being low in the money category, i've been really good this year about not shopping and buying clothes and other stuff. but my phone is 3 years old and lacks lots o' technology, and my shoddy black shoes have cracked soles that let the water in, so i got these beauties shown here: nice, right?

the phone was basically free, but not quite; that's after rebate and not including some made up setup fee. i wanted to upgrade to the black model with a 3Mp camera, but i promised myself that i wasn't going to spend money for a fancier phone. but this one is great. i love the slide!

the shoes came from the puma store. i got fed up with shoe shopping for something i liked and could still wear to church (choir dress code). i decided to give up on the wear-anywhere shoe and just keep a pair of dress shoes at church, and buy what i wanted for work and play. these shoes are finally a break from my last 3 pairs that all looked the same.

now i just need... (it never ends, right?)