Get in the Choppah!! (Day 3)

*Sorry kids, picture's aren't uploading for some reason! Will add them as I can though!*

** Update - YAY pictures work!!

Who would have guessed it? Another day of glorious sleeping in! I suppose I have to replenish my sleep banks from being at work every day at 730 sometime eh?

Drew and I spent the day with my grandparents while my parents were out shopping for supplies for the island (stage one of the shopping that is, more on subsequent stages later, i assure you)
We watched TV, shared pictures of what we've been up to back at home, told college stories and just kinda hung out =). Way more fun than it sounds though, believe me! xD

Sometimes, actually every time I go on a trip like this, I wonder what it would be like if we had never moved out to the west coast. I try to imagine what my life would be like, who would I know? Would my personality be crazy different? Who knows.. i have come to find that essentially everything I know would be completely, totally different. My friends, school, life experiences.. Everything! Its a bit unfathomable really.. But I would have been closer to my family - probably would have helped give me a better sense of an extended family and what its history is.. Yet in all honesty, I couldn't imagine my life to have turned out any other way than it has so far.. I wouldn't know what to do with myself, wouldn't know the people that I've grown to care so much about (including you guys =) I think ill stick with the way things turned out haha.

Okaaay, so enough mind wonderings. Continuing the tradition of incredible meals we've had so far on this trip, I was today fattened up by an awesome Italian sandwich from a shop down the street we allllways visit while here - take that Benson. Can anyone say "overeating?" The rest of the afternoon drew and I spent playing computah games. First and foremost, World of Goo. GET IT!! (right here!! http://2dboy.com/games.php ) So so sooo fun!! Maybe I will review more of it in some spare time.. But as of now, do a google search and check it out. Nothing but praise for it =)

Play This!!
http://2dboy.com/games.php

and This.
http://www.thesims3.com/


The second game is a little more mainstream, The Sims 3. Now I had never played this game before so didn't really know what to expect. Basically drew and I didn't make it much father than designing the house. Actually, we didn't make it past that at all. Very fun!! (though much more so with .. Let's just say lots of money at your fingertips =) we ended up with a jet in the front yard, and called it a day.

Ever since my grandpa retired, he's been into building, testing, and flying model airplanes. Obviously as a mechanical engineer, I am completely fascinated by these little crafts and support the hobby fully =) the newest addition to his fleet is a helicopter, so he took it out flying to give us a demo. Soo cool!!

The Lab & "Yellow Barron"


Taking Off!


Airborn


Some Crazy Stunts - Watch Yourself!


A Mechanical Engineer's View


We ordered out for dinner, mmm deeliciousfish!

Played a game of scrabble, (mom and I won :) ate some ice cream, tried to catch the meteor shower (failed.. man Chicago has so much light pollution.., packed up a bit for departure tomorrow, then SLEeep!

Totally Won Scrabble :]