I've been tagged!!!

My friend Lacey tagged me to answering the following questions.... 10 things we splurge on and 10 things we don't splurge on. After much consideration between Rob and I we came up with this list:

10 things we do splurge on:
1. A basic article of clothing If I find something that is going to last me for forever (like a nice white button down shirt) for either of us, I don't have a problem paying a little more for it!

2. Good quality baby gear Things like crib, highchair, stroller. Stuff that is going to last a LONG time for the next few little Rob and Andrea's!

3. Computer We definately didn't go all out on our computer, but we got a really big screen!

4. Rob said me....Me? No. More like Ava!

5. Books for Ava...and me! "Splurge" is a broad term here. We get all of Ava's books from Costco or the dollar store. But she does have a lot of books because Costco sells them for so darn cheap and she loves books!

6. itunes We haven't bought a CD in forever. Instead we just buy the one song we like on itunes.

7. Hairstylist! Again Splurge is maybe not the right word. I've never spent more than 35 for a haircut. But I do go to someone nice in a cute salon because I am so PICKY about how people cut my beautiful mane!

8. Air conditioner The house we are renting has no central AC. And when I'm home all day in 95+ weather you bet we are getting some AC!

9. Toothbrush A good toothbrush really makes a difference!

10. Hand soap This is Rob's fetish. No cheapo soap for his baby soft hands. Nope, we have to have the foamy hand soap from Bath and Body works. So we are big fans of the annual sale they have!

10 things we don't splurge on
1. Vacations Since we go home so often to Idaho and it's so expensive, I guess those are our "vacations" because we can't afford anything more exotic! (yes I know...boo hoo to us!)

2. Groceries We shop at Winco, and while we are Winco we buy the cheapest no name brand there. It all taste the same to me!

3. Eating out When we do eat out, no drinks and no dessert unless a very special occasion!

4. furniture (Sorry Lacey, had to copy you here.) When we first moved here we bought some really nice couches and table set. Well now that I watch Ava bite the couches and bang on the table with the utensils, we have realized that we need CHEAP furniture! Thank you Ikea!

5. wedding photographer This is something we didn't splurge on and we will regret it FOREVER! We had a college friend do them, and it's sad so many memories were never captured. Oh well. My brother in law did an amazing video which made up for it!

6. Toys Ava has a few nicer toys, but most of them are cheapy cheapies. So I don't freak out when they got lost or broken!

7. kids clothing (copying Lacey again!) Ava grows so fast that it would be too expensive to keep up with the trendy name brand stuff.

8. Home decorations Sadly, no pottery barn here! But I like to look at the magazine to get ideas!

9. Diapers and wipes Since they all end up the same way, we stick with the cheap stuff!

10. DVD's I don't remember the last time we bought one....


Hope you enjoyed! I want all my sisters and sister in laws to be tagged next! That means YOU Wendy, Jess, Amanda, Lesli and Liz!