I got to shake his hand!!!!!

Yep, I got to shake his hand. I also carried a nice 5 minute or so conversation with him. I told him we were on his debt-snowball plan, while we are paying off some student loans. I forgot to tell him that my husband digs through our neighbors garbage every week grabbing out about $7 bucks worth of cans to recycle. That's our date night money; we make about $24-28 per month off this alone. Any guesses yet?


DAVE RAMSEY, the financial guru came to Portland for his Total Money Makeover Live Conference last week. Whoohoo!!!! For those of you who don't know; I listen to this guy religiously, and love to soak in his wisdom about money, life, and God stuff. Tim and I had a great time, and though it was nothing we didn't know already....it was great to get excited about being debt-free, and re-evaluating our priorities. And, of course, being "GAZELLE LIKE" in our efforts! So, if you want a great read, check out "The Total Money Makeover" book-it's a quick and great read.

SO, that leads me to the part of me shaking his hand....Tim and I, and our friends, the McKenney's visited a local church (Good Shepherd) last weekend, where Dave was speaking at their services. He was just hanging out up front of the auditorium, and since we had second row seats (yeah, we got there super early), Tim, Kristi, and Josh suggested we go up and introduce ourseleves. Boy, I'm glad Tim made me. It was so cool to see him in person, and get to share with him. I was so excited, I forgot to tell him about how creative we get with our money. :) Anyway, it was totally the highlight of my weekend. Now, as I listen to him on the radio....I just smile, because, I got to shake his hand.

-H

I Love...

Autumn. Tim snuggling with Snickies. Red and White striped curtains from Ikea. A cozy living room. Trees turning color that greet us out our bedroom window. Cold nights and a warm bed. The sound of cars driving by sloshing water all over the sidewalk.
-H