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December 17, 2006

Right Down Santa Claus Lane

Well, not actually Santa Claus Lane, but somewhere in that neighborhood.

This is going to be a quick entry because I'm in the middle of a TV on DVD marathon with Brent (we're OBSESSED!) but a few days ago Brent and I went down to Greenwich to have yet another TV marathon, but this one was TV on Tivo so it's a little different. My parents Tivo-ed the whole season of "Heroes" for Brent and me, so we had to get caught up! It's an amazing show, by the way, so check it out if you haven't already.

So for a break from the endless hours of television, my parents took Brent and me to see the Christmas light show at a house in Greenwich that's definitely worth the trip. This guy hired Macy's to come decorate his house and even has his own radio station so that you can tune into his Christmas music while driving past (yes, the music coordinates with the light show, obviously). Anyway, it was amazing and I managed to video tape the whole thing despite cameras not being allowed. The best part of the video is the cop saying "No pictures!" at the very end of the show after I had, of course, gotten the whole thing on tape. Oh well!

The best Christmas light show you will ever see, right here in lovely Greenwich, CT!

We took my dad's new Lexus RX350 which I've been meaning to blog about for a while now. It's a really cool car with a video screen that lets you see where you're going when you back up. It also has a GPS, side mirrors that adjust automatically to look at the ground when you're backing up, a steering wheel that moves when you open the door, headlights that turn when you turn the steering wheel, and voice activated controls. I think my favorite part of the new car experience is watching my dad shout the commands into the steering wheel. Oh parents and this crazy new technology....

Davey's new car:

Video screen to show what's behind the car:

My dad drove me around in his car a little bit to let me see how it worked and we ended up driving past the Giffords' house. Molly had asked me to take a picture of Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford's house because it happens to be really close to where I live. They were going to use it for the Greenwich Post (Molly's sister Sara works there) but ended up not being able to since the Giffords live on a private road so somehow it's not legal to post the pictures. Well, I'm going to invoke The Blonde Excuse and say I have no idea what anyone is talking about because I'm just a girl and here are the pictures!

And completely randomly... here are a couple pictures of the really cool bookcase with old books in my house (obviously from the grandparents):

Obviously this entry has no concept of chronological order, so just to clarify, this visit home happened before the "Heroes" visit home with Brent and before Brent's and my Christmas.

The day before Brent's and my Christmas (the day after the visit to Greenwich I just posted), Brent and I spent the entire day at Gallows Hill, the student lounge slash coffee place on campus. Brent had to write a really long paper for his English class and I just hung around playing his video games (I'm so not cool). To get us through the day (mostly Brent, I had nothing to be motivated for) we got bagels and a box of coffee from Dunkin Donuts:

The next day, after our Christmas, Brent and I went out to dinner at California Pizza Kitchen. On the way, we took these pictures!

Hartford has some of the most beautiful skies... despite it being Hartford:

Brent wearing his new scarf (a gift from me!):

Back in my room later that day, Brent played endless hours of video games on the Nintendo DS Lite I got him for our Anniversary in September (aren't I the best girlfriend ever?):

A note of advice to anyone who wants a social life-- don't buy your boyfriend video games. I cannot stress this enough.

On Wednesday (the day after our Christmas, the day before the "Heroes" marathon), Brent and I went to his parents' house to have pizza for dinner. This is a picture of Brent and me right before leaving:

We got to have some of the best pizza EVER from a place called Naples in Farmington, CT (worth the drive from Avon where Brent's family lives). Yummmmmm.... way better than campus "food."

After having pizza followed by ice cream at Cold Stone in Simsbury (yes, that means we went to three separate towns just to eat off campus), Brent and I came back to Trinity where we made the make-your-own Peeps my mom got us. Aren't they cute? Some are missing for obvious reasons (Brent eats really fast):

See?

Later that night, Brent and I went outside to watch the meteor shower. Despite the brief period of clear sky we were lucky enough to get, the lights of Hartford made it impossible to see anything of any significance. We saw a few stars and think we may have seen a couple meteors (there were supposedly 2 every second, so it shouldn't have been too hard...) I didn't get anything interesting on film... stupid light pollution. For those of you who care about science, there has to be a one sixtieth of brightness difference for the eye to be able to see light, so that's why the light pollution got in our way. Sorry for totally nerding you all out....

While we were outside, we did get a picture of my room. I was very pleased to see that it glows pink!

The next day, Brent and I came home for the "Heroes" marathon. When we got to my house, the first thing we did was took Princess (my pink Robo-Raptor) and chased Chloe and Frisky around the house with it. Chloe was terrified and even gave up her bed to it, but Frisky was ready for a showdown (pictures taken by Brent):

After a day full of pizza and Chinese take-out (so delicious) my parents, Brent, and I drove to the house with the Christmas light show (in the video at the beginning of this entry). On the way, we drove down Greenwich Ave. to see the lit up trees lining the street. This is a terribly blurry picture, but I still like it:

I apologize for how out-of-order this entry has been, but I'm disorganized, what can I say. Last but not least, before Brent and I drove back to school, my mom felt the need to give the fruit in our fruit bowl faces:

Well, that certainly made it friendlier, yet less edible. Anyway, before I go, Brent wants me to let you all know that he will be blogging soon, he has just been consumed with lots of "work." Actually, he's been trying (and succeeding!) to beat New Super Mario Brothers DS. Check out his blog sometime soon for more pictures!

Posted by lauren at December 17, 2006 12:39 AM

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Posted by: brent at December 17, 2006 02:34 AM