I'm a 27 year old, newly married, newly living in Washington, librarian trying to find a job in a library. Meanwhile I'm working as a office assistant while I figure out how to live my new life as a wife.
Geoff, my wonderful, caring husband works with computers and, in his free time, plays with video games, lounges on the couch and cooks with sourdough.
Clarabelle and Hermione are our babies! Hermione, who came to Megg as a kitten, loves playing with fur mice and bottle caps. Clarabelle's hobbies include sleeping, lying in the sun and playing with straws. 
Geoff and Megg met through a mutual friend and spent 4 years dating long distance. They were finally able to live in the same zipcode after what seemed like forever when they got married on January 2, 2010! Soon after they bought a house and have been enjoying the Pacific Northwest together while being both newlyweds and new homeowners!
I've been slacking in the blogging department, but in my defense, we had a friend visiting and Geoff's birthday to celebrate, so I've been spending less time on the computer in general. Which isn't always a bad thing!
Here is this week's menu plan, as always brought to you by Orgjunkie.com!
Monday: Shrimp scampi, breadcrumb and spinach salad
Tuesday: Grilled steak, pasta, grilled zucchini
Wednesday: Grilled chicken, mashed potatoes and fruit
Thursday: Hamburger helper, broccoli
Friday: Soup and sandwiches
Saturday: Night out!
This week I'm attempting to use up what we have in the freezer and also buy meat when it's on sale. It's something I know I should have been doing all along, but it's difficult to make so many changes at once. This week's grocery bill was the lowest we've had all month, and look what we're having! Steak, shrimp, hamburger...I'm thrilled!
This was also the first month we attempted to get a regular budget going. Based on a number of factors, we have determined that $250 a month is what we're going to start out at. Every Sunday we go grocery shopping and I've been keeping track of our spending for food. This month we came out about $30 under budget, but since there are 5 weeks in March I just added it to April's budget. All in all, I'm happy with how it worked out, and though it's only been a month I'm glad to be sticking to the budget so far!
