Holidays
I'm glad to say that Christmas went pretty well the other day both at home and at my grandmother's. As expected my cousin Derek had a funny reaction to getting his GameStop gift card that was in a tiny tin that looked like an XBox 360, and my grandmother and aunt made me laugh since they both gave me a wallet. It also appears that this year the gift of choice was flashlights, since not only did I give that goes on your head to my dad, but dad gave one to my mom, and then my grandmother gave everyone a bunch of little flashlights (and flashdrives).
My aunts also surprised me by giving my grandmother a Wii Sports, since apparently grandma had used it at my aunt Sharon's house and liked it. Sharon and I then tried to set it up for a good ten minutes until we finally did what I'd said and plugged it in where the VCR goes. Once we finally had it hooked up I made a couple of Miis, including my grandmother, my dad, me, and my mom, and Sharon made one of herself. Then the hilarity began. I'm glad to say that my grandmother, despite being in her 80s, beat my ass at Wii Bowling. Of course we all ended up looking silly playing it, but that's half the fun of it.
My dad also gave me a two disk set of Pink Floyd, which while live is still pretty good. I can't stand live music where the audience won't shut up and let me hear the damn music, but this is a pretty good set. My mom also gave me a battery recharger, which will certainly come in handy back at the dorm. I'd say that this year it was mostly useful stuff being given, but that's perfectly fine with me.
I've now got Jesse-cat on my lap, whether I want him there or not. He and Stella were running around the other day as we were opening presents, and we gave them a bit of catnip as a present. Maybe Dad and I will get them another "crazy blanket" (a pad with catnip inside) while we're out.
My aunts also surprised me by giving my grandmother a Wii Sports, since apparently grandma had used it at my aunt Sharon's house and liked it. Sharon and I then tried to set it up for a good ten minutes until we finally did what I'd said and plugged it in where the VCR goes. Once we finally had it hooked up I made a couple of Miis, including my grandmother, my dad, me, and my mom, and Sharon made one of herself. Then the hilarity began. I'm glad to say that my grandmother, despite being in her 80s, beat my ass at Wii Bowling. Of course we all ended up looking silly playing it, but that's half the fun of it.
My dad also gave me a two disk set of Pink Floyd, which while live is still pretty good. I can't stand live music where the audience won't shut up and let me hear the damn music, but this is a pretty good set. My mom also gave me a battery recharger, which will certainly come in handy back at the dorm. I'd say that this year it was mostly useful stuff being given, but that's perfectly fine with me.
I've now got Jesse-cat on my lap, whether I want him there or not. He and Stella were running around the other day as we were opening presents, and we gave them a bit of catnip as a present. Maybe Dad and I will get them another "crazy blanket" (a pad with catnip inside) while we're out.