Shopping

     As a child, I used to go shopping almost every Saturday with my family. For some reason when you live in a house full of girls, shopping becomes the hobby. As I began to grow up, I realized the value of a dollar, so it slowly changed my shopping habits. Rather than me waiting to get paid so I could buy more clothes, or another pair of shoes, I decided to save my money.
     One of the main reasons why I started really saving my money was that I was now in a long distance relationship. If I wanted to see Nathan, I was going to have to fly to get there. I couldn't rely on my family to hand out 600 dollars, sometimes more sometimes less, every time I needed a plain ticket to fly to Montana. I realized that buying another pair of shoes was no longer on my priority list. 
     Anyways, once Nathan and I got married and were living together it was nice to go shopping and buy things for myself again. It took a little adjustment to the idea that it was okay to go to the mall and buy things that I enjoyed. In a way it was kind of like rewarding ourselves for everything we didn't buy, just so that we could spend sometime with each other every 3-4 months. 
     Now that Nathan and I found out that we are expecting a baby, the shopping has changed once again. Things are a little more tricky now because we want to save up as much  money as possible in preparation for the little one. However we still want to go shopping and buy things for the baby, so that they have everything they need for when they arrive. 
     I think it is funny how in life your priorities change. How you go from thinking having the cutest shoes and the newest clothes is so important, to realizing those things don't matter at all. I have not even delivered this baby yet, and now everything we buy its for him/her rather than ourselves and to be honest I LOVE IT!!