While I was at Costco, I noticed they had looooots of beautiful flowers & plants for very cheap! I absolutely LOVE hydrangeas, and they had some for only $19! I had no clue what I was going to do with it, but I had to buy it.
I decided to get a pot and plant them outside of our front door. I hope I can keep them alive!! I know hydrangeas can't have direct sunlight and they need lots of water, so we'll see. It's Day 2 and they still look good! Maybe if I can keep these alive, I'll start to have a bit of a green thumb :) I told Ryan maybe I'll get into gardening, and he laughed at me since we don't have a house to garden with. Ugh :)
Aren't they pretty??
Also, I've been hoping for a new bedroom set since we got married. We originally were thinking about maybe purchasing a mattress or a new bed frame with wedding giftcards, but I wanted to wait until we had enough to purchase an entire set.
For those of you who aren't aware, we're using Ryan's bedroom set from when he was in high school. The mattress and bed are both over 10 years old. Gross. And not working. The box set falls off the bed frame ALL of the time! This is not fun! And not comfortable!
Well, we recently had a hail storm that I blogged about a couple of weeks ago. My car had over $4k worth of damage, so Ryan decided to take his in too just to make sure he didn't have any damage on his car (we couldn't physically see anything). What do you know, the claims adjuster said that he had over $2k worth of damage to his car from a few dents on the roof.
In order for you to understand my thought process, I need you to remember that Ryan decided to randomly take his car in because we couldn't see any physical damage. I also need you to remember what I just said about our bed we're sleeping in right now.
So, doesn't it make sense to take the check Geico cut us and use it for something more useful than repairing a few dents??? Ryan seems to think it's dishonest. I seem to think that we've been paying Geico hundreds of dollars a month for years, and they have made more off of us than what the check is for. Ryan disagrees and wants to get the car fixed, even though we can't see the damage and we plan on keeping his car until it dies.
Ugh.
What can I do to convince him?? I even went to Nebraska Furniture Mart to get ideas on what kind of furniture we want. By the way, the furniture store is HUUUUUUGE (bigger than Ikea) and they even have parking lot security patrol. Woah.
This is just one entrance. The midwest doesn't mess around with their furniture.
On my way home, I couldn't help but laugh and notice some other differences about living here and from being back on the East Coast. While I was leaving Hobby Lobby, I noticed a sign that said "We are closed Sunday to give our employees rest and a time for Worship". Woah. You would not see that in Maryland or Virginia.
Also, 2 motor-cyclers flew by me on the interstate and both didn't have helmets on. I'm not used to seeing this since you have to wear helmets in Virginia.
I passed by a school and noticed a crossing guard controlling traffic. Yes, apparently they still have these and Overland Park isn't just stuck in the 70s. I even took a picture of it to prove it:
Ryan reminded me that we saw a crossing guard in Ketchikan, Alaska when we were on our honeymoon, but I don't remember it so it doesn't count :)
On another note, it's been a very, very stressful week at work and I can't wait to have Saturday off and go to World's of Fun with Ryan!!!!
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