simple joys

we've been busy. we had an awesome halloween (see facebook for pics), and a couple of really fun weekends together.
this weekend, we decided to join in on the neighborhood garage sale. we knew there were gonna be roughly 100 homes having a garage sale in our square mile- sponsored by some other realtors in the area. so, we starting looking through some stuff we needed to unload. pulled some things out of storage, etc. when suddenly, matthew says, how about my pots and pans. the set he is referring to is the one we got when we got married. 10+ years, and many, many meals ago. i had told him about a year ago, that this set was getting pretty tired, but nothing had come of it 'til now. i asked him about what i would use to cook dinner if we sold all my pots and pans, he said, well, we'll go get some new ones. tomorrow? i reply. sure, he answers.
anyway, saturday comes, we sell all but 2 of my old pans, and i start getting excited.
matthew stopped at the grocery store for me, and brought home roses. nice, right?
we close up shop around 1, deciding to donate everything we didn't sell to a thrift shop.
then it was our turn to shop. i've been trying to convince matthew to buy a blackberry for a while. because he is a successful businessman who carries a phone that's at least 8 years old! i know! and a refurbished palm pilot. he's been researching and procrasitinating for about 3 months. so i say, let's do it today. big present for mommy, big present for daddy.
so i went to our neighborhood mervyns first, just in case they were clearance-ing (not a word, i know) any great sets. no such luck, just some no-name sets. you know, the kind with a few pots and some cheap utensils that they then add into the set number. 11 piece set! well, no, 3 pots with lids, 2 pans without lids, and 3 plastic spoon-type things.
we then head over to costco. i fall in love with and we buy the circulon anodized set. gorgeous, and very durable. matthew had to ask how long we'd have this set, to justify the price some. i assured him that if i could make our set last more than a year past its glory, i could make these last quite a while. a little more shopping (and sampling, of course) at costco, and it's off to the verizon store.
we get matthew's new toy, and finally head home. then, our friend jay comes over in the late afternoon to show and let matthew drive his convertible bmw! he was so excited, and jay really taught him some things about sports cars. (matthew wants to buy a "fancy" car in the next 6 months.
is that not one of the most fun sounding days? all good, except i was feeling cold and sickish. i felt it coming on friday, and am now dealing full on with a strong head cold/sore throat. i'm even typing this on nyquil, so if i fall asleep, don't be alarmed.
today was lovely, too. church was great, we got to give back in thanks for our lord's blessings in october. we hung out and napped in the early afternoon, then went out to charleston's for dinner, and dropped some things off at the storage unit before heading back for bath/bed time for toby.