Off the wagon but still going to the Cape.

I am going to make this short and sweet. I spent $300 on a new wireless router/external hard disk for our computers. It's called the Time Capsule and it is pretty cool. One could argue that is wasn't a must have purchase. I could have bought something similar for half the price. But the emotional angle that Apple hopes to tap into with their brand took over and I caved. At the end fo the day, I bought $300 worth of piece of mind knowing that we will never lose our photos/files again like we did a few years ago (we lost all pictures from Owen't first year of life b/c I didn't back up). So I figure that plus my need to buy something cool were put to bed. But I can't help but have some buyers remorse. Note: I did call Jen before I bought it to see if she was ok with it. We both agreed that while not completely necessary, it was ok to buy it.



In other news, we went to NYC last weekend to see the USOpen with the kids. We got 1/2 price tickets back in June so it was a great deal (this was before EMTTC). And we were able to stay at a friend's apartment for free (thanks J&D). What is not free is food and parking. Between all of those things (plus a few small things for the kids), we spent way too much. Upwards of $800. But our rationale was we bought the tickets and this would be the boys first time to see the USOpen and see (and remember) NYC. Jen did a great job keeping our spending to a minimum without diluting the experience. We did try to do as many things free as possible (Sony Technology Museum, Apple Store, Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty). But as I stated, food and parking are not free and don't come cheap. Considering that the weekend easily could have cost $3000, I think we did great.



Lastly, we made our first deposit into our Cape Fund. It was only $200, but if felt really, really good. It was a very happy moment for us. It could have been $1000 had we not spent so much in NYC or decided to back up our computers, but this was not about giving up everything for 18 months. I can't wait to see how much we put away next month.