Vegas Life

I suckered him into a wine and paint date night. 1 of 3 guys among 27 women! 

Tommy Rockers "Vintage Martini Glass"

Finished products hanging on my favorite wall in the house, "the places we go..."

Can you say AWWW!

Yup, best ever beach and surf the web days! 

Oh mr. Sun please shine down on me! 

Boulder Beach, Lake Mead's and all it's beauty! 

It even rained a day! Ha. It never rains. In fact it's rained 5 days since August! 

And this very day is the day Starbucks got its Pumpkin Spice in! It's like they knew it wa perfect for this rainy day!

Dinner at Hennessey's Irish Pub in Downtown Las Vegas before the 51's baseball game. We love sitting on the deck and people watching.

 Love these seats, 19&20!

It won't be long and we'll be back to beer and peanuts and baseball pants! 

And Fireworks for each home game :)

2012-2013 Update Post

Oh My, things have changed since my last post.  

D and I vacationed in Nevada.

He in return was offered an amazing job out in southwest that was too good to not accept. It came with a promise of opportunity, continued education, sunshine and entertainment!

So D setup an E-headquarters in the west (2717 miles from our humble abode in VT). I stayed in the northeast to pack up and close up shop. 

We hauled out a 100 years worth of junk and things we just didn't use. We had to downsize for that kind of a move!

First stack

Re-stack! My OCD kicked in!

But while the process was taking place we spent months apart and flying weekends to see each other. And we were connected through our phones and FaceTime.

34 flights total! 17 airports! 1 pack back! 

I slept in airports and carried my lavender filled eye pillow for added comfort and sleep! 

When the time came I picked up the beast in Burlington and drove it to our house to load.

18'x10' no furniture- just "junk"!

I quit my $48,000 a year job(s)! 

We road tripped 4 days and 2717 miles across the country...

 

We set up our E-HQ in this cute southwestern estate! We even upgraded Ingrid, meet Estelle! 

In 2012-2013 we packed up our house in VT. We put up a forsale sign. We road tripped across the country. We even changed jobs and Zipcodes.

But where did we move to? 

 VIVA LAS VEGAS, Baby!!

2014 {GOALS}

1. Lose 15 pounds by May
2. Read 1 book during each school break (0/5)
3. Hammer QTR 2 out of the park!
4. Survive Qtr 3
5. Live through Qtr 4
6. Sucessfully make it through QTR 5
7. Sell my Vermont house!
8. Double our emergency fund
9. Pay off all current debt except mortgage 
10. Organize office
11. De-clutter office
12. Purchase bookcase for office 
13. Organize billing into filing cabinet
14. Setup for guests
15. Redo guest bathroom
16. Purchase new stools for bar
17. Purchase new couch
18. Purchase entertainment center
19. Organize master bedroom
20. Print/frame artwork for Master bedroom
21. Refinish dresser
22. Replace knobs
23. Purchase under the sink organizer for master bath
24. Organize master closet 
25. Refinish Master closet dresser
26. Do Walkway planters
27. Organize patio and make it very homey and study worthy
28. Purchase cozy chaise chair for patio
29. Reduce storage in Garage
30. Book NCL Cruise
31. Book Carnival Cruise
32. Go camping in the Desert with the kids
33. Go on a road trip to Colorado
34. Tour the Grand Canyon
35. Go to the Grand Canyon Caverns
36. San Diego Zoo
37. Go to water park
38. Visit the Pacific Ocean
39. Go to Washington, D.C. for a long weekend
40. Escape the city and rent a house in Mt. Charleston
41. Tour Ghost tour
42. Have at least 4 weekends away from the city (0/4)
43. Go hiking with Doc
44. Go skiing with Doc at Big Bear
45. Start running
46. Attend at least 4 5K's (0/4)
47. Learn to quilt
48. Get a pedicure each school break (0/5)
49. Get a hot stone massage
50. Get a couples massage with D
51. Go bowling
52. Go to Murder Mystery Dinner
53. Have a date night with Doc where we actually dress up (1/12)
54. Go to a show on the Strip (1/12)
55. Watch the sunset at least 5 times in the desert (0/5)
56. Make new friends
57. Have professional photos taken of D and myself
58. Frame more pictures for around the house
59. Keep up with printing out and albuming my weekend photos
60. Organize my photo's on my external hard drive
61. Get my wedding dress preserved
62. Finish wedding album
63. Baby proof the house (for companies littles)
64. send out birthday cards (3/5)
65. Send out Christmas cards
66. Send a message in a bottle
67. Write a love letter to my DH and send it snail mail
68. Go through all my clothes and donate the ones I no longer wear/need
69. Make a new E family tradition
70. Start cooking more meals for D and I
71. Pack D and me lunch for work at least 2x a week complete with a note inside to him :0)
72. Have friends over for dinner
73. Bake my own bread
74. Make a friend a birthday cake from scratch
75. Try Indian food
76. Eat pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner
77. Drink less Soda
78. Take a cooking class
79. Have breakfast in bed
80. Make several fancier dinners for Doc and I
81. Buy more fresh, organic produce
82. Print out and organize my recipes
83. volunteer at least 16 hours a month
84. Establish a monthly task list and weekly goals to meet
85. Sell those Ebay items that have been stacking up
86. Stay positive about life and make sure to keep the negative out
87. Recycle more
88. Donate $4.00 to charity for each task that is not completed (charity to be determined later)
89. As I complete each task, write about my accomplishments, set-backs, experiences, etc.
90. Make a new list of 90 things to do by 2015!

