This weekend is going to look spendy, but it was in the budget.

The husband spent a week working a convention for a friend’s company. While he wasn’t paid for it, he was given a per diem of $427. He only spent $160. That gave us extra money to spend at the Renaissance Faire this weekend. And considering the Faire is usually serves as our anniversary “gift” to ourselves, it was nice to have the freedom to spend some extra money. But there were a number of purchases that would not have happened without that per diem.

Friday

Shopping:

CostCo: $30.01

            2 bunches Bananas      $2.78

            2 gallons Milk             $4.91

            Irish Cream                 $13.89 + 1.32 tax

            Sourdough                  $2.29

            2 loaves oat bread       $4.82

Dinner:

Pot Stickers & Rice for us

Grilled Cheese & Banana for the 2 year old we were watching

Activities:

Rock Band 3 (the toddler loves music)

Saturday

Breakfast:

Jam on toast for me

Breakfast burritos (eggs, sausage, cheese, tortillas) everyone else

Faire:

I’m listing costs as best I can, but I don’t know all of it. I had $60 in cash and came home with $4. The husband also has some cash that was used. The only thing not paid in cash was the new costuming pieces.

Tickets had been bought weeks before. We paid for ourselves, the cousin, and her best friend.

Tips for 4 live performances: $16

CD for a favorite band:          $15

2 crepes:                                  $14

Gyro:                                       ?

Barbecue ½ chicken:               ?

3 bottle refills root beer:          $6

Bottle of water:                       $3

Circlet (for me):                      $30

Drawstring bag:                      $15

New Costuming:                     $152 + tax (myself and the cousin)

So, $197+tax that we otherwise wouldn’t have spent. We pondered a $165 Highwayman’s cloak for the husband, but decided against it. We do still have money left over from the per diem, and may decide to return to the Faire next weekend just the two of us.

Dinner:

Taquitos and poppers and other random finger foods

Other activities:

Rock Band 3

Sunday

Breakfast (eaten at noon): Waffles

Dinner: Pasta and sauce

Activities:

Finally got my phone working!

Friend over for gaming and dinner