Enchanted

I just feel like blogging with no apparent topic in mind. We'll see what happens.

So, Eryn and I went to the farmer's market downtown for the first time today. It was exciting. There were so many people, so many booths, and so many runners finishing the dam to dam race. Needless to say, it was packed.

But it was interesting. There were people selling things from rocks with candle wicks in the center, to Bosnian food. We found a stand selling peaches, so of course we had to buy some. They look delicious! Also, we stumbled upon a kettle corn stand and bought a bag of it. Oh my goodness, it was delicious. :) I will definitely go back.

Then, right after we finished grocery shopping, we found a series on TLC called Extreme Couponing. Pretty much what these people do, is clip coupons like it's their job and buy $1800 worth of groceries for $100 with all these coupons. It's insane how much money they save.

The moral of the story is that Eryn and I took this show as a challenge. We are going to see how much money we can save when we go shopping. Hey, if every trip could be $10, I'd be happy. This may be totally unrealistic, but why not try? The money is already there.

The coolest thing about this show is how people use the goodies they purchase. One young couple purchases all of their items to donate to charity. Of course, they buy what they need to survive, but the rest of the things they receive free from couponing, they donate to their church. How cool is that?

I know it is something so small, but instead of keeping the stash for themselves, they donate the rolls of toilet paper or bottles of water they receive to homeless shelters or disaster relief. That's definitely what inspired me the most, was how generous this couple was. They could have easily hoarded all their items just like the other people in the show, but they didn't. Honestly, they didn't care about the material possessions at all. God just radiated from each of them.

Speaking of inspiring things, I have listened to Taylor Swift's "Enchanted" several times in a row on repeat. The lyrics are beautiful. She describes how she meets a guy and they immediately hit it off.

"This night is sparkling, don't you let it go.
I'm wonder-struck, blushing all the way home.
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew,
I was enchanted to meet you."

I miss this feeling. How exciting is it when you have a fantastic night and all you can think about is how blessed you were to meet such an amazing person?

"Please don't be in love with someone else. Please don't have somebody waiting on you."

Remember when you get to that point that you wonder where their heart is? All you can hope is that you met them at the right place in both of your lives where something may spark.

While on the topic of love, I found a quote that I couldn't pass up. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I do: "Love is like an earthquake. Unpredictable, a little scary, but when the hard part is over, you realize how lucky you truly are." - Anonymous

I suppose that's all I have for now. Goodnight ya'll.