I have some news to share with you!

You may have noticed that I've been a little quiet lately.

That's because I've been spending my time with him...

Adopting her....

and, being distracted by this sparkly thing....

Yep! We're engaged! He proposed to me on a Saturday morning underneath an oak tree in one of my favorite spots, the Fairhope bluff. He told me he wanted to make a short video of our new puppy, but was plotting to get the proposal on video! I am so very happy to marry this sweet and wonderful man!

Here's the video he created using the proposal and puppy footage:


(Yeah, we look really scary in that still shot! Haha!)

You may soon notice a new section on the blog: "Piggy Bank Wedding". I will *attempt* to update it with some of our wedding plans and ideas. We're hoping to create a wedding that is beautiful, but doesn't break our {Piggy Bank} budget! 

Sweet Date: Starbucks Happy Hour Begins May 6

I'm not sure if anyone gets more excited about this deal than I do! YAY!

Make is a sweet date: Starbucks is again offering Frappuccino Happy Hour! You can get half-priced frappuccinos from 3pm-5pm every day at participating Starbucks locations beginning May 6 until May 15! Visit here for more information.

Thanks, Money Saving Mom!

Excercising Together: The Date that never gets old!

I've posted about exercising as a fun and inexpensive date before, but nothing beats a great ride and a fun hike!

My boyfriend has always been into sports. Soccer, football, rugby... Me, on the other hand, I don't have an athletic bone in my body! (But I do have a fear of breaking a bone due to my lack of athleticism!) My boyfriend has become my own personal trainer of sorts and is always wanting us to be "moving."

Here are some pictures of our recent mountain biking and hiking excursion at a state park:

Restaurant.com 80% off code

My boyfriend and I ate out at a sit-down restaurant for $15 during last Saturday's date night! Without coupons. It's just too bad I hadn't purchased a restaurant.com gift certificate for 80% to make our meal even less...

Restaurant.com is offering another 80% off deal! That means, you can score $25 gift certificates to local eateries for about $2! Love it. I've used these deals for sushi places, burger joints, and fine-dining (oh, love a deal on a fine piece of filet mignon!)

Use the code TASTY at checkout to save BIG! {Expires 3/31/11}

Quiznos: $2.99 Small Sub Coupon

It's the end of the month...AKA the bottom of the food budget (for me at least!). It's time to eat out for super cheap!

Quizno's is once again offering a fab deal-- any small sub for $2.99 with this printable coupon! These subs usually fill me up. Also, sign up for their email club and get a free cookie with your sub!

Personal Fun Frugal Date: Our Living Social Ballet Date

Hi all! It's high time I start blogging again about my fun frugal dates! There have been so many I've neglected to share with you.

My boyfriend and I frequently take advantage of Living Social and Groupon deals. We have the app, text each other about deals and often share links to attempt to get one of our deals for free. I often am able to get my deals for free (thanks for using my links!), so he and I often get to go to the movies or eat out for free! It's definitely a blessing since we are both on pretty tight budgets right now. {I have a goal set for my savings account, so I'm trying to save every penny!} Fortunately, we both have similar budget/savings styles, so he appreciates a good deal as much as I do.

We've now go on, what I would call, Living Social dates. For example, last night he took me to the local ballet for half what he would normally would be charged. I loved it...granted, he's a guy and he took me out of love instead of a strong desire to see men dancing around in tights. It was a very special date, but it was very interesting getting us there. He bought the tickets and didn't read the fine print that stated he needed to take the Living Social vouchers to a certain building during the week to exchange for tickets. By the time we discovered the fine print, it was the day of the performance. Of course no one answered the phone numbers (or the 10 others he tried) provided on the Living Social voucher. We had a semi-freakout! We didn't want to show up to the venue all dressed up and be turned away because we didn't have tickets. Fortunately, it turned into a happy night when we arrived and Will Call had anticipated people like us and had our tickets set aside. Our panicked freakout turned into something to laugh about later. Moral of the story= check the fine print on your deals!

I have several other deals lined up that I'm very much looking forward to (places and things I wanted to do, but couldn't at full price): a massage he got me for Valentine's Day, a mani/pedi at a spa I treated myself to, free movie rentals, and an evening out to a nice wine bar (maybe with the girlies?). 

Keep a lookout for great deals that could turn your regular date into a fun and frugal one. Watch this site (and the Facebook page) for deals... feel free to use my links to get to your fabulous deal! ;-)

Baskin Robbins: BOGO coupon

Need a cheap sweet treat?

Get a buy one get one free coupon on the Baskin-Robbins Facebook page! (Find it on their wall.)

Thanks, Money Saving Mom!