12.27.2002
watching "lord of the rings" on DVD in the car
so andy and i are in arizona. we got here at 9am our time (10am their time since they don't do daylight savings). it has been an insane day. i can't even begin to describe. it really is a big blur. andy and i left around 3am this morning. it was so crazy. we were supposed to leave last night, but with the installation of the toilet and me trying to pack while i was doing a whole bunch of other stuff, we didn't get around to packing up the car until 1am. we were just going to put all our crap in the car and sleep until 4am and then just leave, but we didn't finish until around 2am since it was only the two of us loading up the big screen in the explorer, so andy just was like "let's leave now" so i said "alright." it was going to be him driving first, so i could sleep anyway. and we weren't even planning on bringing meya because of the TV, but when i saw there was still some room in the car after the tv was in, i decided to bring her. we're such suckers. we have tried twice to leave her behind and let neneng take care of her, but at the last minute when i realize how sad i'm going to be that she won't be with us, i irrationally decide to bring her. i think one of the only times she didn't go somewhere with us was when we went to tahoe and that was only because there was no way in hell that she could have come because our cabin didn't allow pets. and i was so miserable. but anyway....i slept in the car for the first 3 hours and right around the time we passed yuma, i finally woke up. i drove the last hour and a half, and i have pretty much been driving this entire day because andy only got to sleep for 45 minutes. we got more christmas presents today! andy's dad and stepmom gave us gift certificates even though they already gave us a gift. andy got a gift certificate to claim jumper (since he loves the chocolate chip calzone) and i got two $25 gift certificates for target. you can never go wrong with those. and andy's mom also got me the facial sauna that i wanted and a new crock pot. i have a crock pot, but i wanted a bigger one for when i entertain many guests. :) lol... anyway, we went to the mall and they are having their half yearly sale at nordstrom's and i found a new pair of roxy house slippers. they are nice. and only 20 bucks. i really liked my last ones, but they are hanging on their last thread, i think. another cool thing happened today, too. andy's uncle is going to give him something he has been wanting for a VERY long time. i don't want to say what it is yet until we have it completely, but it is awesome. well, i'm pooped and pretty delirious. andy and his mom are playing this "bop it" game. has anyone ever heard of it? everyone over here plays it. it's like a simon says kinda thing. anyway, the title has to do with the gift that neneng gave ronald for xmas. the portable DVD player. they let us borrow it... thanks, btw.... and it was so weird being able to watch a movie in the car. what a luxury. it was interesting trying to watch andy drive and watch a movie at the same time. we got here safely, so i guess he's multi-talented.
so andy and i are in arizona. we got here at 9am our time (10am their time since they don't do daylight savings). it has been an insane day. i can't even begin to describe. it really is a big blur. andy and i left around 3am this morning. it was so crazy. we were supposed to leave last night, but with the installation of the toilet and me trying to pack while i was doing a whole bunch of other stuff, we didn't get around to packing up the car until 1am. we were just going to put all our crap in the car and sleep until 4am and then just leave, but we didn't finish until around 2am since it was only the two of us loading up the big screen in the explorer, so andy just was like "let's leave now" so i said "alright." it was going to be him driving first, so i could sleep anyway. and we weren't even planning on bringing meya because of the TV, but when i saw there was still some room in the car after the tv was in, i decided to bring her. we're such suckers. we have tried twice to leave her behind and let neneng take care of her, but at the last minute when i realize how sad i'm going to be that she won't be with us, i irrationally decide to bring her. i think one of the only times she didn't go somewhere with us was when we went to tahoe and that was only because there was no way in hell that she could have come because our cabin didn't allow pets. and i was so miserable. but anyway....i slept in the car for the first 3 hours and right around the time we passed yuma, i finally woke up. i drove the last hour and a half, and i have pretty much been driving this entire day because andy only got to sleep for 45 minutes. we got more christmas presents today! andy's dad and stepmom gave us gift certificates even though they already gave us a gift. andy got a gift certificate to claim jumper (since he loves the chocolate chip calzone) and i got two $25 gift certificates for target. you can never go wrong with those. and andy's mom also got me the facial sauna that i wanted and a new crock pot. i have a crock pot, but i wanted a bigger one for when i entertain many guests. :) lol... anyway, we went to the mall and they are having their half yearly sale at nordstrom's and i found a new pair of roxy house slippers. they are nice. and only 20 bucks. i really liked my last ones, but they are hanging on their last thread, i think. another cool thing happened today, too. andy's uncle is going to give him something he has been wanting for a VERY long time. i don't want to say what it is yet until we have it completely, but it is awesome. well, i'm pooped and pretty delirious. andy and his mom are playing this "bop it" game. has anyone ever heard of it? everyone over here plays it. it's like a simon says kinda thing. anyway, the title has to do with the gift that neneng gave ronald for xmas. the portable DVD player. they let us borrow it... thanks, btw.... and it was so weird being able to watch a movie in the car. what a luxury. it was interesting trying to watch andy drive and watch a movie at the same time. we got here safely, so i guess he's multi-talented.
