Splurge!

Aaron and I were in need of pants, so we went to Ross. Yay Ross! While Aaron was digging through the mens pants section I perused the toddler clothes. I hadn't planned on getting anything for Morgan, but there were some seriously cute outfits at great prices! Plus, we are at the tail end of the hand-me-downs and come colder weather Morgan won't have much to wear. So, I loaded the cart with everything that was cute. Then I sheepishly showed Aaron. I thought maybe we'd get one outfit. He helped me eliminate some, I eliminated some more, then we were left with 4. All of them super cute, and the most expensive of the 3 piece outfits was $13.99. How to eliminate? Aaron was willing to let go of the outfit with the levi jacket, but I wasn't. I liked it more than him. And he'd need a Sunday outfit. And the brown leather and fur lined jacket outfit couldn't go because the jacket was so cute and practical. It would work great for the days not quite cold enough for a full on coat. And Aaron loved the outfit with the light brown jacket. So, with the rationalization that we would save 2 outfits for his birthday and put them toward the birthday budget, we bought all four. I never do this. I really don't like spending money, (call me frugal, a spend thrift or penny pincher or whatever, you will probably be right) so this was not normal for me. In fact, besides maternity pants, the pair I got that day was only the 3 pair purchased since we were married. And that's only because my other two pairs of jeans recently became not very usable. (A hole in the crotch of one and compound-W spilled all over the other, making them look like painting pants.)