The best deal yet!

Richard is such a wonderful husband!  Tonight he accompanied me on a trip to CVS and patiently waited while I assessed the merchandise and executed my plan!

Here's what we got:

1  18-count box Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons $4.99

1  Maybelline "Colossal" mascara $6.00

6 bottles Revlon nail polish $3.99/ea = total of $23.94

2 bottles Garnier Fructis Shampoo, 1 bottle Conditioner $10.00

1  16-count package Kotex Lightdays $1.49

2  Zipfizz Energy mix $5.99/ea = total of $11.98

Grand total = $58.40 worth of stuff

How much did I pay for it all???? $4.73

And the best part of it all-- I got 3 coupons back, today!  5.00 Extra Care Bucks, 5.99 Extra Care Bucks, and $3.00 off my next purchase of $15.00 or more!

Long time, no see

No, Richard and I did not die.  We have just been SUPER busy the last few weeks.  I remember thinking right before the wedding, "I can't wait till this wedding is over so I can just RELAX."  Well, the wedding ended and LIFE began!

I just finished my first week at the Academy.  Boy, oh boy!  I remember hearing how tough of a job teaching really was, but I didn't believe it until I tried it out for myself.  Being completely ON for 12 seven-year-olds from 7:45am-3:15pm is a challenge!  Leaving the apartment at 6:30am and staying at school till 6:00pm makes for one exhausted me, too!

And poor Richard is so patient and considerate.  Though he's ready to go places and do things when he gets home, all I want to do is sleep... and he lets me!  I hope I'll be able to get myself on a better schedule so I'm not bringing so much work home and getting so little sleep.

We've had some more CVS runs... I've started buying 4-6 papers a week now.  (This is getting SERIOUS.)  On Tuesday, the "hurricane" day when it never rained, Richard and I went to CVS and got 2 boxes of 120 count Puffs tissues, 2 bottles of 50-count Fish Oil gel caps, 4 boxes of 40-count Band-aid brand bandages, and 2 aerosol cans of Glade air freshener (a value of $35) for...................................... $7.23!!!!!!! (Although, I forgot to use four $0.50 off 1 box of Band-aids coupons, which would have brought the total to $5.23.)  After the purchase, my receipt printed with $5.00 Extra Care Bucks (a coupon to use on anything in the store) and $3.00 off a purchase of $15.00 or more!!!  I love CVSing!

Oh, and in other news...  We're currently in the process of looking for two used cars.  I want a Kia Sportage, and Richard wants a hatchback that gets good gas mileage.  Last Saturday, we went to some dealer and test drove a '92 or '93 Mitsubishi Expo.  It smelled old, had a little rust on the roof, and the air wasn't running cold.  Richard loved it, though.  They wanted $1800 for it, but I don't know if we're going to get it or not.  There were a few other things that needed to be done to it (realignment, being the primary concern).  We'll see what happens.  If you see a really cool car you think we'd like, send the ad our way!

The long-awaited honeymoon pictures!

As I'm sure you have all been on pins and needles awaiting these pictures, here are a few from our honeymoon in Sedona, Arizona!

We went up really high in this here balloon. 

On our off-road jeep tour, we got out and took this here picture upon submarine rock.

Right before going up in the biplane for 15 minutes.

The Grand Canyon at sunset!

Richard's tooth removal...

Richard is healing well.  He just finished taking the Penicillin to prevent infection.  It has helped with not only his teeth, but also an injury he received while on the honeymoon.  While taking a picture of a cactus, he got too close and pricked his wedding ring finger.  There were three wounds!  After removing the quills or whatever they're called, he still had bumps like ant bites, even 3 weeks later. (We can only guess it left poison in his hand.)  Anyway, since he has been taking the Penicillin, the wounds have quickly begun to vanish.

Here are some pictures:

The prize-winning cactus/red rock shot

Richard's wounded wedding ring finger

Richard, the night of the tooth removal, icing his cheeks with frozen peas!

CVS deals for this week!

I know Richard's going to leak this information, so I'll go ahead and share it.  Though I started a blog for us to update family and friends with pictures and the happenings in our lives, I really wanted to share my latest passion--CVSing!

Amy and I are slowly but surely figuring out how to work the CVS deals to our advantage.  Just today, I got all of the things in this picture (valued at $34.21) for $13.62 out of pocket.  I also received a coupon for $3 off of $15 and another one for $5 toward any purchase (so $8 toward whatever I purchase next) and another for a free CVS mouthwash.  I am amazed and excited about this new endeavor and am looking forward to finding more awesome deals!

We're Married!

Well, tomorrow marks a full month that we've been married...

In that time we've honeymooned in Sedona, Arizona, attended two other couples' weddings, and Richard's had his wisdom teeth removed!

It's been really busy, but I think we both agree (actually, I KNOW we both agree) that it's been a great first month!

Here's a pic from the wedding:

(L to R: Allan, Chris, Michael, Me, Richard, Amy, Ashley, and Candace)