Is it true?

Can it be? Is it really 2008??? I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. This has been such a monumental year that it is no surprize it went by so quickly, but it is just crazy to think that it is actually over. I don't really have a lot of great insight into new years or resolutions or anything, but here are my (slightly typical) goals for the year:

1) Find a better means for organization so I don't lose everything
2) Try to listen better so I don't forget everything
3) Start going to the gym again so I don't get fat (again)
4) Learn to be a better cook and plan my meals in advance so I don't spend a fortune on nothing at the grocery store
5) Be a good, loving wife (and stepmom) so Jason doesn't divorce me if I don't manage to keep the other 4 resolutions. However, I PROMISE that 3 is the most important because I know that fat is not an option. :)

Thanks all and have a safe new year!!!!

Merry Christmas

We hope you all had a great holiday!!!  We sure did.

Check out our Events page on our main site for everything we did at Christmas and pictures too.

ALSO... OUR WEBSITE ADDRESS IS NOW jasonandmelina.com.  

You will still be able to get to it with the old address...but this new one will not only be easier to remember...it wont ever change.

Oh yeah...

The Wii was worth it!!!

Finally...

For those that arent in conversation with me on a regular basis...i have been trying to obtain a Nintendo Wii for the last few weeks. Even tho these game systems have been out for over a year, they are harder then ever to find. All retailers are out of stock and when they get them in...the literally sell out within minutes. You can find them on ebay and craigslist...but at double the price. I even installed a widget on my mac that alerted me when they were in stock somewhere and that couldnt even help me. But finally...at 6pm this evening...I GOT ONE!


I really came close the last few days as i was calling all the local retailers every 30 mins or so seeing if they got their daily shipments and if there were any wii's in them. On Monday one of the guys that work at the Game Crazy by my work...said he would call me when they got their shipment. By 5pm he hadnt called and i checked one last time and they didnt get any in. When i stopped in the next day...once again they hadnt received any shipment for that day. When i asked when the last time they actually received any wii's in their shipments...and the guy said, "we got some in last night, the shipment came in late" AHHHHH.... So close. The guy that said he would call went home at the end of the ship and sure enough...their shipment comes in after he leaves.


Then yesterday...i continued to call everyone to see if they got any and the Game Crazy at the mall just down the street and just received some. They couldnt hold any so i literally ran out of my store...tore out of the parking lot...ran thru the mall...pulled a muscle...got yelled at by security...and when i got there the guy in front of me got the last one!!! He was there to by "Rockband" (a game for XBOX) and just happened to ask, "oh yeah, do you guys have any wii's in?) Strike two for me...some shmo who just happened to be there at the right time, luckily snagged the last one in the store. When i got back to work...about 30 mins later my little widget showed that Amazon.com had them available. I immediately opened the link and sure enough it was there. I clicked to buy...and entered my name and address...and in that 40 seconds...they sold out. I couldnt even finish my transaction even tho it was in my shopping cart and i was in the process of checking out.


Today i thought id give craigslist a try. Everyone i saw was at least $400. Seeing how the retail price is 249.99...i wasnt about to spend $400. But finally later in the day...a guy was selling one for $300. I called and surprisingly he still had it. He had only posted it a few mins before my call. It is brand new and even came with an extra Super Mario game that cost $50. So i got my wii and an extra game for less than it woulda cost me to buy it at a store...

And i dont have to spend all day trying to locate on instead of doing my work :)

Christmas Spirit

I don't know about you, but when I think of winter and the holidays, I think of Calvin and Hobbes. There are so many funny "snow art" strips from the comic. I love looking through them because they can always make me laugh. I remember the first time I saw them was in an email I got from Jason that had been floating around our office when he and I first started dating. Below, you can see some of my favorites (sorry about the small font)!

Click here for more snow art!