Blessed

We recently bought a book that contains 24 date ideas (12 for the men, 12 for the women) and have committed to try them out and have a few regular date nights for the next couple of weeks before the baby comes. Our first date in a long time was Friday night! I was totally looking forward to it.
Rich apologized at the beginning of the date because he knew that it was going to be a tiny expensive, and we have been working hard to save up some money and budget everything well these last couple of months. When we got home that night, we were amazed at the way that God provided a fun night for us, for next to nothing cost. Our dinner turned out to be less than planned, the event for the evening was going to cost around $30, but ended up being free due to a coupon that I just happened to have in my wallet, and the babysitting cost was nothing, since his parents volunteered to do it.
The next night, we had a long awaited night out with some of our friends at another restaurant. Again, we realized that it was going to cost, but were willing to go because (we love our friends) and we had been so disciplined all month with spending. Our evenings plans included stopping by at a childs' birthday party, and then joining our friends for dinner. Well, turns out the birthday party also included dinner (yummy BBQ) that we ate, so when we arrived at the restaurant later, we bought nothing more than milk for the kids, and a small salad to fill the veggie void.
This morning, it was on my mind to buy a gift for a couple who are in our Young Marrieds group who will be moving out of the state soon. I knew exactly what we were going to give them, but was hesitant to spend the full amount. I started a bit of online investigation, and found the item for 50% of the original cost on good 'ol eBay. I went and told Rich, and we both agreed that it had been an awesome money weekend. It just feels like God was blessing us by allowing us to do money costing activities for a lot less than we expected. I am so grateful for a God who meets needs in ways that are never expected and always perfect. Yippee!