Brandon is giddy like a child at Christmas. Every time he buys another Christmas present he parades around the house with his new secret. "I bought you something today," he says, "don't you wanna know what it is?" "No," I say, "I can wait. I like surprises on Christmas morning and it's the anticipation that does it for me." He sighs and his shoulders drop. "Fine," he says with a pout. It's completely endearing and I love him for it.
This morning he just couldn't wait. "You have to open this one," he said. So I opened it. And the first words out of my mouth? "OH SHIT!"
His response: "Wow, I didn't quite expect that reaction."
Apparently, Brandon and I think a lot alike. I've been telling him for months that he isn't getting any Christmas presents because I bought him a season's pass for Stevens in August. But here's the thing. He's terrible with cell phones. In the last year he has thrown one away at the dump, dropped another one in water and has since been carrying a pretty, purple, teenage girl's phone. And so I thought, "Well, he's up for an upgrade and I've punished him with no smart phone for long enough. When he sees I got him the new Droid X on Christmas morning he's going to be SO excited (again, the child-like qualities he possesses.)"
Who knew that he'd be doing the same thing and ordering me (and himself) a phone within 4 days of each other?!?! And so, we had to make some decisions about which ones we were returning, what Verizon would do and how this happened at all! After an hour on the phone with Verizon we decided to keep the phones Brandon ordered. And so I have to try to return the one I got. WHAT A MESS!
But, beyond the mess of figuring all of this out we have new Droid X's! Our evening has since been spent searching for apps and in general trying to figure out how to work these new-fangled phones.
Crisis diverted, for now.
Tomorrow's plan? Ask Brie'n to show me how to use this thing!
Nik
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