Random Pictures From January



One afternnoon my sister and I went to M & M world, and the Coca Cola factory. When we headed back into the MGM to the parking garage the sun was setting.



Tucker!

All the kids in Redmond for the weekend!!! 1/15/11

Ironically having lived in Vegas for 9 years I have never learned to play poker. The place I learned was a small town in Oregon called Redmond. It was a lot of fun and of course there was no betting.

I'm sewing a skirt. I'm not very good at it but I want to learn and it was an easy pattern so we will see.

Oregon

My trip was a blast!! It was sooo great to meet everyone and to see others I have met before. It was a real inspiration to me to see all of the kids up there, it makes me feel like I'm not alone, EVER! I loved it and everyone was so nice! I didn't even know most of them, but it didn't matter at all. I'm glad I went and will definitely have to make a tradition out of it.

3 Days!

I leave for Oregon in just 3 days! I worked 12 hours yesterday, will work 12 today and 8 tomorrow. Then I took Thursday off to be able to pack my things and do anything I need to do before I leave. Then Friday I will fly up to Bend for four days and come home Monday. I'm so excited!!!! I can't wait until at least Thursday and these long days are over. It wouldn't be as bad if I worked 12 hours straight but I work from 8 to 4 or 5 then have enough time to change and all that jazz then I work from 6:30 to 10:30, it sure makes for a long tiring day!

Health Goals

Daily

•  Eat around 1200 to 1600 calories a day, no more, no less. 
• Drink more water and less diet, caffeine free soda. (if you actually think about how it tastes it's pretty gross)
• Walk/run/hike whenever I have the time.
• DO NOT go to the store and buy ice cream that I say I'm only going to eat a serving of..it doesn't work.
• Eat more fruits and vegetables as snacks instead of sweets.
• Go to bed before 11pm, if possible.  
• Wake up in the morning before 8, if I don't I stay lazy the whole day.

Weekly

• Walk/run/hike at least 3 times a week or more, for an hour each time.
• Stick to healthy daily goals for the whole week.
• Buy some weights so I can begin training again.

 Monthly

 I want to be able to run an entire mile or more again by the end of this month or the beginning of next month. I also want to stick to my daily and weekly goals for a month...it will be a first!

 Yearly

 By the end of this year I want to be able to RUN a 5k, not power walk or jog but RUN a 5k! There are a ton here in Vegas and I've always wanted to participate in one! I also want to see about some sort of trail running thing...we have a ton of trails here and I've always enjoyed hiking so what could be better than that?

Snow...in Vegas???

I ran downstairs in my pj's, barefoot with my camera just to take these pictures! My family thought I was completely insane, but when you're a Vegas kid and it's snowing outside you can't waist time with something as unnecessary as shoes...besides the snow might melt by the time you got them on.

The snow actually began to stick to the ground.

and the plants

our neighbor's tree

sticking some more...

It even stuck to the road!

I had snow all over my car!

Tucker wasn't sure about the whole thing

Tucker's pawprints

This is about all we got and it started melting soon after this.

He wasn't a fan.

New Camera

I got a new camera last Saturday! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! It takes really clear pictures and the amount of detail it pics up is awesome. I can zoom in on something that's just one cm from the lens!!

Fireworks!

These aren't the worlds best pictures...they were taken on my phone. On New Year's eve I had a babysitting job at the Bellagio and we were on the perfect side of the building. The children and I could see all the fireworks down the strip! It was AMAZING! I absolutely love fireworks and the kids really enjoyed them too. It made the trip to and from the Bellagio completely worth it!

Bellagio (more pictures to come)



This Post is kinda late. My sister and I went to the Bellagio with the workers in November! I forgot my camera so Tamara let me use hers, so it took a while to get the pictures. It was a lot of fun, the Bellagio is probably my favorite hotel here in Vegas. It's soooo beautiful. The garden and the fountains are amazing!



New Year

"A NEW YEAR, 365 gifts to unwrap. Some brightly packaged in ribbons & bows, fun & laughter filled. Some simple, presented in brown a bag yet holding treasure we'll cherish a lifetime. Some dark & foreboding in thier stark wrapping holding tears & new lessons. Some elegant with special paper we'll see only once in events & landmarks we never forget. Each a gift of God, may His Hand help us unwrap them one at a time."

This is a post one of my friends posted on facebook. I really liked it. It's hard to be thankful for the hard and trying times in our lives, but they are the ones that make us stronger and they are the one's we learn the most from! God never said life would be easy, in fact he told us the opposite! However, he has shown that our trials, tribulations and struggles will be well worth it. In meeting tonight we heard that a new year is 365 new todays and that's exactly how I want to view this next year. The thought of a new year and all it can bring is frightening, exciting and could make a person panic, but if we/I take it one day at a time we can make it! Another thought that was shared was that if we were told last year on December 31st what last year would bring we probably wouldn't have believed it and would have felt that we didn't have the strength or nerve to face it. This is why we don't know the future, and we aren't guarenteed one either. I would just like to take each day for what it is and learn from it good, bad or indefferent.