Sunday, December 13, 2009

Gotta love a deal...


Coupons, Coupons and more Coupons...or should I say,

SAVINGS, SAVINGS, and MORE SAVINGS!


I LOVE coupons and have used them in the past, but thanks to my sister-in-law, I am a little bit more savvy thanks to her and http://www.southernsavers.com/. There are misconceptions out there about coupons but I am here to tell you that they are not true. You can use coupons on HEALTHY items!!!


Trey and I try to be good stewards of the resources that God has entrusted to us and we try to practice this in every area of our lives, including grocery shopping. It is a shame to think that people spend lots of money on groceries. That, quite honestly, is not necessary. All it takes is a little time and effort and you could be saving your family thousands of dollars a year, SERIOUSLY. I hope that what I break down for you will help you see grocery shopping in a new light...If you are interested in learning more I am thinking about starting a coupon club...Sounds silly, I know, but I think it would be a lot of fun to have ladies get together for a night or two a month to chat and cut coupons. There is always swapping coupons, too!!!
Ok. So grocery break down time:
(2) Dove deodorants= FREE
(2) Glade candles (The fragrance collection)= they owed me $3.50
(1) Scotties box of tissues= FREE
(1) Colgate toothbrush=FREE
(2) bottles of Infusim Shampoo/Conditioner= $1.99 for both
(2) Fresh Express bagged salads= .95 each
(1) 55 ct. Force Flex tall kitchen bags= $4.49
(2) Green Valley Fresh Steamers (veggies)= .39 each
(1) Land of Lakes butter LIGHT= .89
(2) Wishbone Salad Dressings= .60 each
(2) Digorno 200 Calorie Pizza's= $1.99 each
(1) Revlon eye shadow= $1.99
(1) Tylenol Cold-Day time= .99
(1) Tylenol Cold-Night time= .99
(2) boxes (20 ct.) of Herbal Tea= .80 each
(1) Glade Plug-in Nightlight Warmer= FREE
(1) Robitussin Cough Syrup= $2.99
(2) Glade Oil Refills= $2.99 for both
(4) 2 liters of soda= .79 each
(1) paper= $1.87
(1) box of Dream Pasta= they owed me .09
(1) Blue Bonnet Margarine sticks= .69
I think I got everything on here...
My total was $120.12...I paid $27.37 before taxes!!! YOU SEE, COUPONS ARE SOOOOO WORTH IT! I hope you were inspired to jump on the coupon bandwagon :)
Merry Christmas,
~Jenni~

Monday, December 7, 2009

10 months, today! 12-7-09

Trey and I are celebrating 10 months today! These last 10 months have been filled with plenty of ups and downs for being newlyweds. I feel like we have encountered in 10 months what others would take 5 years to go through, but we realize that it's by the grace of God we stand here today; our feet placed on a solid Rock. We are stronger now than we have ever been!!! I truly believe that Satan saw a glimpse of our future and decided he was going to leave his mark early on, but he didn't win nor will he EVER!!! We rely on God daily for the needs of our relationship and strive to put Him first always. We know that when our source of life comes from Him first, the real demonstration of love can flow down to each other and saturate our hearts.
This 10 month anniversary was unlike any other. My husband's creativity is remarkable and I LOVE IT! He welcomed me at lunch today with a gift bag filled with goodies...each gift was symbolic of things that made him think of me...ARE YOU READY?!?!?!


Roses: my beauty
Mountain Dew (diet): my energy
M&M's: my sweet spirit
Faith Hill CD: I'm his song
Madea Goes to Jail DVD: my beautiful smile
Candle: my lovely fragrance
Body Wash: my desire to please him
PJ's: my ability to make him comfortable
Starbucks gift card: my favorite coffee place
Picture Frame: the rest of our lives together after our 1st Christmas

SPEECHLESS, was I!!! He never ceases to amaze me. I'm a blessed wife!!!
Thought I would just brag a bit ;)

Pictures to come :)