One project to the next!

I pretty much always have a project going...

Paint chip bookmarks inspired by Pinterest :) I sort of want to read just so I can get another look at the bookmark!

Here's what I've been reading:

Finished Outliers (Loved it!)

Almost done listening to If I Stay (loving it)

And trying to get into The Wednesday Wars. The lady at the library REALLY wants me to read it... I'm kind of afraid to return it without a raving review.

And last of all, a cheesy but true placeholder Subway art:

Compliments of the girls at Eighteen 25. If you've never been to their blog, you really should go.

I've been busy with a few other sewing projects lately, so if I take pictures of them I will definitely post. Pinterest is an awesome ways to catalog my favorite projects I've already done and have yet to do!

Las Vegas

Las Vegas was everything we hoped for and more! I tried this new layout and I can't seem to get the pictures in order- so it's not chronological, but just a sampling from our trip:

Praise the heavens, Scott got new board shorts! His old shorts will be burnt at our next campfire. That's how bad they were.

Our first stop was the outlet mall.

Ravella. Our hotel was about 30 min. from the strip. Far enough to relax, close enough to hit the shows!

Once there, I realized it was our first hotel since our honeymoon! We have stayed in motels, but they don't compare :)

Out on the town... hi Vess!

Vess and Angie at the Venitian

The taco competition next to our hotel made for a delicious lunch!

We went to the Hoover Dam! A pretty fun outing :)

Just out for our morning walk. So relaxing!

James and Kylie got a DELICOUS fried oreo dessert which they shared with us. YUM.

The Ravella has lots of gardens- rumor is that it is the old Ritz Carlton!

Vess and Angie are sooo romantic with the famous frozen hot chocolate from Serindipity. I would highly recommend that restaurant on the strip!

Mystere pretty much blew us away. So graceful, and SO strong!

We had a big waterfall and beach at the hotel too! Perfect place to lay out!

Op- there is Hoover dam again!

And Vess, photobombing again.

James and Scott were good drivers. Never crashed. Not even once!

the lobster at the Treasure Island buffet was delish! (Not the best buffet ever...)

There were chandeliers like this about every 10 feet in the hotel. How de-LIGHT-ful!

The whole crew at Serendipity!

Kylie was in the market for some new glasses, do you think these work?

Scott at the hotel beach. We could definitely go back!!!

I don't know if I told you...

but I sold "Golda" this week!

This is one of those things where it is

happy

and

sad

all at the same time.

We already know I am kind of a nostalgic person,

but even I didn't know that nostalgia applied to cars.

I mean, really?

Golda has been in our family forever. I always felt it kind of a privilege to drive her.

Even on the hot hot hot days without AC.

Golda was my car and I thought of Heather, Bryan and Noelle every time I drove.

(Well, may not every time, but almost!)

I vividly remember going on a hunt for Golda on/near Heather's 16th birthday. The car was hidden down the street at a neighbors house. I remember being 8 years old and sitting in the backseat as Heather tried to get the stick shift up the steep hill to our house. We did a lot of backward rolling, what a time! Since then, all 4 kids have learned to drive a manual car, and we loved every minute. I think each of us left our mark on the car- whether from the trailer hitch in front of us on a rainy day (me) or backing into a garbage can on the street (sibling remains nameless).

Well friends, I have good news for you. The car went to a grateful guy. He is tall and skinny, and he has wild, orange hair. I tried to tell him the car meant a lot to me, and that he was lucky to get it. But I didn't want to freak him out, or get emotional, so I didn't. And that is why I am writing it here :)

Golda has been great to the Tanner family. Though we all have cars more comfortable than a '95 now, I think we will all remember our days with Golda fondly!

Thoughts

Not much going on lately, but because I haven't blogged much at all lately, here is what we're up to:

Still watering the garden. Tomatoes are doing great, basil not so much- I moved it to a sunnier spot!

We are the proud owners of a 3 TERAbite hard drive :) :) :) Yeah. Do you know how many GB that is? Over 3,000. Considering that I have fried literally every hard drive I have ever used, Scott put in place some new rules for me this time around. I hope I follow them and let this drive LIVE!

Primary teacher training tonight was great! I really believe kids can learn the language of the scriptures.

I got my license plates all attached to the Kia (which we are loving!) while Scott made us a fantastic curry for dinner. Yum!

Bermuda shorts are on sale at Old Navy for $11. I now own 2 pair of shorts :) My blue ones I wore (read: ruined) in Asia, and now a nice neutral pair. Bring on the summer!

So happy Elizabeth Smarts abductor got life in prison. I've followed this story closely, very intriguing.

It is late, I am tired. I think I will paint my toenails tomorrow. Gotta get packed for the big trip to Vegas!

Simply Orange

"Simply Orange Juice is the best juice money can buy."

We have a hospice nurse who brings us leftover juice from their team meetings. He has come in 2 weeks in a row now, touting the great qualities of Simply and encouraging us to have a glass before he takes it up to the fridge.

Not from concentrate.

Delicious.

Gives you a full dose of Vitamin C.

Delicious.

Contains Calcium phosphate and calcium lactate*

Delicious.

It even has 2 grams of protein.

Delicious.

Various sizes to quench your thirst:

13.5oz, 59oz and even 89oz.

Delicious.

*Ingredients not found in normal OJ.

If you have never had Simply then you must stop blog hopping and grab your keys immediately to go get some. If you have had it before, and you know what I'm talking about, and you are already craving it by now :) Delicious.

Viva

So my computer's hard drive has been full for over a year. I have deleted everything I can bear to delete. So, I've been using an external hard drive, but guess what? It fried last weekend. I soooo hope i can get back our wedding pictures, Asia pictures, and all the pics from our first year married. Wow, I am really hoping.

Long story short: no space = no pictures = no blogging. BUT, the big news from today does not require pics from my camera. Only pics from the internet:

The Ravella Hotel

And tickets to this show:

Have been purchased for next weekend.

Hathaways, Drapers, and Pearsons will spend

Memorial Day

Las Vegas Style.

Woot!

I have a Green Thumb

I have had a long time dream of being a gardner. And it all started this week. I have been waiting aaallllllll of winter for this day- the day I could plant my garden :)

We only bought 1 bag of potting soil, so we had to go out with a hammer and salad server (so we don't have gardening tools) to dig up some mulch. See that dirt next to the cars. There is less of it now...
While we were planting, Scott got a bit confused, thinking he is the master gardner and I am the assistant. Sorry Babe, other way around! We have rosemary, thyme and oregano in the box!



Tomato:

Basil:

Just FYI- I'm not sure a patio garden is cost effective. So if you're looking to plant on a budget, you better not buy planter boxes, potting soil, or any $3.33 plants like we did. We could probably buy herbs all year with the money we spent on this experience. But hey, we are GROWING things and beautifying our patio, and we will eat a lot a LOT of fresh pesto. With all this tomato and basil, I feel some ensalada caprese coming on!