Cheap Date

I love the Antelope Valley, especially Palmdale. Yeah, I loved Orange County too, but it's soooo expensive there. I think the AV is beautiful, especially our deserts.

As my dear readers know, I am currently unemployed, and so is Cody. I had an interview this week, but the pay was ridiculously low, and it was in a very shady area, so I had to decline. Cody is in school full-time, so he stays busy with that and has not yet found a suitable part-time job. We're doing fine thanks to the low rent at my parents :), but we can't splurge or treat ourselves like we used to. It's hard to think of inexpensive, fun things to do.

I am a homebody and can always find something to do (like working on thank-you cards!), but Cody needs some action. He wants to get out of the house and move around. He really wanted to go to Best Buy to check out the new LCD tvs. So, we walked there. It was a nice walk through the desert over to a big shopping center...only takes about 20 minutes. It's a beautiful day. We looked at TVs and gaming systems. The new LCD tvs are really thin and have great picture quality, but they are so expensive. I convinced Cody to let me buy Twilight. We are saving for Hawaii, but we all know I'm going to buy Twilight at some point, so he reluctantly gave in. It was on sale for $17 for the Special Edition. At the check-out, he's still questioning the purchase, so I jokingly say, "How about we get it on blu-ray instead?" He immediately agrees that's a great idea and so I get it and we spend $25 instead of $17, and he's very happy. Men do not make sense! :) Luckily we live at my dad's, who has a blu-ray player and a huge tv with surround sound, so it'll be fun to watch. For the fourth time. :)

Afterwards, we wandered around the shopping center and read for a bit at Barnes & Noble (for free!). We hit Baja Fresh, ate half our burritos and saved half for dinner, and then strolled back to the house. It was a nice afternoon, we got some nice exercise and distraction, and it was pretty inexpensive. $25 for a dvd *ahem* blu-ray or whatever, that I will enjoy many times, $15 for lunch and dinner, and some nice exercise and time well spent with Cody. Thank goodness blogging is free! :) I think I'm getting good at being a "recessionista". It's been a nice day.