MS State Fair

Whoop, Whoop! The MS state fair is in town and I feel like a kid in a candy shop. A few friends and I went last night and it was fabulous! Although, I did feel a little sick as we were leaving. I am not sure if it is from all the greasy fair food or the hundreds of rides that go upside down. Either way, it was worth it!

Food - $17.00
Admission - $5.00
Wristband for unlimited rides - $25.00

Bachelorette Party Spending

I am sure all of you are dying to know if I was able to keep under my $150 spending budget for the bachelorette party. Let me preface my spending by saying that this does not include the spending for the Lingerie Shower (although that wasn't too bad). In fact, I ended up having plenty of help. The bride's sister sent $100 check to help, the bride's future sister-in-law brought two appetizers and the cake, and a friend of the bride brought alcohol for the weekend plus two appetizer. So split between my mother and I for the lingerie shower were - finger sandwiches, shrimp with cocktail sauce, dip with chips, cheese ball with Frito's, mints, punch and nuts. For about $45 a person. I spent the bride's sister's $100 on the decorations, plates, forks, cups, etc.

Now for the Bachelorette Party:
Hotel Room - $38
Dinner at Rendezvous - $30
Two lunches - $27.00
Gas - $25
Drinks (mostly bought by guys out on Beale Street) - $15.00

Total Spending - $135.

Frustrated

As I previously mentioned, I am hosting a bachelorette party for my old roommate the second weekend of August. We are having her Lingerie shower at my house on Friday night and then heading to Memphis to party on Saturday night. I originally had wanted to plan her party closer to her wedding (in October), but the other girls that volunteered to help ALL wanted the second weekend in August. *

Well, yesterday I found out that ALL three other girls that volunteered to host her party have backed out and are not coming. Only one girl, her sister, is actually sending money to help defray the cost. This is frustrating because I do not have the money to cover all her expenses and I don't feel appropriate speaking with her about it. She has been a very dear and great friend to me and I know that if the situations were reversed she would plan my bachelorette party without any help. The help is not really the problem though because I can plan the party by myself, it is a money issue. The only solution that I can come up with, is after finding out who all is attending the events to send them an email asking for volunteers to bring appetizers to her Lingerie Shower. I expect whomever is staying in her hotel room is expecting to split her cost and at dinner/bars her friends are just going to have to pony up. Any other suggestions?

*The second weekend in August was inconvenient for me because I start my new job that week and am not sure what time I will get off for a party that starts at 7 at MY HOUSE.

Take Me Out To The Ballpark

The bf and I are going to watch a baseball game tonight. Mind you, it is absolutely freezing outside (the bf says that is the fun part). So we are using some of our fun money which is usually reserved for the weekends. It is the major's cup (Ole Miss v. Miss State) and the bf went to Ole Miss so he is super excited about tonight's event. The tickets (with the annoying service fees) were approximately $20 a piece. So, with $40 already spent we are going to try and limit ourselves while at the park to $20. Spending $60 on a random Tuesday night really puts a strain on the budget, but it is going to be oh so worth it. I love baseball (just not cold weather) and big juicy hotdogs. Yummy!