You'll notice that we now have a new look to more accurately reflect the content of this blog. It will be more of a general, I'm a newly wed kind of thing. Random stories and thoughts. Those sorts of things.
Anyway.
We made some home improvements this weekend. Really the first we've done since buying the house last year. And by "we" I mean Eli and his stepdad.
A new ceiling fan in our bedroom, that Eli bought me two birthdays ago and finally just put up. And an electrical line was put in for our new kitchen island. We decided to use the last of our wedding money to put one in. Our kitchen is huge and we need the storage space. I'll put up before and after pictures after it's all installed. But today Eli and his stepdad put in a line so we can have power on the island.
I was in awe that it was actually getting done. But we are making small improvements where we can...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Go health insurance!
I just applied for health insurance and put Eli on my plan. For the first time in close to 10 years Eli is officially covered. Universal health care anyone??
Anyway, enrolling for health insurance is never a fun task. Going through the coverage and making sense of it all. Fortunately we are both really healthy and have no plans to get pregnant any time soon (so stop asking stupid cops!!).
I was bummed, though, because I thought I had to pay a $175 monthly spousal surcharge for Eli to be covered. That is a lot of money. We looked at getting Eli his own insurance and the coverage wasn't awesome, but it was cheaper.
Well I looked into this spousal surcharge and found out you only have to pay it if your spouse gets insurance through their own employer. Score. Since Eli is self employed and can't have his own coverage, we don't have to pay the surcharge. This saves us about $144 a month by not getting him his own coverage.
BTW Thanks to the HR lady at work for making this clear. That's a joke cause she didn't make it clear at all...
I also made Eli the beneficiary to my life insurance. Sorry Mom and Dad, you don't get all $31,000 anymore!
So Eli is free to get sick now :) Just kidding. He still can't cause there's no one to cover for him at work...
Ah, the joys of being a newly wed and figuring this stuff out.
And, yes, I know I haven't posted pictures from the wedding yet....
Anyway, enrolling for health insurance is never a fun task. Going through the coverage and making sense of it all. Fortunately we are both really healthy and have no plans to get pregnant any time soon (so stop asking stupid cops!!).
I was bummed, though, because I thought I had to pay a $175 monthly spousal surcharge for Eli to be covered. That is a lot of money. We looked at getting Eli his own insurance and the coverage wasn't awesome, but it was cheaper.
Well I looked into this spousal surcharge and found out you only have to pay it if your spouse gets insurance through their own employer. Score. Since Eli is self employed and can't have his own coverage, we don't have to pay the surcharge. This saves us about $144 a month by not getting him his own coverage.
BTW Thanks to the HR lady at work for making this clear. That's a joke cause she didn't make it clear at all...
I also made Eli the beneficiary to my life insurance. Sorry Mom and Dad, you don't get all $31,000 anymore!
So Eli is free to get sick now :) Just kidding. He still can't cause there's no one to cover for him at work...
Ah, the joys of being a newly wed and figuring this stuff out.
And, yes, I know I haven't posted pictures from the wedding yet....
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Bad blogger!
I've been a bad blogger. I know it, you know it. I haven't finished writing about the wedding and posting pictures. I apologize.
There are still stacks of Thank You cards on my dining room table that I have to fill out. My house is a total, complete mess.
I've been spending my time changing my name on my driver's license, bank accounts and the like. That is a full time job in itself.
The election certainly didn't free up my time.
So I'll get to it, I promise. Sometime. This weekend looks like another busy one, but we'll see how much so. Eli and I have some serious shopping to do (both with wedding money and a much-needed trip to Sam's Club for essentials). There's also the birthday party for a very special little boy.
But so far married life is good. It's actually pretty much the same as before but it's fun to see Eli with his ring on and it's fun to get my new bank card with my new name on it.
I will leave with this one tidbit: Eli and I went and saw the Beastie Boys last weekend. I've always liked the Beastie Boys but have never really paid much attention. I thought they were fun and pretty entertaining. Eli is a huge fan and loves them in the same way I love Pearl Jam.
But we went to the show and I now love the Beastie Boys too. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen and I've seen hundreds of shows. Seriously. (Pearl Jam is still at the top though. Right along with Springsteen and the E Street Band).
The show was great though. The more I think of it, the more I like it. Mike D and Adrock had a ton of energy (while MCA looked like he just wanted to take a nap) and they were switching it up and you could tell they were having a lot of fun. They weren't just going through the motions, you know? And that says a lot for a group (band?) that has been around for, what, 20 years?
There are still stacks of Thank You cards on my dining room table that I have to fill out. My house is a total, complete mess.
I've been spending my time changing my name on my driver's license, bank accounts and the like. That is a full time job in itself.
The election certainly didn't free up my time.
So I'll get to it, I promise. Sometime. This weekend looks like another busy one, but we'll see how much so. Eli and I have some serious shopping to do (both with wedding money and a much-needed trip to Sam's Club for essentials). There's also the birthday party for a very special little boy.
But so far married life is good. It's actually pretty much the same as before but it's fun to see Eli with his ring on and it's fun to get my new bank card with my new name on it.
I will leave with this one tidbit: Eli and I went and saw the Beastie Boys last weekend. I've always liked the Beastie Boys but have never really paid much attention. I thought they were fun and pretty entertaining. Eli is a huge fan and loves them in the same way I love Pearl Jam.
But we went to the show and I now love the Beastie Boys too. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen and I've seen hundreds of shows. Seriously. (Pearl Jam is still at the top though. Right along with Springsteen and the E Street Band).
The show was great though. The more I think of it, the more I like it. Mike D and Adrock had a ton of energy (while MCA looked like he just wanted to take a nap) and they were switching it up and you could tell they were having a lot of fun. They weren't just going through the motions, you know? And that says a lot for a group (band?) that has been around for, what, 20 years?
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