2013--NOT TOO BAD BUT I'm going to do BETTER!

1. Lose 25 pounds. I need to be healthier
2. Read 25 Books (2/25)
3. Find out how many credits I currently hold
4. Sign up for school
5. Officially purchase house
6. Paint Kitchen
7. Put down a new floor in the bathroom
8. Paint back splash with chalkboard paint
9. Get new counter tops
10. Purchase energy efficient stove
11. Purchase energy efficient dishwasher
12. purchase energy efficient refrigerator
13. Paint living room/hallway
14. Get the hardwood floors redone
15. Purchase new couch
16. Paint future child room/office
17. Put closet organizing system in guest room
18. Organize the office (with more bookshelves, etc)
19. Reduce clutter
20. Paint Master bedroom
21. Decorate the master bedroom
22. Purchase bed frame and side tables
23. Purchase new bedding
24. Put in closet organizer with drawers in Master bedroom closet
25. Hang shelves in the Bathroom
26. Paint bathroom
27. Replace Shower
28. Replace Toilet
29. Replace sink and medicine cabinet
30. Buy a new energy efficient washer and dryer
31. Double our emergency fund
32. Pay off all current debt except mortgage
33. Have a open house for friends to come and see our new place
34. Keep a neater/cleaner home
35. Get my passport
36. Go on a cruise
37. Go camping
38. Go on a road trip
39. Go to water park
40. Visit the ocean
41. Go to Maine
42. Go to a Yankees game
43. See fire & Ice display in Boston
44. Go to Washington, D.C. for a long weekend
45. Have a vacation planned for somewhere in Europe
46. Research traveling to Seattle.
47. Have at least 4 weekends away (0/4)
48. Go hiking with Doc
49. Go skiing with Doc
50. Start walking around the pond 3 nights a week
51. Start running
52. Walk in a marathon
53. Purchase a P22 and start shooting each weekend with Doc
54. Learn to quilt
55. Get a makeover hair/makeup
56. Get a pedicure
57. Get a hot stone massage
58. Get a couples massage with Doc
59. Go bowling
60. Go the movies in the theater
61. Have a date night with Doc where we actually dress up (1/12)
62. Go to a concert
63. Watch the sunset at least 5 times (0/5)
64. Make new friends
65. Have professional photos taken of Dominic and myself 
66. Frame more pictures for around the house
67. Keep up with printing out and albuming my weekend photos
68. Organize my photo's on my external hard drive
69. Get frame for wedding photo present
70. Pick up wedding dress from mothers house
71. Get my wedding dress preserved
72. Finish wedding album
73. Sell extra wedding decor
74. Look into the possibility of adoption
75. Baby proof the house (for companies littles)
76. Buy an excellent (professional) camera
77. send out birthday cards (3/5)
78. Send out Christmas cards
79. Send a message in a bottle
80. Write a love letter to my husband and send it snail mail
81. Go through all my clothes and donate the ones I no longer wear/need
82. Make a new E family tradition
83. Start cooking more meals for Doc and I
84. Pack Doc and me lunch for work at least 2x a week complete with a note inside to him :0)
85. Eat meat only once a week (0/52)
86. Start making my own yogurt
87. Have friends over for dinner
88. Bake my own bread
89. Make a friend a birthday cake from scratch
90. Try Indian food
91. Eat pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner
92. Drink less Soda
93. Take a cooking class
94. Have breakfast in bed
95. Make several fancy dinners for Doc and I
96. Buy more fresh, organic produce
97. Print out and organize my recipes
98. Recycle more
99. Donate $4.00 to charity for each task that isn’t completed (charity to be determined later)
100. As I complete each task, write about my accomplishments, set-backs, experiences, etc.
101. Make a new list of 101 Things to Do by the time my 1001 days are done

 These goals may carry one from year to year but they keep me going, they keep me devoted to getting things done in and around the house :)