hey guys!

i have a blog!  so normally, i don't do blogs.  i'm not good at keeping up with them or reading other people's blogs.  i like popping my head in every now and again, though, and getting little tips for how to live my life and whatnot.  so why should i start a blog now, all of a sudden?!

i'm getting married.

and i'm moving from long island, new york to irwin (near pittsburgh), pennsylvania.

i mean, okay, people move all the time.  they also get married all the time.  but my beautiful friend michelle (who LOVES blogs, by the way) suggested i track my progress through a blog.  after a ton of convincing (really not much at all) i decided i'd take the plunge.  so here i am!

i named it "thriftsburgh" because my future hubby and i are going to be pretty damn broke.  since i'm moving there right after the wedding in october, i'll be unemployed until i can find a job.  and then i'll find a job and i'll (hopefully) be going to grad school.  so we are going to be on a tight budget.  i love this kind of stuff.  thus this blog!  it will provide thrifty tips and hints and whatnot, sometimes maybe even picking out awesome finds or stores in the western, pa area specifically.

but i'm getting ahead of myself.  before the move-in, and the honeymoon, and the wedding, i'll be here on long island planning it all.  so i'm going to be updating all that i am doing, kind of just for my own entertainment.

so that is that!  this is now my new home, being able to eventually connect me to friends and family on long island and beyond.  welcome!