I've just got to say that I have the most gracious parents in the world.
Background note: I'm 21, single, and have just finished up my 3rd year at ERAU (academic year ended in early May) in Arizona where I'm majoring in Electrical Engineering.
The past 2 summers I have gone home (to Virginia) and worked. Didn't have a car of my own as my parents said that I didn't need one (I always drove my mom's '87 Honda Accord to work and such and it worked out fine), and if I wanted to build my own custom machine, I'd have to pay for it all myself. And let's just say that I never made enough to be both an active paintball player AND save up for a custom rig.
ANYWAY, fastforward to this summer. I decided to stick around here and work so I could still hang out with my friends who are also still here for the summer. Well, my parents said, "Well, we always said that when you needed a car, you'd have one. And you need a car." NOw, considering these are my parents, I assumed they'd get me a good, but used car. Imagine my surprise when they email me and say, "We ended up getting you a new 2005 Subaru Forester." My jaw hit the floor. Not only that, they drove up with it (2200 miles) here to deliver it to me! Killer deal. Since they were sticking around for the weekend, it also meant I didn't have to eat a single meal on campus and all meals paid for by them (I'm you usual poor college student. this was a luxury I was not used to).
Now, my laptop is also starting to slowly die, so I mentioned the necessity of a new computer in the near future. They said, "make a list of the system you want and send it to us." So, I did so about a month ago, with the parts for an awesome PC (gaming and home entertainment in mind).....and I was expecting them to say, "Sorry, but this is too expensive." but, my dad emailed me instead and said, "Son, I went and ordered the parts you specified". OMG!! They didn't! My parents, the ones who have always said, "Your computer works fine for what you need it for. You do NOT need a computer to play video games on." just KNOWINGLY (my dad is a little better with computer hardware and software than I am. if I order parts for a gaming PC, he can tell by the parts list) BOUGHT all that I needed for my DREAM SYSTEM!!
All that's left is the 450 Watt psu to come in, and then it's ready to be started up.
And I just have to say that my parents rock:beer:!
Background note: I'm 21, single, and have just finished up my 3rd year at ERAU (academic year ended in early May) in Arizona where I'm majoring in Electrical Engineering.
The past 2 summers I have gone home (to Virginia) and worked. Didn't have a car of my own as my parents said that I didn't need one (I always drove my mom's '87 Honda Accord to work and such and it worked out fine), and if I wanted to build my own custom machine, I'd have to pay for it all myself. And let's just say that I never made enough to be both an active paintball player AND save up for a custom rig.
ANYWAY, fastforward to this summer. I decided to stick around here and work so I could still hang out with my friends who are also still here for the summer. Well, my parents said, "Well, we always said that when you needed a car, you'd have one. And you need a car." NOw, considering these are my parents, I assumed they'd get me a good, but used car. Imagine my surprise when they email me and say, "We ended up getting you a new 2005 Subaru Forester." My jaw hit the floor. Not only that, they drove up with it (2200 miles) here to deliver it to me! Killer deal. Since they were sticking around for the weekend, it also meant I didn't have to eat a single meal on campus and all meals paid for by them (I'm you usual poor college student. this was a luxury I was not used to).
Now, my laptop is also starting to slowly die, so I mentioned the necessity of a new computer in the near future. They said, "make a list of the system you want and send it to us." So, I did so about a month ago, with the parts for an awesome PC (gaming and home entertainment in mind).....and I was expecting them to say, "Sorry, but this is too expensive." but, my dad emailed me instead and said, "Son, I went and ordered the parts you specified". OMG!! They didn't! My parents, the ones who have always said, "Your computer works fine for what you need it for. You do NOT need a computer to play video games on." just KNOWINGLY (my dad is a little better with computer hardware and software than I am. if I order parts for a gaming PC, he can tell by the parts list) BOUGHT all that I needed for my DREAM SYSTEM!!
All that's left is the 450 Watt psu to come in, and then it's ready to be started up.
And I just have to say that my parents rock:beer:!
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