Thinking back to my friend Kim’s wedding led me to thinking about my own wedding. Planning a wedding can be stressful. I don’t think I have ever felt stress that way I did while planning our wedding. There are so many little details to take care of and finding all these nice, little touches can lead you all over town with no results.

I got married before the Internet was so popular. Now you can find everything you need online and at great prices. Wedding favors were especially hard to pinpoint. ShopForWeddings.com is a great online resource to find a variety as well as cheap wedding favors. Many items on the site you can get personalized for free. I wish that wedding resources like Shop for Weddings was around when I got married. It would have meant less stress and worry for me that’s for sure.

While shopping at Wal-Mart, I noticed in the portable DVD section was one that included a game controller. The game controller contains 25 games that you can play on the DVD player. The game controller is wireless and looks pretty nice.

I’ve been thinking that investing in a portable DVD player for the vehicle wouldn’t be a bad idea. Right now the little one doesn’t watch much TV, but I know that will change as her attention span hopefully gets longer. It’s nice to see game controllers are now being shipped with some DVD models because I’m sure the little one will love to play games. It’s genetics afterall.

It’s just another inevitable piece of electronics we’ll have to purchase. We really love technology so we’re not complaining.

It’s nights like tonight that make me wish we had a telescope. The air is crisp and clean with a clear, beautiful night sky. It’s a perfect night for star gazing. My husband has often mentioned how he would like a telescope for a Christmas or a birthday present. If the weather keeps being so nice then this might be the year he finally gets his wish. I had one for my Sims family. The Sims daughter was abducted one night by aliens. After that all she ever wanted to talk about was her abduction. It’s a drawback to being abducted in the Sims is that it becomes your Sims favorite topic of conversation.

While thumbing through some telescope websites, I came across a site that also sells radar detectors. I love gadgets, but this is one gadget that I have never really wanted or needed. A radar detector is a great for those who drive a little fast. I have an aunt who has a “lead foot.” She makes a 10 hour trip in about 8. She should have a bunch of radar detectors.

The spyglass telescope on OpticSale.com is very cool. We are pirate-crazy around here, and this would make a great gift. I may have to order two so I can keep one.

Toys R Us has now available their big Toy Book. I can’t wait to thumb through it. I feel like a kid again since the birth of our daughter. There are so many toys I want her to have because I can’t wait to play with them.

I have begun organizing my Christmas list and checking it twice. St. Nicholas isn’t the only one with a list. I have many folks to buy for and just a few short weeks until the Christmas rush. I’m thinking instead of running around in holiday traffic to do more shopping online. Christmas gifts for just about everyone one my list can be found online. I’ll be picking up a lot of board and video games to give out this year.

I also have my husband’s boss and other people on my list that I’m not sure what exactly to give them. A gourmet gift basket might be just the thing as food items are always a nice treat. Also the presentation of the baskets is divine. The gift basket should make a good impression.

I think for right now I will stick to buying for the kids on my list and thumbing through the Big Toy Book. I might just find a few things to tell Santa that I want this year.

Crazy Taxi is a fun game. I was reminded of it because you can play the arcade version at Wal-Mart. It’s not as cool as the one that use to be at the arcade because you can’t sit down behind the wheel.

We had Crazy Taxi for the GameCube and was so much fun to play. It’s a game, though, I can only play for about 30 minutes. The fairs and the people in the game really bother me after that. If I have had a stressful day, then this wasn’t the game to relax with because it would only make me more anxious.

We have Crazy Taxi 2 for the Dreamcast which is a good romp every once in a while. I am so use to the cityscape of the first Crazy Taxi that it is a little frustrating to play the sequel. I like to play it every now and then as it is a good trip down memory lane.

There will be just over 30 titles released for the Nintendo Wii during the launch period, or until the end of March 2007. Here is a breakdown of third party release titles:

Activision: Call of Duty? 3, Marvel? Ultimate Alliance, Rapala? Tournament Fishing, Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam?, World Series of Poker?: Tournament of Champions
Atari: Dragon Ball Z?: Budokai Tenkaichi? 2
Atlus: Trauma Center?: Second Opinion
EA: Madden NFL ‘07, Need for Speed?: Carbon
Konami: Elebits?
Midway: Happy Feet?, Rampage?: Total Destruction?, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy?, The Ant Bully
Sega: Super Monkey Ball?: Banana Blitz
SNK: Metal Slug? Anthology
Tecmo: Super Swing Golf
THQ: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Barnyard?, Cars, SpongeBob SquarePants?: The Creature from the Krusty Krab
Ubisoft: Far Cry?: Vengeance, GT Pro Series, Monster 4X4 World Circuit, Open Season?, Rayman Raving Rabbids?, Red Steel?, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent?
Vivendi: Ice Age 2?: The Meltdown

Some classic games will be available for download for the Wii. From Nintendo:

In addition to these new titles, Nintendo is making the greatest video game archive in history available for download to its Virtual Console. NES games start at 500 Wii Points, Super NES games start at 800 Wii Points and Nintendo 64 games start at 1,000 Wii Points. Sega Genesis games start at 800 Wii Points and TurboGrafx16 games start at 600 Wii Points. Wii Points can be purchased online or at retail at an MSRP of $20 for 2,000 points. Before the end of December, the following titles will be available:

NES: Mario Bros.?, The Legend of Zelda?, Donkey Kong?, Donkey Kong Jr. ?, Ice Hockey, Pinball, Soccer, Tennis, Urban Champion?, Wario’s Woods?, Baseball, Solomon’s Key
SNES: F-Zero?, SimCity?
N64: Super Mario? 64
Sega Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Columns, Ecco the Dolphin, Gunstar Heroes, Space Harrier II, Toe Jam & Earl, Ristar, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
TurboGrafx16: Bonk’s Adventure, Super Star Soldier, Victory Run, Bomberman ‘93, Dungeon Explorer

All this talk lately about weddings has me thinking about my friend Kim’s wedding. I was a bridesmaid and was thrilled to be in her wedding. It was a lot of fun and a lot of work.

The whole wedding party took a limousine from the hotel to the church. It was so nice to have those few minutes to reflect and relax right before the wedding. The limousine was Jeep and was very nice. It was my first time to ride in a limousine.

The limousines in Newport Beach are some really nice limousines. Check out the interior of some of these rides to view some fantastic amenities.

Maybe one day I will get to ride in another limousine. Until then I’ll just have to be content to admire them from afar.

I’ve just read about PaRappa the Rapper coming to the PSP. This PSOne title was one of my favorite games. To hear it is coming to the PSP makes me want to play it. There is a part of me that feels a little cheated since it is a straight port of the PSOne game. While I loved PaRappa, I have played it thousands of times. If there is nothing new to the PSP version then why bother?

PaRappa isn’t the only port game out there. To an extent, I feel the same way about most port games. Some port games I haven’t played at all, so it’s brand new to me. I bought Conker Live and Reloaded that includes the port of Conker’s Bad Fur Day. It is a little different, though. Also, Conker Live and Reloaded isn’t just Bad Fur Day but a new Conker adventure.

With the next gen consoles here, I wonder how many new games for them will be games that we have seen before? With their hefty price tags, they need to bring something new to the table to make me buy it.

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