Update on Everything

Well, we went to Las Vegas this past week. Hubby had a conference, and I ditched school to tag along. It was very relaxing. The flight was long because it was non-stop. Glad it was overwith, and glad we didn't have a layover somewhere.

We met Miki from Guild Wars. She picked us up at the airport and took us to her house. We got in around 9:30 and couldn't check in until 2:00. She was a blast. She was very sweet and extremely funny. She has two big dogs which scared me at first, but they were really sweet, friendly, and good natured. She put us in a cab around 4:30 and sent us to Caesar's Palace - inside joke, but it was hillarious!

We got to Caesar's Palace. Check in was until 5:00. We got there like five minutes late. They didn't have a room for us in the price range we booked, so we got upgraded to the newest tower. The room had about 1,000 square feet, a jacuzzi tub, huge shower, two plasma screen TV's (one in the bathroom), and a minibar. It was GREAT! Our view looked out onto the Bellagio water show, so we saw those every night. It was amazing. Our room had a king size bed, a dining table with two chairs, a living area with a sofa, two chairs, and an ottoman. It was very relaxing.

Our first night there, Hubby had a poker tournament with the convention (no money in on his part). He won the whole thing. His prize was $500. He gave me $300 because he knows I've been saving to purchase clothes. I'm graduating in August, and I want a more professional wardrobe to wear to interviews and to work. Isn't he great? Anyway, while he was at the tournament, I went shopping with Miki. We had such a great time. I bought two pair of jeans at Ann Taylor Loft. They look great! One pair fits me now and one is a size smaller. I'm trying to lose weight before I graduate. I will be happy to get into a size 10 or 12. I'm trying to be realistic. I was wanting to get into a 9, but I don't really think that is realistic with my lifestyle. Miki and I went to a place called California Pizza Kitchen for dinner. They had the best chicken avocado eggrolls! We both ended up buying a plate of those to take home for a snack later that night. I really enjoyed my time with her.

We got home yesterday afternoon. Hubby and I are still both extremely tired after our trip. We went to see K today and went shopping with them. I bought a suit at Dillard's. The jacket was $59 and the pants were on sale for $12.25 (I didn't realize that until she called for a price check. They were the last pair left of that style and wouldn't scan - lucky me). The suit was black. I also bought a pair of navy slacks to wear to work for $30. Right now, I have been wearing the same pair of pants every day, but washing them every two days. What a pain. Now I have 3 pair to switch around. The total for those three items after tax was only $110 and a little change.

From there, Hubby and I went looking at shoes and purses. I need to get a brown pair of shoes and a navy pair of shoes (now that I have the navy pants). I bought a black leather purse on sale for $29.99. It's great. My purses have been rather basic and casual. I needed something more professional, up to date, and a little dressy. I love it! From there, we went to K-B toy store because a few weeks ago, K wanted to buy orange cones to build a road and his dad talked him into getting another truck. Hubby and I bought him the cones today. He loved them. He put them all over the living room and then took his badminton racket and started knocking them all over the place. :-)

I found out the iced coffee drink I like at Starbucks today. I like the iced lowfat vanilla latte. Talk about jump starting your day. Hubby and I got two coffees today. We are both so tired. The first one I got was the iced vanilla latte (regular milk) and the second one I got was a non-fat iced caramel latte. The caramel needed a little more fat in the milk to make it a little creamier - that's why I've decided I like the lowfat best. I also liked the vanilla flavored one better than the caramel.

We stopped by to see Scott and Donna today. Donna was at her mom's. Her mom has been given 90 days to live. She has some sort of lung cancer. Donna's dad died two years ago of lung cancer. She's having a hard time with this, understandably. They have done a lot of things around their house. It looks great. They've been working on the yard, done tile work in the kitchen (which is amazing), and changed the fixtures in the kitchen, the guest bath, and the master bath. They've also been working on finishing the bonus room (which was completely unfinished and without a floor when they purchased the home four years ago).

We got a cute Easter card from Bro, Wife, and the kids. I have a gift card I need to send to M (Bro's wife) for her birthday next week. It's from Bath and Body. Every woman loves that stuff, and as a mother of three, I'm sure she doesn't have the time to pamper herself.

Hope you all had a great week. I will try to write more consistently. I've been kind of slacking and stressing recently. This past week away has really helped put me back on track. Write more soon. :-)