I shop at ALDI and thrift stores. I rent movies instead of buy them. I drive a car that has been paid off for three years even though my family is growing and we could be like everyone else we know and get a minivan. There are a few things that I like to splurge on.
A. Coffee: Many would consider me buying Coffee Mate for my coffee a sacrifice rather then a splurge. I do not go to Dunken Doughnuts or Starbucks, but I need nice creamer. I do not enjoy my cup of morning peace without Coffee mate, I have tried to be content with milk and sugar. It is not the same.
B. Pyrex: I love vintage pyrex. I like the colors.I like how i can make my dishes all match the season. I like to imagine someones Grandma cooking Christmas or Easter dinner in the dishes, or showing their grandaughter how to make the best brownies in the world. The are pretty and cute and make me very happy when I find them. It is a delightful glimpse of the past, nothing is made quite like those baking dishes anymore. I also love that my love for Pyrex is shared by many of those closes to my, Linsey Pittman (you can check out her blog Cultural Nueva), my mother, my friend Laura. Many others do not understand my love for vintage dishes and will go to Target and by new pyrex for me, though the thought is appreciated I realize how very little someone understands me or that which matters to me. Pyrex does not define me, but it does help to explain me. I like things that have a story. Each one of my dishes has a story. I do not know what it is, but I know that it has one, a past, a journey. They survived. All the washings and children, husbands, picnics, church potlucks, funerals, weddings, they survived. Is a piece of milk glass with a pretty design on it can survive, then surely me, a creation of the most high God can also survive.
C. FiestaWare
This is my newest pleasure. Something that can be both vintage and new, I love the color! I love opening my cabinet and seeing how cheerful things look. Linsey Pittman gets the credit for beginning my newest addiction.
D. German Strategy Games: I like games that involve a lot of strategy, thought, and are never ever the same. They are far more expensive but have provided countless hours of quality time with friends and family. Everytime a new one comes out I want it.
For me these are life's little pleasures, they make me happy, I know that if I had to I could cut these things out of my life we would save a little bit of money, however I enjoy them immensely and I only buy them when I get really great deals.
these are all very true ! :) THEY DO EXPLAIN YOU! hahah. oh and you SO get the credit for MY fiesta addiction. I would have never gottten them without your encouragement and support
ReplyDeletemy friends and I play settlers all the time! we love that game!
ReplyDeleteI think you and Linsey are going to convert me to a pyrex addict like yourselves. All of a sudden I have an intense urge to buy PINK pyrex. I'm in love with it.
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