Tuesday, January 3, 2012

12/29-01/02 Las Vegas..New Years

I saved all my "partying" for New Years when I got back to Vegas.  My chore was to do laundry and apparently they saved it all for me.  It was awful on New Year's day!  I couldn't even finish it...and I washed a lot of loads!!  I'm ahead of myself...

I was sad when I left Arkansas, and anxious about being back.  But, boy, was it good to see everyone again.

On to the fun stuff!  New Year's Eve about 50 people signed up to go with the Hostel to Voodoo at the Rio.  All you can drink at the hostel and in the party bus.  I didn't participate in the 2 hour drinking binge that everyone else took advantage of; I was too busy getting ready!  The interstate and LV Blvd was shut down for the night so it took a while to get to the club.  When we got there, trying to round up a bunch of wasted people to get in and ended up with us not getting in because they were too drunk.  James did what he could at last minute and took everybody to Mandalay Bay.  I stayed with another group of 6...I had met 3 of them before so they weren't really strangers and the other 3 were super friendly too.  I had already paid $75 to James for the club so paying $100 was just too much for me.  Luckily, Vito was nice and helped me out...and I ended up getting some of my money back from James!  We got in and it was awesome with amazing views.  At midnight the fireworks shot off from the roof of 8 casinos, and it was at that moment I was glad to be in Vegas for NYE.  The first song of the new year was Rihanna's "We Found Love." It was a really good night and I had a lot of fun.

I love this dress...
Me and Nick 
Lucie and me...she came back from France the day after I got back.  It was good to see her again.
Party bus!
Vito and me.




Happy New Year!!


Jude, Vito, me, and Michelle
Michelle, me, and Stacy 
Stacy, Tori, Alex, me, Vito, and Jude
I spent the first day of the year sleeping and washing a mountain of sheets..there were so many I barely put a dent in it.

And that's not even all of it...
Now, Asaf and I are on our way to Austin, TX.  Tonight we are in Phoenix, AZ...probably going to be another day before we get there, but he'll be leaving pretty quick and going to Dallas to catch a flight to Columbia via Miami.


I was so excited to see this kind of cactus!


I've decided I'm pretty sure I'll be going back to Vegas sometime this summer to live and (actually) work.  I think I could make more money there to save up than I would if I went back to Arkansas.  We'll see... That's the beauty of not having set in stone plans.......

12/14-12/28 Arkansas for Christmas

Ah, Christmas in Arkansas.  I arrived in Little Rock on Wednesday and Chris immediately took me to Senor Tequila (which I ended up eating numerous times).  My time in Little Rock was laid back.  Chris took me where I wanted and when he couldn't, he was nice and let me borrow his truck.  I got to see Lukas and meet his girlfriend, went to Preston's Krumpmas (?) party, hang out with Amber and Trey some, and had my "date" with Michelle.  I also got to catch up on a lot of movies...We Bought A Zoo, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Young Adult, The Descendants, The Sitter (in order of my favorites, from first to last).

Chris and me
me and Amber

Monday, I went to Monticello and was able to spend time with all my family (Kimberly, that's including you).  We didn't do too much except enjoy each other's time.

Making wide-eyes with Ryan.
Brothers  :)
When did this thumb-sucking begin? 
My boys <3 
I like babies...that sleep all the time.... 
Mid-yawn/sneeze. 
Niece, mom, nephews, and great nephews
Sister....
A mother and her daughters.
Family.
Generations. 
Nana's tree.
Mom's decorated doll house.
It was a nice visit...very strange to go back.  I think I could go back for 6 months at a time...tops.  I'm not ready even though I miss everyone.  I haven't been to or seen enough places yet.  All the experiences I've had so far have been amazing and I'm ready for them to continue over-seas by next year at the latest.  Hope everyone had a good holiday season!