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Planning, planning, planning.

Goodness, I am not a planner, but a bit avante garde as my mom frequently reminds me. While that is not always true, I am finding myself having to plan things that I typically wouldn't and I hate it! Dave Ramsey has encompassed our life, remember? He is a firm believer in not using credit, which means the Boynton's pay cash! Always--well, we aren't quite there yet, but I actually paid cash for groceries yesterday AND for gas. Who does that??! Christmas is also coming and that means alot is in store for us. We'll likely be moving to a different house--OUR home as in owned by us. We won't be paying cash for that ;)
We'll also be travelling ALOT! Christmas markets are gearing up and we are off of school. So, where to go, what to do, and how to fit it all in our budget? I've been scouring the internet, reading blogs, looking for deals. This is the agenda thus far. It looks as though we will be heading to a few different markets-- Rothendam, Nuerenburg, Ruedesheim, enjoy the Christmas castles on the Rhine River, and perhaps wrap up our holiday travels with a trip to ROME! Yahoo! We've been going back and forth about where to go and what to do, but I think that is it. Our house won't be going anywhere. We can unpack a bit each day and maybe by summertime, we'll be settled, but Christmas Eve at St. Peter's Basilica is a once in a lifetime experience even if we aren't Catholic ;) I cannot wait. 6 more weeks!

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