Walking Backwards

I finally got to see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban today. Nicholas and I went to Alamo Drafthouse's baby day. He was terribly behaved, but it was okay because everyone there had kids who each had their turn in behaving terribly. He spent most of his time roaming the aisles and "interacting" with the movie. Every time a bird flew by on the screen, he would exclaim "Bird!". Every time anyone applauded on screen, he would clap along. Halfway through he started rolling up the center aisle. Strangely enough, one woman came up to me and told me my son was the cutest thing ever. I have got to do that again.


Speaking of going out, we actually made it out of the house and went to Whole Foods to watch the fireworks. Nicholas watched the first five go off, and then returned his attention to going up and down the stairwells. Joe and I traded off walking him up the ramps and stairs, avoiding the crowds of people, and watching the fireworks. I had never seen the downtown fireworks up close and they were amazing. From the roof of the parking garage they looked so close. It was amazing to watch the refection in all of the glass buildings surrounding us.


I feel so guilty. For the first time in a long time, I have been enjoying clothes shopping. Joe and I got our cafeteria plan reimbusrement and decided to use the money for things that we need. We hadn't bought clothes for ourselves in a very long time. I had gotten a few items, but most of my clothes were falling apart. Joe's wardrobe was also in desperate need of revival. We ended up going to Old Navy and Kohl's. Lucky us, we walked into some of the biggest sales of the year. Who knew? We also got some clothes for the short one, too. We got enough stuff to last us for quite some time. I am also looking forward to our trip to Ikea later this year. Joe and I are going to talk to our investment broker about setting up a 529 plan for Nicholas, because I want him to have more than just his savings account. Having this extra money outside of our strict, one-income budget has been pleasant. It has also made me more conscious about what we are spending money on. I never expected that when I decided to stay at home with Nicholas and leave my job, we would have to be so careful and cut so many corners. I also didn't realize how much money we were wasting before. Ah, the power of hindsight. I wouldn't change the way things are now for anything.