Welcome to 2017. Hope it’s a good year, can’t get any worse! (Jinx.) I’m kicking things off with my customary positive outlook. We’ve got a few exciting trips planned, the weather has been decent so far, and I think things are looking up in general. We had a relatively solid holiday season, all things considered. Donette did some pretty heavy travelling, and I even left our circle myself a few times. To kick off the New Year, we flew out to Las Vegas for the weekend. Had I read about “New Years in Vegas” before we made those plans, I most likely would not have gone. I had it in my head that nobody else would be there, and it would be a nice semi-relaxing weekend. I quickly found quite the opposite; It’s considered one of the largest celebrations in the nation. Eeeesh, it was crazy. To top it off, I was pretty sick the whole time too. If there’s a large outbreak of flu across the nation in the near future, you’re probably looking at Patient Zero. I’m certain I infected several hundred people on the strip on New Years Eve. Not my fault they kept bumping into me, serves them right. All in all I rate the trip a success though, good times.
- The crew getting ready to take off for Vegas from Stockton airport. We met our friends the Aushermans when we got there.
- This would be a pretty good picture of us if not for our friend over Donette’s shoulder. Awesome.
- This is the spot we chose to watch the fireworks.
- After the countdown, as we tried to get an Uber back to the hotel with 500,000 of our closest friends.
- The fried chicken benedict at Hash House A Go Go. I guess it’s been featured on Man Vs Food before. It fed both of us with leftovers.
- View from the carousel ride over Vegas
- Outside the Container District near downtown Vegas. Cool area.
- Nice bar we went to, The Laundry
- Doni enjoying a glass of vino at the Container District
- We came back home to this weather forecast. Don’t see this much around here.