A Whole Year

Jeff and I celebrated our first wedding anniversay on October 31st. I can't believe it's already been a year. I have to say that it's been a great year. Jeff's been a great husband and my best friend. I'm glad that I get to spend the I get to spend the rest of my life with him.

Goodbye Ash

My zoo of animals has decreased by one. My hamster, Ash, passed away two weeks ago. I thought that something may have been wrong with him since he wasn't eating his treats like he used to. I wasn't always the greatest with him, but I was very sad that he died. He was always such a good little guy. He'll be missed.

I'm Back!

Despite my post a few months back that I was going to get back into my blog, I never did. I guess I get easily distracted. I finally feel like really giving it another try. So we'll see how that goes!!!

It's Diabolical!

About a year ago I played a great puzzle game for the Nintendo DS called Professor Layton and the Curious Village. I knew there was going to be a sequel since it actually mentions that in the instruction book for the game. And the time finally came. The sequel Professor Layton and the Diabolical box was released last Tuesday. It was the first DS game I've really looked forward to in a long time. I didn't get to pick it up until Thursday because of work. I've played it for just over 3 hours so far, and I absolutely love it. It's really just the same as the first game, but that's no problem for me. Professor Layton and his assistant Luke are attempting to solve the mystery of the Elysian Box that is rumored to cause the death of anyone who touches it. Along the way, you have to solve puzzles. There are all types of puzzles. Some are easy, some are hard. I have to admit that I've cheated a few times, but I'm still having a ton of fun with it. From the sounds of this one's instruction book, I think there will be more Professor Layton!!!

I Have A Blog ?!?!

You may have noticed that I haven't been posting anything lately. Well...I actually kind of forget I even have blog to post anything on. I've been interested in random stuff recently so I haven't thought about posting at all. Perhaps I'll attempt to do better in the future.

A New Car!

After a lot of debating, Jeff decided that it was time for a new car. He'd had is Kia Rio for 7 years, and it was starting to have a few problems. He was also interested in having a car that was a bit larger. The biggest reason I thought he should have a new car was that I couldn't drive the Kia. It had a manuel transmission, and I have no clue how to drive anything but an automatic. He attempted to teach me once, but it didn't end in me learning anything. He'll tell you that I freaked out (which might be a little true), while I'll tell you that he had no patience.

So Jeff started looking at cars on the website of the dealership where I got my Honda. He instantly fell in love with a 2003 Ford Taurus station wagon. We looked at it Monday night after the dealership closed, and he still liked it. Our plan was to go on Thursday to take a test drive, but on Wednesday, he noticed the price on the website had lowered. So we left work early and went over there. After a test drive, he decided he wanted it. I have to admit I was a bit hesitant. I had no problem with it being a station wagon, but I'm not a big Taurus fan. My mom had 2 of them, and I never really liked driving them. But I figured I could get used to it since Jeff liked it so much.

After having it around for a day, I'm glad he got it. It has some cool features that I really like. I also think it looks really nice. Plus, I'm super happy he has a car I can drive!

What?...No Shorts Already?

So I have to admit that I've gained a little weight recently. Ever since we went to the 10 hour shifts, it seems like I do nothing but eat at work since it's so boring. My shorts all technically fit, but they're not as comfortable as I'd like them to be. Jeff and I are going to Las Vegas next month so I thought I should try to find some new shorts. I guess I decided to do this a little too late. Every store I went to had almost no shorts. And of the shorts they had, none were in my size. I know it's getting a little late in the summer, but I couldn't believe that it was impossible to find any shorts. Especially since all the stores had plenty of shorts for guys. We're going up to Lansing tomorrow for some family stuff. Perhaps I'll have to take a quick look around there.

My Poor Aching Knees

My knees have been feeling really bad lately. I've had issues with my knees in the past. I've had tendonitis in my knees a couple of times. I didn't have any problems for quite some time until we started working 10 hour shifts at work. I probably end up standing for 8-9 hours during a shift. It's been especially bad the last 2 or 3 weeks. I finally went to the doctor yesterday. He gave a prescription for Motrin 800 and told me it should clear up in a few weeks. However, me knees hurt more today than they have before. It started almost instantly, and the Motrin seemed to do nothing for me. I'm hoping that if I rest them on my next days off and keep taking the Motrin, they'll start to feel better. This is just one of the many reasons I can't wait to be done with the 10 hour shift.

