Happy Holidays!

I have been off the blog for a while. It has been a combination of things, including boredom from always watching the money.. and the fact that we have been away for the better part of the last 30 days, visiting relatives in London and my husband's folks in Rome. It sucked that we weren't able to actually stay for the holidays, but it would have been a big blow to our budget to stay longer. The airlines "Holiday" prices kick into effect on the 17th of December and that's when the fares increase significantly, so to save money, we came back on the 16th. It was nice to get away from all the daily pressures of budgeting and just eat, eat and eat some more!!! I am proud to say that we stuck to below our budget and spent less than 300 dollars the whole time. It helped that we didn't have to pay for lodging, just groceries and the only shopping we did was buy a soccer jersey for a friend.. (Chelsea) and some magnets for friends. The rest of the time was spent window shopping and sightseeing. Being familiar with both places, we took buses in London and my husband drove in Rome.

Happy Holidays to everyone and my wish for the next year is that it be a better one for all!