Two Great Things

Well, I'm on this little road trip to my Happy Place, and I start to think that there are 2 great things that were got for Christmas last year...The GPS and the IPOD player for the car. We always had used the Microsoft Streets and Tips with this GPS thing that plugged into the laptop, which is great cause you can plan out the whole trip and it will tell you time and cost and all that. The thing is...it's bulky with the laptop, and if you're the one driving, the person holding it may mess something up and you can't fix it easy. Plus, if you're the one holding it, that gets tiring and leaves you not much else to do. This GPS that just sticks to the windshield is awesome...yes, I have to plug in the next destination one at a time, but it's been fine. It is small, handy, and yells at you when you need to be aware of a change. It's so much more portable than the laptop thing...I can just whip it out in the car and hide it again.

That other great thing--the IPOD player--it's one that you plug into the cigarette lighter and search for channels with no station, matching them up. Your IPOD is plugged in, and its just great! How I hate being on the road and not finding a descent station...there always seems to be a ton of country and oldies (and I mean "way, way" oldies) out on the road. But it's just distracting to driving to have to sit there hitting the search button. So, Brittany and I took turns with our IPODs...yeah, I had to listen to a lot of JoBros, and she had to listen to a lot of D2...amongst other songs that she thought were not so great--ABC's "Be Near Me"...

So, I had to share what awesome gifts those turned out to be! and the 3rd great thing would be the DVD players that strap to the headrests--Austin just loves it--and he uses his headphones; so, that' s great for me too!