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Praise the Lord! I know this sounds kinda funny, but I actually enjoy going grocery shopping now. Not sure when it happened, but as I was walking down the aisles last week (I try to go grocery shopping at least once a week) I found myself taking my time and soaking it all in. I think the reason for this is because I haven't failed at cooking. It's also encouraging because a few people tasted my cooking and said it tasted good. But of course, I had those really  bad mistakes done in the kitchen that I'm glad no one was around for. Let's just say, I overcoated some garlic shrimp I was trying to make and that I felt like my heart stopped beating with each shrimp I ate. Gross. Bad memory.

Do I stay within my budget? Absolutely not! I wish. We are trying to spend about $50-$60 a week...and my favorite places to go are Fresh N Easy, Winco, and Zion Market. For shampoo and soap or cotton balls and toilet paper, I go to Wal Mart. I can't believe money flies by so quick. But it's okay because I know in time I'll eventually get the hang of it. Do I make regular meal plans? Nope. Lol. But I kind of just make it up as I go along...and it's worked so far, so I'm thankful. Like I've said before, being raised on microwavable foods and fast food, I still need to really try hard to be creative and know what certain dishes are. It's also very hard for me to buy and eat veggies because I wasn't raised on them. Unfortunately, meal planning still stresses me out so hopefully that goes away soon. Also, since my husband is half white and half filipino, he still has that very AMERICAN side that I do not understand...he really likes his dad's chili and spaghetti. I think I've tasted chili 3 times in my life time and I wasn't too fond of it. I tasted Kevin's dad's spaghetti and it's good too, but I am so used to Filipino spaghetti that genuine spaghetti tastes weird to me. I'm also trying to get Kevin and me to lose some weight because we became way chubbier once we started dating. Kevin's dad was in the kitchen two weeks ago and I told him about how I made some fish but Kevin probably wouldn't like it because he doesn't like seafood too much. Kevin was napping on the couch. Kevin's dad then said this: "Oh, Kevin will like anything as long as there is rice." And I said, "Oh, I made no rice tonight. I'm trying to cut down on it so we can be healthier." All of a sudden, Kevin's eyes shot open and he says "What?!?! There's no rice?? Why not??" and I repeated, "Because I want us to be healthier." And then he goes, "No! What? Give me some rice!" And we went back and forth for a bit, and Kevin's dad was awkwardly standing there smiling and waving his arms back and forth like he usually does, and I said, "Papa, this is the first argument you've witnessed between my husband and me, and it's over RICE." He laughed, I laughed, and Kevin pouted. Poor thing. I think I made him rice that night because I was so sad for him. I think it will be hard for us to be healthy, and I really need to learn how to be nutrition conscious...sigh. There's always room for improvement it seems.

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  1. DannielleJune 3, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Let me know if you need quick and easy recipes... Text me! :)

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  2. Mr. & Mrs. GalindoJune 4, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    Oh the joys of marriage! The budgeting is one of the hardest parts.. I just have to constantly ask myself..."do I reeeeally need it?" and usually the answer is yes and that's how I end up overspending! You're doing a great job though Leigh Ann so praise the Lord for that!

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  3. LittleGooseJune 4, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    BUT WHY THE RICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. Zzzz...July 17, 2012 at 2:47 AM

    AHHHHH!!!!!! NO RICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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