Vegas VayCay: Part I

Sunday 7/27/08

4:30 PM_ It’s official! Vacation has begun. It started today with getting ready on the home front to leave. We sure will miss the kitties, but I am glad they have each other. We decided to leave earlier than expected so we could stop and get some lunch. It only took us two hours to arrive at GSO Airport. Now we have a little bit of a wait until we actually depart but that is what you get when you go for the cheap seats. Chuck and Emily are having fun checking out the airport and people watching. I need to sign off now and use my time wisely. I still have a term paper to write, well actually two more.

Sunday 7/27/08

9:45 PM_ We arrived in Houston about 8:00. Emily survived her first plane ride, but due to a slight cold her ears did not like the descent. I have never been to this airport or Texas for that matter! I will be here till about 11:45PM. Yep, you guessed it our flight is delayed. So when they say “Everything in Texas is Bigger” they mean it! And layovers are included, apparently. So we strolled to the shuttle monorail, and on to our gate, and I found electricity, so I could continue to work on my paper and this blog, But I decided not to spend the $7.95 for 24 hours of Internet use, because it will force me to pick apart the my already downloaded resources for my research paper. I am easily detracted and would have wanted to spend my $7.95 on facebook, twitter, updating my blog, and consuming my many RSS feeds! Taking the time to write this update is enough to keep me off task.

SO I am back... 1hour and 40 minutes to go! Emily is people watchin’ and messing with her split ends. Chuck is reading a book, I know shocking! And I am blogging, reading my articles and fleshing out that outline, all while listening to one of my many playlists. Ah technology, its great if you want everyone around you to leave you alone, but even this lover of everything techno can see how it keeps us from connecting face 2 face with those around us.

Monday 7/28/08

We got here early this morning around 1AM and to our hotel/room by 2AM. SO it was brush your teeth and say good night! It is now 8ish Vegas time and my sleeping beauties are still sleeping. I am a morning is every timezone, so I am itchin’ to get going!Got the computer working…with some troubleshooting involved…seems to be the story of my life. Getting ready to call my Grandma and set a plan for later this evening. We are going to explore “The Strip” today. More updates later!

Just 4 Fun!

Welcome to the Family!

I would like to introduce you to the newest member of our family.

Pedro

Prom 2008

My little peep went off to her first prom tonight! She attended with a friend of hers. Ironically, he attended W. Elementary School when I was a teacher there. He is a very nice young man. Oh where does the time go!

Holy Antler Sheds! I am a Mythbuster!

He he he he! I just won a bet I made with Chuck! It all started as we were watching Mythbusters. They were working on a myth that involved a moose. The cast was making observations of a real moose for part of their experiment, but the moose did not have its antlers. SO, I happened to say something about... maybe it sheds its antlers...like a deer. Well, Chuck immediately questioned this statement as if it were not true. I replied, "Yeah, a buck will shed its antlers." Now Chuck is a questioner , and not a hunter,and totally did not believe my statement. He immediately went to the computer. I stopped him and said, WAIT let's bet! We set the terms of our wager, which will NOT be documented on this blog because trust me it would definitely fall in the category of "too much information." For any hunters out in the blogosphere...you know where this is going! I was right! Antlers are the fastest growing tissue in the animal kingdom.
I just had to celebrate this moment with a blog entry, because these moments are few and far between! Special thanks to GOOGLE!

What Do These Things Have in Common?

Chuck: Deadliest Catch
Karla: Survivor
Chuck:Blizzard
Karla: Seven Deadly Sins
Chuck: Empire State Building
Karla: Marathon
Chuck:Burt Reynolds
Karla: Black Mamba

They are to topics ,Chuck and I came up with as we challenged each other to an impromptu game of Pictionary on our white paper place mats at the local BBQ joint! Chuck is always thinking of cute ideas to keep thing fun and exciting. It was a fun dinner date! I wish I would have kept the "mats" I could have scanned them if for everyone to see. SHOOT!

Kendra, You Were Right!

Just Saturday, I was talking to my sister about one of our favorite shows Biggest Loser and we discussed a comment she placed on this blog...that "I bet it comes down to a pound!" Well, Kendra you were right! Bernie, one of my favorite contestants and one cutie pa-toot-ee, WON the $100,000 prize competition for those who got sent home! He even beat Mark!

Now, let me pause for a commercial break promoting my DVR! It allows me to fast forward through commercials and use it to manage my tv watching in such a way that I can watch two shows during the same time period. This is at this very moment allowing to maximize my multi-tasking! At least that is what I am tellin' myself. YEAH TECHNOLOGY !

Back to TBL! Did you hear Ali was a former swimming champ!? Big deal if you come from Casa de Ontiveros! Finally, we have a female winner! Way to Go ! ALI! So what have you done today to feel proud?