Saturday was my birthday and it was a great day. We didn't do anything oh-so-grand, but just enjoyed having a day to ourselves. We were antisocial and did not attend either one of the two church Christmas parties. (Sometimes you just need to stay home...) We got up early (for us) and went to the mall to pick up our Nintendo Wii (more on that fiasco later) and then came home and fiddled with that all day. It's really cool. Later in the day we went out to dinner with some friends. It was an uneventful day, but very enjoyable all the same. I had originally made this grand plan for us to go to Atlanta to the new Georgia Aquarium and eat tapas (yummy!), but then I read all these reviews online griping about how packed it was and advising visitors NEVER to go on a Saturday. So, that made my decision for me. I hate crowds. (Probably why I despise theme parks in the summertime.)
Fun day all the same. We really like our Nintendo Wii. We looked at the three new game systems and decided that we wanted a "fun" system - which the Wii was reported to be. And it is! The new remote (that I had such reservations about) is really cool and easy to use. Also, you can download old NES, SNES games off the internet for a minimal charge. We decided to buy the stupid thing on Friday night, so I call Walmart, Kmart and Circuit City - they are all sold out. Found out that Electronics Boutique had a couple left so we drove up there and get up to the counter to pay for it and MY CARD WON'T GO THROUGH. Okay, so maybe Rhonda is the last person on the planet to realize that if you deposit your paycheck before 2:00 on Friday - it STILL won't be available until the next day. (Oh, how spoiled I have been by Vystar Credit Union....) So here we are at the checkout with no way to pay. By this time, Andy is HOT. He was disappointed not to get the game system and infuriated with me for not being cognitive of our having-no-money predicament PRIOR to checkout. (He was embarrassed....heehee.) Well, I was embarrassed too, but being the reasonable female I just suggest that I go sweet-talk the manager into holding it for us. He rants about how they aren't going to do that, there are ten people for every one Wii, yadda yadda yadda......So I go back inside to collect our cash (we put $50 down to go try to get another card, which we didn't have with us...). Get inside and explained the situation that I DID have money, but that it wasn't available right at the moment to the store manager, who ever so kindly agreed to HOLD the Wii until tomorrow. ::sigh of pleasure at being right:: Andy was shocked and I relished in the moment.
I can tell this story because it is one of those very distant events where it was NOT fun (or funny) at that moment, but is very funny later because of how ridiculous it all was!
We have our dinner theater this weekend. Please pray that it will go well. I am really excited about it. The set looks great and I believe that the music end is prepared. Even the small child actors have almost learned their lines (which is really something considering they can't read). I hope for a good turnout - to God be the glory.
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