Worth every penny

I tend to be either a drastic saver or a drastic spender. When we were first married, I think I went almost 2 years without buying a single item of clothing. Lately, I've been living more on the "spending" side of that line, but it's hard to harbor any regrets since everything I've bought recently seems destined to make my life better in meaningful ways.

I have developed a testimony of properly fitted European bras. If you live in the New York City area, do yourself a favor and visit Intimacy on 64th and 3rd or 90th and Madison.

Saturday, we bought a chair and ottoman for our living room. When our home teachers come over three months from now, maybe we won't have to all sit awkwardly on the couch together. Here's a word problem for all you elementary school math nuts out there: If I ordered furniture on December 27 with a 11-15 week lead time and then ordered more furniture on January 22 with an 8-10 week lead time, when will two trains leaving Ohio and North Carolina meet in New York?

Formula? Expensive, yes, but Hyrum gained 3 pounds in his first 6 weeks on the stuff (while eating only the minimum amount of fluid his pediatrician says he needs) making it worth its weight in gold, or chub, I guess.

Earlier this month, I bemoaned the expense of dating. This weekend, John and I went on the first of the dates he planned as a Christmas present to me. As a result, topping my list of recent spending that was worth every penny?
Two taxis,

two macarons,

two planetarium double feature tickets,

two sandwiches,

and four hours of babysitting.