Happy Independence Day!

Do they have 4th of July in England?


Yes! It comes after the 3rd of July.


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Hope you all are enjoying this weekend with some nice Carolina BBQ, pig pickin, or church potluck... whatever it may be.  Here in Vegas, I'm doing none of those things... because it is raining. In Vegas. It is raining. On the 4th of July.  Not only is it Sin City, it's ... Unpatriotic City. (Stephen? Joke cred? Maybe??)   Personally, I'm a little thankful... I have missed cloudy days and thunderstorms - and it is quite a storm!

But, the pool would be really nice to enjoy!  My best friend from home, Allison, is visiting me from LA this long weekend.

We're having a blast - despite locking my keys in the car the first 30 min she was here!  (It's just so nice to have a good friend around.  I forgot how much I missed that kind of friendship.)  We visited the M resort pool!  It's enormous and beautiful, and definitely helped cool us off from the 111 degree weather (the locals say "oh, this isn't even hot yet." just shut up.)

We went to the strip! Unlike me, Allison actually did pretty well at the slots.  We visited some casinos I hadn't been to - I found a favorite one!  We thought about visiting the ice bar - it's where everything - from chairs and tables to glasses - are constructed of ice.  But, we never made it that far.

We went shopping!  What are girl friends for?? :)  Al has been a key instrument in affirming or generating decorative ideas for my apartment.  I think it's shaping up! Promise I'll post pictures soon!

Last weekend, Stephen and I met halfway and went camping in Fishlake National Park.  In just 3 hours, I saw red cliffs, green mountains, then snow-covered mountains.  You'll never find me complaining about that drive! Not to mention a 40 degree drop in temperature.  We ate at a local cafe, dropped my car off at a hospital smaller than a grocery store, and headed up to Kents Lake.  Unfortunately the hiking there was sub-par... so we found some other ways to entertain ourselves....

 

 

 



Other points of interest.... My sweet precious beautiful lovely Neon is no longer mine.  I signed it over to a dealership a few weeks ago, and poor thing has been replaced with a shiny red sports car :)

 I also have officially become a Nevada resident - I got my drivers license and license plates!  I'm a local, now! (PS - everything in Vegas is over the top - even the DMV).


Oh yeah, I got a data phone.  Now I can instantly have access to you facebook posts, emails, and scrabble games.... hurray?

<3 America!