Harry Potter

Jeff and I went to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yesterday with a friend from work. I'd wanted to see it since it came out, but I just never got around to going. I'm glad I finally saw it. I really enjoyed it. Even though I've read all the books, I can't completely remember what happens in them since it's been awhile since I've read them. I think that made it better since I didn't always know what was going to happen. It was kind of long (2 and a half hours), but I really didn't notice that. Even though there wasn't as much action as some of the other films, I thought there was more humor. I actually laughed out loud quite a few times. I would definitely recommend going to see it if you're a fan of the Harry Potter series.

It's Here!

My iPod Touch arrived today, and I definitely do not regret my decision to get one. I ended up getting Jeff one too since he really wanted one after I purchased mine. We spent a good portion of the day messing around with them. I first put on all the music I wanted on it, which is something I'd been wanting to do with my old iPod anyway. I'd downloaded a bunch of new songs over the last month or so that hadn't been on the other one. I was also getting tired of skipping a bunch of songs when I had it on shuffle. After doing this, I realised that I may have overestimated how much space I needed. I have around 10 gb of music on my computer, but I only wound up putting about 1.5 gb on the iPod. Oh well...I'm sure I'll make use of the other 14.5 gb someday.

After the music came the apps. This was what I was most excited about, and I was not let down. I found a couple of games to buy and a few lite (free) versions of games to try. There are also a couple I'm going to want to buy eventually. I bought a silly game called "QuitIt!" All it is is poking a funny looking character with different pokers. It's just a bit of mindless fun with cute graphics and sound. I also bought a Sudoku game that I really liked. I'm not sure about the game I was most looking forward too. It's called "Color Cross," and I just got the lite version. It's a Picross (my fav) type game. It involves filling in a grid with different colors to make a picture. I had a problem getting the spaces filled correctly. As the grids got bigger, the spaces got smaller, and I kept hitting the wrong space. I'm going to give it another try though. I'm hoping that it's just that I need to get used to the touch screen or that it'll be better after I cut my nails (they're a little long right now). I know I'd love the game if I can get it to work better.

So I Decided to Do It...

I just purchased an iPod Touch. I've been wanting one for the last few weeks. My husband, Jeff, has been letting me use his old Nano for the last 2 years. It's been great, but I've really been wanting to get some of the apps for the Touch. I'm especially interested in getting some games for it. I have a Nintendo DS that I love, but I think this will be even easier to carry around. It'll be nice to have at work during down time.

So I've been debating whether or not to get one for the last few days. The only thing stopping me was the price. They cost a little more than I really like spending, but I think it will be worth it. In the end, I decided to go with the 16 gig. I got it from Amazon for a pretty decent price ($274.95). Even though the 8 gig would probably have been fine, I figured that for an extra $60, I'd definitely never be concerned about needing more space.

Now I just have to wait for it to get here!

Married to the Sea

I was thinking today that I haven't visited Married to the Sea in quite awhile. It's a site of comics by some guy who adds witty captions to pictures. I used to check it out everyday, but I kind of forgot about recently. So I checked it today, and I got a few laughs.

This Big Fish Can't Wait to Get to the Big Sea

I've been a member of the Big Fish Game Community for about 2 years. It's a site where you can play games to earn tokens. Recently I've been beta testing for their new game community site for the past few months. They just announced last week that the new site will go live on August 18 and will be called Big Sea Games. I'm super excited! I've barely played on the regular site since I started beta testing since it's so much nicer to play the newer version of games. I definitly recommend checking it out if you want some mindless fun to pass the time away. Best of all...it's free!

Presto!

My husband has been making several posts on blogspot for quite awhile. So tonight I decided to give blogging a try. I have no idea what I'll post about and it will most likely not be very interesting, but why not? So why call my blog Presto!? Simply because I'm not at all creative and that's the name of my cat.