Update on Frugal Anniversary

I can't tell you how wonderful our first anniversary was. I think one the best parts about it was that we didn't spend a ton of money but, we had such a fabulous time together celebrating. We made some amendments to our schedule but, that is the great thing about doing a frugal celebration, you can change and plan as the mood strikes! We started out by having coffee for me and Pepsi for him and eating a piece of our wedding cake top.

My mama, bless her soul saved it for us after our wedding last year and "preserved" it in plastic wrap, aluminum foil and duct tape. Did I mention we're from MS? It took us quite a while to get in it but, I have to hand it to ya mama, that cake was just as moist and sweet as it was on our wedding day! Thanks mama! You helped make our first anniversary very special! I love you!

Then we decided to have some real breakfast and I made gluten free pancakes and turkey bacon on my cast iron griddle.

Now, ladies if you don't own a cast iron griddle or skillet, you don't know what you're missing. They cook up the most scrumptious tasting meals.

The key to using cast iron is to go low and slow and make sure its well greased. I greased mine with coconut oil that I just brushed on.

Anyhoo, the pancakes and turkey bacon were delicious and hit the spot. It was so nice to sit around in our jammies eating yummy warm pancakes and just relaxing with each other. Our idea of room service! He he.

The next thing on our agenda was to go to Dayton and hit the thrift stores. We love thrifting! After we worked up an appetite shopping we headed over to one of our favorite haunts, The Oakwood Club, to grab some HUGE steak burgers, a sidecar for me, and chocolate mousse for dessert. After that we went for a walk around the town square and then headed back home. It was a fun day and again, frugal. To help save money we opted to eat lunch instead of dinner and saved a ton of money but we still got the ambiance and atmosphere we love so well. Saturday, we had massages and a romantic steak dinner by candle light at home. Dinner was out of this world good and only cost us around $25 for two filet mignons (buy them at Sam's Club, you can get four for around $25 and they're great cuts of meat), baked potatoes, rosemary foccia bread and wine and ice cream for dessert! We didn't go hiking in Hocking Hills because we were sore from a hard workout the day before but, we'll get there soon. Folks, the whole point of this long arse blog, is that you don't have to spend hundreds of dollars to have a nice romantic anniversary or any other occasion. Just use your imagination and have fun together!