Wii Thanksgiving

Yesterday was Thanksgiving. Jenny and I hosted my family at our house. It was a good time seeing all my cousins again. We had a great meal, watched the Lions lose, and then we turned on the video games. First was a Soul Calibur II round robin, with my tournament winning cousin kicking butt and taking names. Then we switched to Super Smash Bros Brawl, which a different cousin excelled at with Ike. After that, the cousins started parting ways, and Wii Sports got put in the system. If only I had taken a photo of my Grandma and Grandpa playing Wii Bowling. They are fairly techno-savvy, but I had never imagined they would pick up a Wii Remote. But they did, and had a grand old time playing. What a great Thanksgiving it was.

About my title...

I guess it is time to explain the title of my blog. When I was in elementary school, some of the hottest toys (at least in my mind) were Tyco's SpyTech line.


These toys, along with the monthly new code in Boys' Life magazine, awoke the inner secret agent in me. I wanted to be a spy when I grew up, and practice make perfect. So I would sneak up and down the halls of where ever I was, especially around the Church building when the grownups were having meetings. At this age, my mother still bought all my clothes, and would make very convincing suggestions about what I should where to Church. One piece of clothing I particularly loathed was a pair of dirt brown corduroy pants. The reason I hated these pants so much was the fact that they made a sound while I walked. Every step brought a little friction noise that I was certain gave me away while I was sneaking around in dark hallways. This lead to one of my first statements of independence, when I declared to my mother, "I don't want to wear these pants anymore, because spies don't wear corduroy!"

Halloween Goodies

I love Halloween. It is one of my favorite holidays. Every year, I try to out do my costume from the previous year. This year, I dressed as Professor Farnsworth of Futurama fame. I don't feel I pulled the costume off as well as I have past costumes, but I was working with limited options. With a heavy load on at work, and most of my stuff still in boxes, I did the best I could.

I also held an open house style party last night. It was our first real chance to show off the house. We had quite a few people come through and visit, so I would mark it in the successful party column.

Overall, I had a great Halloween, and I look forward to next year.