Good day, fair ladies and good sirs... Today, we ventured to thy charming carouse, what was the academy Faire of thine Renaissance!
It was actually a fun filled, full day extravaganza, complete with knights doing battle, an actual Falconer with a falcon, and lest we not forget a jail, wherest mine own self was sent by a local mugwump, who sentenced me quite very unfairly, withoutest even benefit of trial! OK, I am done with the language stuff, lol, but it was a very fun day. And, actually a free day for me. Let me explain. Since it was part of the school, it was required participation. As it was a PTO event, we had to pay for $50 worth of tickets in advance, and then used the tickets to purchase activities or food. So say for 4 tickets, one could do archery, for 2 tickets you could enjoy a bottle of water. It didn't go very far.
My personal challenge, once again, came in the form of vendors. Just a few, but they were really good vendors, all with their wares at quite reasonable prices. I wanted a few of the items that I saw, but I didn't buy anything. And here is the interesting part. Have you ever been to a craft show or an antique show or something, and you can just tell the show is dead... And the poor vendor is standing there with this hopeful smile? Ugh, that is the worst feeling! They are not doing it on purpose, but they can't help but auto-generate this vibe.... And it is at this point that I normally am crushed on the tsunami that is my urge to buy it, and my feeling bad for the vendor, and collapse like a house of cards! Instead, today since I couldn't spend anything, I felt the need to explain why I could not buy their very cool wares.... So, if any vendors at the RF are reading, thank you for your patience while I told you the whole "not spending/blogging" story, and you had really nice things!
The day was really lovely, super fun, and had perfect 78 degree breezy weather. And that is where my success ended.
I had managed to escape the fair without spending.... but to be honest. the "fair" at the fair, ie food, was not the best. They had hot dogs and nachos, stuff like that. And the hot dog I did get, was not even "hot dog" color. Needless to say, after the 4 - 5 hours in the sun, playing games and being jailed, I was hungry. We were all hungry. And tired. The very thought of the drive home (30 minutes), and then cooking something was just overwhelming, and I spent. I am sure if I did some finagling, I could justify this - in fact, just read the first few sentences of this paragraph! But it has been 10 days of total austerity, and I just needed to sit down and enjoy a treat, a nice family meal.... I would imagine this is fine under normal circumstances, to have supper at Chili's.... as long as it is planned in your budget. But these are not normal circumstance. I have a pact... So I guess, I fell off the wagon, right? Does it help the situation if I tell you that this wasn't cash, but rather a credit card purchase? I could also say that it was not my decision, that it was a purchase my husband recommended... But either way, I could have said no, but I said "HUZZAH! We are about to enjoyeth some food and drink!"...well, not exactly like that, lol...
OK then, I have gotten it off my chest... It wasn't too bad of a slip I suppose, but non the less, after only 10 days, I do feel really badly about it. So my plan is to just hop right back on that horse tomorrow, and continue on this 30 day journey! Thank you all for taking the journey with me! And again, for your continued support and tips! Fare thee well, I must away! xoxo
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