Vegas Update #1

Apparently my video poker skills are limited to my laptop. Financially, the trip was a bust. But fun-wise, over the top!! On our first day we got giant margaritas and walked around the mall (whoever had this idea is a genius! Seriously. It is way too easy to spend money when you're a little margarita-tipsy), then we had dinner and saw an OK magician, Steve Wyrick. He took himself a little too seriously for my taste. Next day (Anniversary!) we sat by the pool, visited the Forum Shops at Caesar's (always a fave), drank more giant margaritas on the long, HOT walk back to our hotel, saw Love (Beatles/Cirque de Soleil combo and GREAT!) then split a giant piece of cheesecake at the Carnegie Deli. Yesterday we visited the Hard Rock Casino, then the M&M's store right outside the MGM to get gifts for the kids. Sat by the pool again, then headed over to Rio for a wonderful dinner and saw Penn and Teller. They are SO cool! The restaurant had a photographer walking around and Husband and I got a halfway decent shot of us together after 15 years. Not bad. Got home tonight and headed straight up to my parent's house to pick up the kids. Daughter was not finished being adored and spoiled and didn't want us to come. Son was thrilled to see us, but probably missed the PlayStation more.

Ladies, I don't mean to brag, but Husband plans the best trips! I am one lucky girl. Well, not at video poker.

Blogging Break, right on schedule 6

Life has been happening pretty much on your schedule lately and now there are a few cool loops in the road that will change that rhythm. If you're flexible, you'll be happy for the interesting alteration.

I see just a few problems here. 1) I can't remember the last time life happened on MY schedule. If it happened how I would like the kids would sleep until 9 am and skating and swimming would have the same start and end times. 2) What are "cool loops"? It certainly can't mean temperature. Tomorrow Husband and I are heading off to Vegas (where it is 108 degrees) to celebrate our 15th Anniversary. The kids are at my parent's until Sunday morning and we have tickets to Love on our Anniversary (I know, how appropriate, sometimes Husband is too cute for words.) Maybe the trip is my "cool loop" but it's been planned for a while and of course I'm going to be happy about this alteration.

I did get the computer thing right, schedule-wise. Took it in to be fixed yesterday and found out the hard drive was about ready to go and we would have lost everything, including Husband's 12,000 songs on itunes. Yes, you read that right, 12,000. On Monday I'll pick up my computer with a new BIG hard drive and MORE memory. Hello video projects!

To my faithful tens of readers, have a wonderful 4th of July (if you're American, if you're not you can choose an alternate date in July). I'll be back on Sunday. I've been practicing video poker after watching a show on Vegas Secrets on the Travel Channel and I'm eager to put my new skills to work!