{"id":2999,"date":"2017-01-09T08:48:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T16:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/?p=2999"},"modified":"2017-01-09T08:48:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T16:48:58","slug":"here-we-go-again-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Here We Go Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to 2017. \u00a0Hope it&#8217;s a good year, can&#8217;t get any worse! \u00a0(Jinx.) \u00a0I&#8217;m kicking things off with my customary positive outlook. \u00a0We&#8217;ve got a few exciting trips planned, the weather has been decent so far, and I think things are looking up in general. \u00a0We had a relatively solid holiday season, all things considered. \u00a0Donette did some pretty heavy travelling, and I even left our circle myself a few times. \u00a0To kick off the New Year, we flew out to Las Vegas for the weekend. \u00a0Had I read about &#8220;New Years in Vegas&#8221; before we made those plans, I most likely would not have gone. \u00a0I had it in my head that nobody else would be there, and it would be a nice semi-relaxing weekend. \u00a0I quickly found quite the opposite; It&#8217;s considered one of the largest celebrations in the nation. \u00a0Eeeesh, it was crazy. \u00a0To top it off, I was pretty sick the whole time too. \u00a0If there&#8217;s a large outbreak of flu across the nation in the near future, you&#8217;re probably looking at Patient Zero. \u00a0I&#8217;m certain I infected several hundred people on the strip on New Years Eve. \u00a0Not my fault they kept bumping into me, serves them right. \u00a0All in all I rate the trip a success though, good times.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2999 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/the-crew\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-crew-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-crew-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-crew-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-crew-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-crew-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-crew.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3000'>\n\t\t\t\tThe crew getting ready to take off for Vegas from Stockton airport.  We met our friends the Aushermans when we got there.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/photo-bomb\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo-bomb-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo-bomb-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo-bomb-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo-bomb-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo-bomb.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3001'>\n\t\t\t\tThis would be a pretty good picture of us if not for our friend over Donette&#8217;s shoulder.  Awesome.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/crowd-on-the-strip\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/crowd-on-the-strip-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/crowd-on-the-strip-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/crowd-on-the-strip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/crowd-on-the-strip-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/crowd-on-the-strip-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/crowd-on-the-strip.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3002'>\n\t\t\t\tThis is the spot we chose to watch the fireworks.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/nye-on-the-strip\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NYE-on-the-strip-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NYE-on-the-strip-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NYE-on-the-strip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NYE-on-the-strip-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NYE-on-the-strip-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NYE-on-the-strip.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3003'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter the countdown, as we tried to get an Uber back to the hotel with 500,000 of our closest friends.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/hash-house-a-go-go\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hash-house-a-go-go-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hash-house-a-go-go-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hash-house-a-go-go-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hash-house-a-go-go-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hash-house-a-go-go.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3004'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fried chicken benedict at Hash House A Go Go.  I guess it&#8217;s been featured on Man Vs Food before.  It fed both of us with leftovers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/carousel\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carousel-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carousel-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carousel-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carousel-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carousel.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3005'>\n\t\t\t\tView from the carousel ride over Vegas\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/container-district\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/container-district-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/container-district-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/container-district-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/container-district-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/container-district.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3006'>\n\t\t\t\tOutside the Container District near downtown Vegas.  Cool area.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/the-laundrey\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-laundrey-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-laundrey-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-laundrey-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-laundrey-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-laundrey-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-laundrey.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3007'>\n\t\t\t\tNice bar we went to, The Laundry \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/container_district\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/container_district-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/container_district-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/container_district-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/container_district-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/container_district.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3008'>\n\t\t\t\tDoni enjoying a glass of vino at the Container District\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again-2\/2017-01-06-09_51_50-el-dorado-hills-ca-95762-forecast-_-weather-underground\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2017-01-06-09_51_50-El-Dorado-Hills-CA-95762-Forecast-_-Weather-Underground-150x52.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2017-01-06-09_51_50-El-Dorado-Hills-CA-95762-Forecast-_-Weather-Underground-150x52.png 150w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2017-01-06-09_51_50-El-Dorado-Hills-CA-95762-Forecast-_-Weather-Underground-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2017-01-06-09_51_50-El-Dorado-Hills-CA-95762-Forecast-_-Weather-Underground-768x265.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2017-01-06-09_51_50-El-Dorado-Hills-CA-95762-Forecast-_-Weather-Underground.png 953w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3009'>\n\t\t\t\tWe came back home to this weather forecast.  Don&#8217;t see this much around here.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to 2017. \u00a0Hope it&#8217;s a good year, can&#8217;t get any worse! \u00a0(Jinx.) \u00a0I&#8217;m kicking things off with my customary positive outlook. \u00a0We&#8217;ve got a few exciting trips planned, the weather has been decent so far, and I think things are looking up in general. \u00a0We had a relatively solid holiday season, all things considered. 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