Video gamer here!

I think one thing that most people don't know about me is that I love to play video games!!! When I was younger I played some console games on Playstation 2, Wii, and even a Sega Dreamcast!! My kids will never know what that last console was, haha. I even played some computer games like The Sims!!!

Well, when Big E was about 3 months old, my dad and step-mom kept her for a weekend while I went to a concert and my hubby had airsoft for a day. That was on Saturday and then Sunday we were both at home and only had planned to go see a movie. Either before or after seeing a movie, I asked my hubby to teach me how to play one of the video games he plays on the computer. He has always been a big computer guy. He is great with them!! And he loves playing video games!!!

So he taught me how to play Minecraft!!! I instantly fell in love with the game and we would play every night and then all day Saturday and Sunday. You have to remember that this was when Big E was 3 months old, so pretty much all she did all day was eat and sleep. So for a while, our Saturday's and Sunday's were filled with video games!!

Then we started playing a game called ArcheAge. I'm pretty sure that anyone reading that has heard of World of Warcraft or WoW. Well, this is a game that is kind of similar to that game. The one aspect of the game I love is that you can own land and then plant things such as rice, corn, lavender, irises, and much more. Then you use those materials to make things and you can sell them to get gold. The whole point of the game is to create gear for your player and then you do quests to level your character up and you fight other players. I think another big aspect of the game I love is the people that we play with. They have what is called "guilds" which is a team of people that you play with. These are people from all over the world that play! We have been in a lot of different guilds within the past 3 and a half years that we've been playing this game. And we talk to them online when we play which is awesome! We've had some fun times and conversations playing with people that we don't even know in real life!! One thing that is funny is when you talk to these people for a while and you haven't seen a picture of them. Then when you finally do see a picture, it's nothing like what you imagined they looked like!!!

Now that Big E is older plus we have Little E, our only game time is at night when they go to bed and naptime on the weekends. I used to be so into gaming that during naptime during the week I would go down to the basement and play! I've stopped doing that now because while they are napping I like to either take a nap as well or catch up on some cleaning!!

Weekend Recap- 3/12/17

The weekend isn't over quite yet but it's winding down. And it has been an awesome weekend so far! Thursday I decided to start potty training with Big E again and I'm so glad I did! We are on day 4 and it's the first day we put underwear on her. A few weeks ago we were at Walmart and she picked out Frozen underwear!! I struggled a little bit this morning to get them on her, but somehow while I was upstairs getting dressed, my hubby managed to get her to put them on! And she hasn't had any accidents so far!! I'm so proud of her and am so happy it finally clicked for her!! I was seriously thinking it was gonna take a lot longer for this to happen!!! This is probably my 4th or 5th attempt at potty training with her so I'm glad I stuck with it this time. This time was a lot easier actually. The other times I had several moments when I wanted to give up and I did end up giving up. This time, I never once thought about giving up. She's just been that good with it this time!!

Last night we met my grandparents for dinner. We definitely need to do that more often. They are getting older and time is precious! I used to go camping with them a lot when I was younger. But once I got married, I started seeing them less and less. And they only live an hour away so it's not like that can be an excuse for not seeing them often. We need to start planning on seeing them once a month! I think that is totally doable!!

Last night when we got home my hubby and I started playing a new video game on our computer. When Big E was 3 months old, my dad and step-mom watched her for the weekend. It was the first time that she was away from us for that long and they were ready to give her back! Anyway, that Sunday, all we had planned was going to lunch and to a movie. So when we got back, I told him to teach me how to play a video game. He has always been into computer games but I was more of a console player. The only game I had played on the computer a lot was the Sims. He taught me how to play Minecraft and I became hooked! We played that for a few weeks before playing another game called ArcheAge that is kind of like World of Warcraft. I was so excited that we finally had another thing to do together! Because before I started playing video games with him, my hubby and I would mostly do our own thing at night. But now, we both sit side by side in our basement at our computers, which each have 2 monitors hooked up to both! It's so nice to be able to play a game on one screen while watching something on Netflix or Hulu on the other. Or in this case, right now I'm writing this post on one screen and watching New Moon on the other! I just looked at the movies available on Freeform.com and the whole Twilight Series is on there!!

After the kiddos wake up from their nap this afternoon, we're going to Walmart to do some grocery shopping. We live in the Northeast and are expecting a pretty big snowstorm Monday night into Tuesday, so I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a madhouse at Walmart! But oh well, we need food and a few other things so we'll just have to suck it up and go today. Plus, it's a whole lot easier going with my husband rather than just me and the kiddos!

Well, I hope everyone has had an awesome weekend! Catch ya later!!!