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* swim in the pool (and it was a really cool one, too) * eat at a buffet * see the Bellagio fountains * see a show * shop (unless M&Ms count…) * smoke, drink, gamble, or get a hooker
Read More Vegas Musts that I Didn’t DoMy Mum told me after Little Red was born, “you love those whom you serve.” We serve our children most, was her implication, and I was probably nursing Little Red at the time. As I watch Little Red play with Earl Bird, kiss him, hold his hand, and offer his nose for a buffet, I […]
Read More LoveI think I’ve said “I’m an idiot” a million times since Tuesday. Paul, who is kind to a fault, keeps saying, “you’re not an idiot. You just get flustery sometimes.” Fine, but I’m still an idiot. But I’ve thought a lot about it, and started looking back at how many times I’ve been flustered lately, […]
Read More EpiphanyTuesday morning, after we loaded up the car and left the hotel, I began work on one of my summer passtimes — dehydration. We were out on the street in the middle of the day, and it was naptime. I had considered going to one of the outlet malls, but stubbornly determined to do something Las Vegas, […]
Read More How to Lose in Vegas without GamblingWhen Paul’s alarm went off at ten to seven on Monday morning, I was beat. We had, of course, stayed up late with his brother the night before. Little Red asked one of us to hop into bed with him and I told him to climb into my bed. He rolled over and closed his eyes, so […]
Read More The Great EscapeTwo little girls came a little early! Welcome, Moriah Donnette (born June 21st) and Olivia Isabel Irene (born June 24th) Hooray! Alyson and ABQ, we’re waiting for you!
Read More While I Was Out…Paul’s boss met us in line at the hotel on Saturday evening to ensure that our check-in went smoothly. (Good thing: the hotel charges $20 for a crib and he decided to foot that, too.) As they chatted, Paul and Jim, Jim casually said, “and tomorrow is suit and tie.” We had already turned around (within […]
Read More SynopsisAfter much waffling, the boys and I decided to join Paul on his convention. We went to: Just kidding, we didn’t go to New York, nor did we stay at the New York, New York in Vegas (Vegas is where the convention really was.) We stayed at the Golden Nugget. (Paul’s boss is a big […]
Read More Our Non-VacationBefore Saturday, the only Joshua Tree I had seen was on the cover of a U2 album. At the time I was more interested in the music than the photograph, and paid it very little mind. As we drove across the desert on Saturday, I cared nothing for the music, and I fell in love […]
Read More I Heart Joshua TreesIt is two weeks to the day that Little Red decided he was no longer wearing diapers, but underwear (thus the new nickname: Captain Underpants.) He stayed dry all morning, even telling me when he needed to go instead of going at a time I had insisted he try (which I’ve stopped doing because the […]
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