Not much has happened recently. We're slowly moving into the house, which means that both our rental and house are in terrible shape. Boxes and clutter everywhere, and it's driving me crazy! I would gladly pay someone any amount of money to be able to wave my hand and have everything in our new house. It doesn't even have to be put away! Just there. Tonight we're going out to celebrate the Hubs' birthday, which is tomorrow. I'm excited--Thai food and German Chocolate Cake for dessert. Saturday we're moving the big things--couch, loveseat, tables, beds, etc. After all of that is done, we're getting beer and fish and chips. And YoCream, if I have my way. (What? I totally deserve a fatty calorie-laden meal after working my hiney off moving things to and fro.)

Yesterday we packed boxes and did something new (and important to me)--we picked up our first CSA box! (And watched the Blazers lose horribly, but we're putting that behind us). Since we got married last year, Scott and I have been trying to eat better and live better. We planted a vegetable garden in our backyard. We buy organic and natural foods when it's reasonably priced, since we feel better after eating them. We support restaurants that use local ingredients, and we shop at Farmers' Markets. Our meat comes mostly from our local butcher shop, which sells only grass-fed beef and free range chicken.

The next step in this process was to join a CSA program. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. We found a farm we liked near us, checked out their crops online and paid our fees. Every week starting this week, we get to drive to a meeting point and pick up our little box of organic veggies. Yes, it's expensive. Yes, I know that we could save a ton of money if we just bought our produce at the store. But we like helping out a local farm. We're also hoping that this encourages us to eat a little better in addition to introducing us to new foods.

I'd also like to say that yes, we're blessed with jobs that allow us to splurge on things like this every so often. We save for things, and we go without some things that other people might think are necessary. We definitely know how lucky we are to live the way we live and in an area of the country that has such great opportunities like this one!