It's Friday

And I'm nosy...

So here's the question: Do you like "peeps" Easter candy? You know, the pink, green, yellow, blue, and purple marshmallow bunnies and chicks that are ALL sugar! As much as I like candy, I've never cared for peeps. I don't like jelly beans either. Just give me something chocolate and I'm happy!

Las Vegas - Part 2

While we were in Vegas, we decided to walk the strip and head down to the Mirage Hotel. Courtney and I ordered tickets to see the Beatles Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage and we wanted to pick up our tickets. We saw the show on Sunday night and it was fantastic. They have a new Cirque show that is Elvis inspired. I'd love to see that next.


I really wanted to see Donny and Marie but their show was still on hiatus due to the death of Marie's son. Look at how they do the advertising for their show...


Pretty neat huh! They have their billboard on the front of the Flamingo Hotel where they have their show. My sister saw the show recently and said it was the best show she'd ever seen.

I don't know how we got so lucky but we ended up standing right in front of the Bellagio Hotel when their water show started. It's so beautiful and mesmerizing...







It's very entertaining walking the strip, you never know what your gonna see and believe me, Vegas attracts all kinds! Get a load of this guy's outfit! Board shorts, loafers, hat, and striped jacket. Amazing isn't it?!



My sister said no matter how much she loved the guy, she wouldn't be holding his hand when he was wearing that combination. Me, I quickly ran up behind him to take his picture. I knew it was good blog material!

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A Little Wheeler Dealer

The funniest thing happened to my husband on Sunday...

He went to the grocery store and on the way out, he stopped to buy a couple boxes of Girl Scout cookies. I had just mentioned Saturday night that we hadn't bought any cookies this year and lo and behold, he came home with 2 boxes of Thin Mints.

As he was buying the cookies, the little girl told him "since this box is bent, and since we only have 2 boxes left, I'll sell you the bent box of cookies for $3 instead of $4." In the meantime, the mother is saying "hey, what are you doing!? Now we've got to pay the difference ourselves!" Too funny!


Delicious! One quick question though, when did they start putting the cookies in foil wrappers?

Las Vegas - Part 1

We've already been home from Las Vegas for a week now and I haven't mentioned anything about it. Truth be told, I just haven't felt like blogging, either creating posts or commenting. Courtney was home for spring break all week so I've been a little preoccupied.

Last Friday I drove to Vegas to meet up with family and friends. Like I've mentioned, we're not drinkers but we used the excuse of spring break and Courtney being 21 to head to sin city. Courtney flew in from Arizona and my sister Debbie flew in from Orange County, and from the minute we arrived we were on the go. The first night, I got to bed at 4am!

Saturday morning we were up and out the door by noon and headed to another hotel to meet up with friends Deanna and Ernie for lunch. Deanna and I met in art class when we were in the 9th grade and have been best friends ever since. Technically, we've grown up with each other and have experienced everything in life together over the last 30+ years. She has always been like a sister, even living with our family after high school. Together, Deanna and I have experienced getting our driver's license, graduating high school, college, moving out and into our own apartment, engagements, marriage, having and raising children, vacations, divorce, family, careers, aging parents and death, and the list goes on and on. We truly have experienced and lived life together, like family.

Here is a picture of Debbie, myself, Courtney, and Deanna...


Best friends...


Deanna and Ernie...


And there's only one way to describe Debbie, Courtney, and myself when we're together...TROUBLE!


After spending the afternoon with Deanna and Ernie, we headed yet to another hotel, to meet up with my sister Kim and BIL Michael for dessert and coffee. Ok, with Debbie, Courtney, Kim, and myself, now you're really talking TROUBLE!

More on Vegas later...

FYI...Elvis is still alive and kicking, and living in Vegas! I bet he was trying to call Priscilla!

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Paris, Vegas style!

My Thrifty Find

I had some time to spare last week after a physical therapy session so I stopped by the Goodwill for a few minutes. Just as I was walking in, they were wheeling out a cart full of items to be put away. Lucky for me, the store was pretty empty so I was the first one to make my way over to the cart.

Right off the bat I noticed a Ray Ban eyeglass case and picked it up thinking it probably had a cheap pair of sunglasses in it. I was pleasantly SURPRISED and SHOCKED to find these in there instead...



A great pair of Maui Jim sunglasses. Maui Jim's are not cheap glasses and these are in perfect condition, with not a scratch on them. I just couldn't believe someone would give them to Goodwill and I couldn't believe the price on the sticker either...$2!

I normally don't show my husband my little thrifting goodies (because I don't want to see him roll his eyes) but I couldn't wait to show him the glasses. He's got a few pair of Maui Jim's and knows exactly what they retail for. Long story short, there was no eye rolling that day!

I think this may just be my best thrifty find ever!