband up to screams. Night terrors suck. Usually they’re about spiders dropping from the ceiling or creepy, slimy things in our bed. The hand thing was new.

And you know what’s also fun? Arriving at the bus stop, the bus pulling up, reaching into your purse for your pass and it not being there. Your purse is now empty, the contents in your hand as you walk on the bus saying you can’t find your pass, but you pay the monthly for unlimited and the bus driver telling you sorry. You need to get off. I went back home. Searched frantically. It was attached to papers I had pulled out yesterday. Happy I found it but also annoyed because sometimes you get a nice bus driver and I didn’t today. In 10 years, that was only the second time that has happened.

I want to start Monday at 9:30 pm over. Instead maybe I’ll get a chocolate donut.

ETA: I do know there are far worse things in the world. I really just needed a quick vent.

I’m not going to lie, the Chicago St. Pat’s day scene can be a total shit show. Maybe it’s ok downtown/by the river…. but the bars in all of the neighborhoods are insane. People are fighting and passing out by, IDK, 2 in the afternoon. Then they go home, rally and go back out. I’ve seen vomit on the sidewalks. I’ve seen two women fight in a bar. I’ve seen people not able to stand. I avoid these types of holidays, like St. Pat’s and Cinco de Mayo around here because it’s total amateur hour.

Others might have had different experiences.

Hmm. Interesting question hfan. The husband and I luckily have similar spending habits. We save plenty for retirement. Our only debt is our mortgage. We indulge on evenings out a handful of times/year and we’ll pay for convenience. Like today, it was raining and bus tracker wasn’t working so we took an Uber to work.

Both the husband and I come from lower middle class families. We understand the value of the dollar. But we also don’t want to limit ourselves. We don’t have children. Money is no good to us once we’re dead. But that’s our $ philosophy.

So really, what Ange said. If you’re it in for the long haul, you’ll have to have a serious money conversation and both make some compromises and work it out. And then check in every so often. The husband and I check in on finances frequently.