GPS, playing with poo, and the 49ers!

Friday, I left work early and headed home. Since I was going to be home earlier than normal, I decided to stop by Fry’s. I have been looking for a GPS receiver and software for our laptop for a couple of weeks now. I have wanted a GPS system since I first used one in a Hertz rental car in Washington D.C. about 4 years ago. I really didn’t want to spend a lot of money on one at this point, especially since I will probably have one installed whenever I get another car. My excuse to get one now is our upcoming trip to Europe. We will be driving for four days through Germany and a GPS system will be very helpful. To make a long story short, I found mapping software for Europe and a separate application which has maps for all of North America and comes with a GPS receiver that connects to the laptop via USB port. It works really well. Vanessa and I practiced using it Friday night when we drove to a Christmas party.

Saturday, Vanessa had a mega test she needed to take in Cypress. The test started at 7:30 AM and she finished around 1:30 PM. Since she was gone for most of the day I spent the day with my parents. I trimmed a palm tree outside of my mom’s house. I had to use one of those tree trimmers, which is basically a saw on the end of a 15 foot pole. That took about an hour and was exhausting. Afterward I headed to my Dad’s work to help him clean the fish tank in his office. After an hour of playing with fish poop it was time to drop off my dad and head home. Vanessa and I went out for dinner at the Macaroni Grill. They cover their tables with butcher paper to make the tables easier to clean. Vanessa and I kept getting paper cuts from the butcher paper. I have been to a Macaroni Grill about 15 times now and this has never happened, but we both had to be careful so we wouldn’t lose too much blood.

Sunday, I watched the 49ers dominate the Cardinals (okay, we won in overtime after losing a 25 point lead). Regardless, it was an exciting game and it was fun screaming at the TV with my dad. Vanessa’s mom, Aunt Beth, and Cousin Sarah came over to create calendars for Christmas presents (www.shutterfy.com). I created a calendar of our honeymoon pictures a couple of months ago and they are nice. Afterward we hot our favorite sushi spot (Yoshi’s) for dinner. We finished the night in front of the TV watching the Survivor Finale. I won’t give it away, but I was happy with the winner.