Our Vegas weekend

Oh my gosh...where to start?  We made it home safely last night from our weekend trip to Vegas.  What a rude awakening with the temperature differences!  It was in the mid 60's and sunny while we were in Vegas and we came home to about 9 degrees and a little wind last night.  Brrr!  Of course, we should be happy that it had warmed up that much, we heard that it was -23 degrees while we were gone.  I certainly did not miss that!

One of our first stops while in Vegas was at the Pawn Stars place.  Do you watch that show on TV?  We do and just had to stop in to check the place out.  It was pretty fun!

On Friday, we drove out to Hoover Dam again.  We have been there several times, but they had the new bridge completed since the last time we were out there, so we had to go see it.  What an amazing sight!  Here are a few pics of the new bridge.  They built a walkway on the side so you can walk out and view Hoover Dam from the other side!  Pretty amazing.  I love the view with the shadow of the bridge in it!

Then on our drive back to the city, we saw a sign for a cheap helicopter ride to see the Dam.  I had never been up in a helicopter before and have wanted to, so I did it!  Another amazing experience.  Here are some photos of that flight.

*So sorry for the glare off the helicopter windows, but the sunshine and such just didn't help (although I am NOT complaining).  We weren't up there long, so I did not have a lot of chance to do any better.  Hey, be lucky I got any at all :)

I have a lot more photos to share with you, but I guess I better save some for tomorrow.  This post is getting pretty long as it is.  Check back tomorrow for the rest of our vacation...

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I'm off...

What crud I had!  I am feeling much better and it's a good thing!

I am off again this morning (in a little over an hour) on another adventure.  I'll be back on Monday morning to tell you all about it!

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A few pictures to brighten the day!

OK, so yesterday I did absolutely NOTHING all day.  I came down with a whopper of a cold/flu/whatever crud!  I literally laid on the couch all day!  I am happy to report that I am doing a little better today.  I even got a good night's sleep. Can you say "Nyquil"?  LOL!

So for today's post, I thought I would show you some of the flowers from Key West that we saw.  It might help me feel a little better-plus it's better than looking at all this snow of ours!  The first picture is my favorite!  Enjoy...

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Our vacation in a nutshell and my reveal...

I am going to show you our entire vacation in a nutshell.  Lots of photos for you, I  just hope I don't bore you to death with them.  I take so many pictures when I'm on vacation-you just never know when one of them is going to turn out to be your favorite!  I have a couple of them from this trip.

Let's get started.  Our cruise left from Jacksonville, Florida.  We even had to go under this big bridge (I thought for a minute there that we weren't going to fit!

Then it was off to Key West.  We had to go to the Southernmost Point in the Continental United States (of course).  Then it was off to South Beach (the southernmost beach, too!)  It was a gorgeous day that day, but we had to cut it short as we had to be back on the boat by 2:30 that afternoon. 

Remember I said talked about a favorite photo?  Well this one is one of them, and I even took it with my phone!  Can you believe that?

The next port was Nassau, Bahamas.  Here is our "parking spot" that we were backing into.  How would you like to back that big boat up?  I actually learned a lot on this cruise.  I was one of only a dozen people on board that got to take a "Behind the Fun" tour.  We were able to go to all those places on a ship that passengers are not allowed.  I learned all sorts of interesting information.  I LOVED that tour!  It was something new they were trying out, so we got to give them all sorts of feedback about it, too.  There were no cameras allowed on that tour or I would have had hundreds more pictures!  LOL!

Ready for the big surprise?  Here I am getting ready to do something I have been wanting to do for years! 

If you haven't guessed yet, I went para-sailing!  I absolutely loved it and wasn't even scared once I decided to go for it!  I would do this again in a heartbeat!  Yep, that really is me up  there!

Here is a photo of us all dressed up out on our balcony one night before we left for dinner.

This is just one of the beautiful sunsets we saw off our balcony.  If you ever decide to cruise, I do suggest getting a balcony.  The little bit extra you pay is well worth it!

OK, that about does it for our trip.  I know, a long post, but hopefully one worth looking at.  I never tire of the scenic views!  I could have shown you about 400 more pictures, but I won't do that to you :)

For you girls that guessed correctly that I went Para-sailing, you will be getting something in your mailboxes sometime soon (probably not this week, though :)  Thanks for playing along with me!

I can hardly wait to scrapbook all these pictures I took!  Since I have a couple more vacations planned this year, I will probably do them in Studio J.  Stay tuned for some photos of layouts I have done that way.  If you haven't tried it, maybe you need to.  I will never give up my traditional scrapbooking, but also love the Studio scrapbooking.

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I LOVE Club days!

Today my Club girls are coming over.  I absolutely LOVE my Club days.  I get to go downstairs and "work" all afternoon.  I love me that kind of work.

Here is the layout we'll be creating today.  It uses the brand spanking new Wings paper pack along with some of the new ribbon.

Once again, I have used a layout out of the Magic how-to book.  It is so easy to add a little magic to your layouts when using that book.  The directions are all spelled out for us :)

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**Don't forget, you still have today (and if you post before I do in the morning) to leave a comment guessing what it was that I did on vacation that I have been wanting to do for a long time.  Anyone that guesses correctly will be receiving a "happy" in the mail from me!  I will be posting tomorrow morning with photo evidence, so leave your comments today :)

Bloody Mary Friday

Oh my gosh, what a fun day yesterday was.  Yesterday was a non-work day for our group, so we decided that us girls needed a girl's day out together.  We all met at Leslie's house (in our jammies, no less) for Bloody Mary's at 10:00.  We each brought a dish to pass and we had a yummy lunch, too.

We always have such a fun time when we get together!  We love to talk and just plain be silly all day!  What great friends I am blessed with!  I am thankful for them everyday!

Today I will also share a recipe with you.  It is a Pampered Chef recipe, not my own creation, but so easy and so yummy, I just had to share it with you.  The girls really liked it, too.  In addition, it looks kinda pretty-always a plus :)  OK, mine never turns out as pretty as the pictures in the recipe books, but I'm ok with that!

I made a Reuben Sandwich ring.  First of all, here are the directions to show you how to make the ring.  (Click on the photo to enlarge it if you need to.)

And here is the recipe for you.

8 ounces sliced deli corned beef, chopped
1 can sauerkraut, drained
1 1/4 cups shredded Swiss cheese
1/4 cup Thousand Island dressing
2 Tbsp. parsley (it called for fresh, but I used  freeze dried)
1 garlic clove, pressed

Combine all ingredients and scoop filling evenly over desired sandwich shape (I used the ring).  Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.  Enjoy!

Thanks for the fun day, girls!
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**Don't forget to post a comment telling me what you think I did on vacation.  The correct winners will receive a happy in the mail from me.  I will be revealing what it was tomorrow.  I already have a couple of guesses, but I can't tell you if they are right or not.  You will just have to wait until tomorrow...