weekend with the in-laws

we spent the past five days with clark's parents. it was a great time to visit because we got to spend a lot of time with our niece and nephew, hazel and samuel, who we don't see a whole lot of. they are adorable and we love them.

i don't know why the layout of these photos is so wacky?

WWDRD: What Would Dave Ramsey Do? or How We Chose Not to Participate in The Recession

i don't know how to open this blog post. is it proper or good etiquette to start a blog post with a preface? does it matter? i always found the thesis paragraph the most annoying part of writing essays in school. sooo, no introduction. just read the post.

clark likes to listen to conservative talk radio while he's driving, and a favorite program of his has been the dave ramsey show. about a month ago clark and i borrowed dave ramsey's financial peace university tape series from his parents. along with thesis paragraphs, i have always had a distaste for finances and money in general. people fight over money all the time, and where there is money there is usually bountiful debt (hello, america). mo' money, mo' problems y'all.
but MAN! ever since listening to dave talk about money, and how to make your money work for you, i am PUMPED about finances and money in general! it seems like since clark and i have been taking a more active interest in managing our income, our lives have been blessed with more money. one of the blessings has been a second job for me, which brings me to...

edit: i feel like this paragraph about working at sonic sounded condescending. that was not my intent. the truth is that sonic is stereotyped as being a job for high-schoolers and high school dropouts, and for a reason. however, i really enjoy the company of most of the people i work with, and i'm pretty proud of the ones who haven't finished high school because they work a lot harder than most people i know. /edit

here is what i get paid to do:
i am a carhop. when i am inside the little sonic building i am preparing your tray to bring out to you (laying your straws spoons and napkins out, mostly), making drinks, cleaning our drink/ice cream area, or just standing around. sometimes i refill the ice bins. i am also responsible for bringing out the "smile tray," which has all the fast food necessities such as salt, mustard, ketchup, salsa, ranch and honey mustard packets. i share these duties with the other carhops.

this is merely a glimpse of our life right now, but i just don't posess the blogging stamina to go on. before i finish, let me reiterate how much i love dave ramsey. he is awesome. i wish i were his neighbor or his hairdresser. adieu!

ps.
sonic trivia!
did you know the first ever sonic was started in shawnee, ok?
did you know there is only one sonic drive-in in michigan??

whoa, coins! they totaled $199.