Conner Chronicles: January 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Lets Kinect!

Many of you know that my husband is a huge gamer! Huge is really an understatement here! He can literally play for 12 hours straight. In fact there was one incident where he didn't shower or move off the catch for several days. He just had to "beat" the game! Anyways....I don't really mind. He plays mostly late at night or when I am out of town. So every year for Christmas he of course asks for some new game, of which I kindly reply...I don't buy games! Between his mom and my parents he always gets at least 1 or 2 games which will hold him over until next year. However, this year he really wanted a new accessory for his xbox. I know an "accessory" . He wanted the Kinect. Not really knowing what it was...I rolled my eyes and since it technically didn't fall under a game...I went ahead and purchased it.

Well I was in for a shock. Since we were going to be out of town Christmas night till Jan. 30th...and after much begging I went ahead and let him open it for our family Christmas party. It was a huge hit! By far the best gift ever! It is so much fun to play and watch other plays. I really haven't laughed so hard in all my life watching my dad play it. If you don't know what I am talking about....visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/kinect and pretty soon you will want one.

Harry who?

Ricky and I recently got a chance to go to Orlando with he basketball team. It was very fun to watch his team win and of course even more fun to get to go shopping and to Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure.

I however must add a disclaimer here.....if you are thinking about going to a theme park during the Christmas break..DON'T!!! The park was over crowded and crazy. We had to wait 4 hours just to get a ticket to enter Harry Potter World.

This was the night we snuck into Harry Potter! Outside the doors to the "castle".. I don't know anything about Harry Potter, but it was pretty COOL!

Ricky even managed to get a Harry Potter wand!

Lost photo

I guess between my 500 Christmas photos that I posted a couple of weeks ago I managed to forget the most important one....

The Benard/Conner Family 2010

Negative Nellie

I've come to the conclusion that there are just some things in the world I can't change....no matter how hard I try. I am not perfect, nor do I try to be. I have faults, yes some really big ones. However, some things lately have just really got on my nerves. I am going to get on my soap box....yes! and be a Negative Nellie!

Ok...here we go!
1. Why is it that a few numbers could possible determine your worth as a person....credit report (which by the way mine is AWESOME) just saying...but other things......hum?
2. My Internet was great...now it sucks!
3. How can gas jump .25 cents in an hour or a day? wasn't it the same gas that was in there the day before that was bought at the same price?
4. Crappy customer service...phone, in person, etc....
5. People who don't have a clue....yet answer questions like they do! DUH!
6. Morals are gone....what happened to standing up for what you believe in?
7. Trying to get any kind of doctors appointment. me calling " I am really sick and need to make an appointment...." Nurse.."Ok how about Feb. 23?" Hello! I am sick need a dr. now....advice go to ER!!! WHAT THE HELL?
8. People who don't let people exit the elevator first...but instead try to bust their way in, while others are trying to get off.
9. Never offering to drive!! UGH!!!!!
10. Slackers
I guess I could go on and on...but it was just one of those days.....

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Conner Family Christmas 2010

This post is rather long and since it is rather late I have combined all of our December activities in to one post.

Christmas was a blur this year! It seemed to sneak up on us and then leave abruptly.
December is always busy. Ricky's birthday is the 11th, our anniversary is the 20th, basketball tournaments and Mamaw kept us in turbo speed. This year was even more hectic since Ricky and I left at 10pm on Christmas night for a week in Orlando.

We started the season off with reading Chloe "Elf on the Shelf" and explaining to her how the elf watches over her and reports back to Santa each night. She named her elf "Sweetie Pie", so cute I know, and it wasn't even a coached named. Then came all the decorating. In fact as I sit here I must add that we took all the inside decorations down by Jan. 2nd, however our outside lights are still up and on! LOL

Mamaw got to come and spend 10 days with us in early December. She arrived during a snow storm and left during one as well! The weather was crazy cold while she was here, but it was so nice to have her with us! Chloe got to spend some wonderful time with her and open a few presents as well!

Christmas Eve Day we stopped by Papaw's house to open one gift and has some yummy snacks then

Christmas Eve Night we headed off to see Ricky's family in Elizabethton! It was loads of fun getting to see everyone. I also must admit the food is really good too!
On the way home we stopped to see my parents and my brother's family and open one gift each.

Christmas Day was packed with food, fun and presents. This year Chloe seemed to really get into Christmas even more so than last year. Of course I guess it helps that she is a year older too! .

Christmas morning was fun. We woke up around 9am and opened presents. Chloe was so excited to see all of her gifts. I think she was kinda overwhelmed by it all. Every time she would open something she would want us to take it out of the entire packaging so she could hold/play with it right then. It was cute but kinda aggravating!

After presents, we had our traditional Christmas breakfast. My parents came over and just the 5 of us ate some yummy eggs, bacon, toast, and home fries. We then headed off still in our pj's to see Papaw and Nana's house. We ate some more yummy brunch food and opened more gifts. We headed back home to pack for Orlando and clean up the house.

We spent Christmas night and my parents house with my brother's family. The food was yummy and we all had a blast. Of course by this point in the day we had about 6 inches of snow and I was getting nervous about leaving for Orlando!

The Christmas Season was so much fun! Enjoy the next pictures!