The DS saga

First and foremost, it must be acknowledged. I like video games. I mean, I really like video games. Not the shoot-em-up type, but Mario? I love Mario games, and I always have. This is why my story must be told.

You see, for my birthday, I got a pink Nintendo DS. It was so much fun. I admit, I spent a little too much money on its accessories, but it provided me with many hours of enjoyment. I thought it so much fun, that I got Will one as well. Not pink, blue. We were able to play games the entire flight to California, and have beaten "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" so many times driving back and forth places, I only wish we really had those millions of dollars.

So, after much persuasion, I went and purchased "Super Mario Bros - New" two weeks ago. Boy, this game is fun. It is a lot like the original, but with some mighty fine twists. I stayed up one Saturday night until 1am playing it. I had gotten to the 4th world, and I was really liking it. But, I figured that being ready for church was probably a little more important, so off to bed I went.

Sunday, right after church, and I mean the minute we got home, I started looking for the DS to continue my fun. But it was no where to be found. I accused Will of hiding it from me, because I am far too attached to the thing, but he denied any knowledge of its whereabouts. Still, to this day, we don't know where that DS is. I think it might have fallen into the garbage can, and then my wonderful Will took the garbage out. The worst part was, the cool Mario Brothers game was in it! I still could play Will's DS, and I did. But, I wanted that other game...and my own DS back.

There is a happy ending to this story. You see, my sister, once hearing the story and realizing how sad I truly was, ended up springing for a new one for me! My new DS is Polar White, and I really like it. (Don't think I'm completely spoiled rotten, we are watching her children for 5 days in a couple of weeks. This is part of the bribe for that).

If only I had the game. Oh well. I can't have everything in life!

I need a vacation!

Will and I returned from a great week in California, visiting his sister Megan and her wonderful family. Sadly, this trip does not include a single picture of Will or me. Even worse, is that I am not surprised by this. I never take pictures, I just don't remember.

While we were in the good ol' CA, we did many wonderful things. First off, we got Tito's Tacos! The best thing in the world. I ate too many of them! The next morning we made our way down to Disneyland. It's a great place, but it made me crave Disney World.

Friday we went to the beach with Megan and the baby twins. I've decided that it would be too much work to go with two 14 month old babies. It was fun, and the water was FREEZING. We also went to the Dodger/Rockies game at Dodger Stadium. I was able to fulfill one life goal and had a Dodger Dog. We sat in the all-you-can-eat section and sure did have all I could eat.

Saturday we trudged up to the Griffith Park Observatory and went to the planetarium. This is up on the mountain by the Hollywood sign, so you really could see all of LA to the ocean. It was a beautiful sight, and I probably should have taken a picture. Oh well! Afterwards we headed down to the fashion district so I could spend some money on a new purse/wallet and sunglasses. I found the cutest purse and I am loving it!

Sunday was simply church, which is fun and also food. We ate too much. That night Megan and I took apart the kid twin bunkbeds and packed most of her husbands clothes. I was glad to help.

Monday morning Will got a parking ticket outside of Megan's apartment so we had to go get that taken care of before we left. So, we left Will playing video games with the sleeping babies and went to City Hall and the police station to get it to go away.

It was super fun, but we got back to Denver way late and I was very tired for work the next day. It made me think I needed a vacation again. And, I think we've almost gotten it planned. Hooray for Disney World!!