Television

Chad and I have attempted during our marriage to be frugal with our limited resources. Sometimes we've been more successful than other times, but other than the first six months of our marriage, we've at least tried.

One of the items we've never had in our attempt to live within our means has been cable. In Boston, our bunny ears worked most days, and there were a decent number of free channels. Surprisingly, we had fabulous reception in our last basement apartment. Go figure. Here in Jacksonville, though, the bunny ears have been less than fabulous. We live in the middle of nowhere - we pass cotton, soybeans, cows, and lots of trailers on the way to church. Our options have been less than stellar, and even those we got were fuzzy. We could watch basketball games, but we couldn't read the score because of the less-than-ideal reception. It was a little frustrating.

Last week, with a little family help, we made the jump to satellite TV. It's amazing. I finally have ESPN, and Chad finally has the Food Network. I can now watch Duke basketball regularly, and I can even read the score. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching Duke beat Carolina and Maryland in the past week. I feel like we've finally arrived. Now we just have to work on that second car and a sofa where Nathan can't pull the stuffing out...