October - I'm Lovin' It

Happy Sunday! It was a good sports weekend for me as the Badgers crushed Nebraska and the Bears beat the Panthers. Yes and yes!

Every year when the calendar turns to October I'm excited for the nice, cool weather, the middle of the college and pro football season, eating lots of fresh apples and of course, Monopoly at McDonald's. Four years and 40 pounds ago, my now husband and I would get McDonald's at least every Sunday to pile up the codes. We ended up winning a $200 American Express gift card, so I was officially hooked. I had played it before, but winning that put me over the edge.

Fast forward to the last two years and 40 pounds less, I hardly ever eat McDonald's. But that doesn't stop me from playing Monopoly - I find codes when I'm running! So far, I've found more than 20 of them and it's only been a week. The only thing I've won so far is 30 Coke Rewards points, but I'm hoping for more. Plus. it adds another fun aspect to my runs. I'll keep you updated on anything else I win.

Since my last update, there have been some milestones - week, month of September and the 3/4 mark of the year. Here's the rundown:

Week: $2.33
Month: $14.04
Year to date: $279.79

I have officially topped my total for all of 2010, so I hope to continue that momentum through these last three months of the year. Until next week, have a good one!