St. George with Amie

Amie and I needed to get out of town. Have a day away from Las Vegas for the day and just forget about the worries of school and life and everything. It was so relaxing. We did a little bit of shopping at the smallest mall in America. We ate ranch burgers at Arctic Circle and enjoyed one of their yummy shakes. On the way back I found out that the road construction on the southbound 15 through the gorge was still going on. We took the other way around through Santa Clara. Super cute little town. On the way, we found this little cave (could be big, we didn't get in it, and we couldn't see the back) it smelled like urine and there was broken glass on the ground. There was also all this graffiti that dated back to the 70's.

Paris Convention Center

So awhile ago, Amie and I decided that we wanted to have more adventures. We were hanging out at the Paris when my roommate Shanna took us on a behind the scenes look at the Paris Convention Center. Amie danced and cartwheeled in a massive empty ballroom. Can you say that you have danced inside a giant empty ballroom? We also took in a few songs at The Dueling Piano Bar located inside the Paris Casino.

Death Valley & The Amargosa Opera House

Badwater Basin...

The Paint Pots...

The drive in and out of Death Valley.

On the way back from Independence California and Manzanar we drove through Death Valley. After you leave Death Valley, and are headed towards Pharump you pass Amargosa California. We stopped at the haunted Opera house in Amargosa CA. It was really creepy because there was actually a show going on and this lady popped her head out the door, asked us if we had tickets (in a very mean voice) and when we replied no, she slammed the door shut on us! So creepy. We didn't stay long, just long enough to snap a couple of shots and read the plaque. - not that there is much more to do....

Independance, Manzanar, and The Still Life Cafe

Independence California was such a fun and interesting little town. The sidewalks rolled up early, but there was one thing that was absolutely amazing... the Still Life Cafe. We had the best pork loin I have ever had, all of the veggies were grown in their own little garden and everything was fresh and tasty. It was possibly the best thing I have ever tasted! The restaurant was owned and operated by a french couple who had immigrated to the US about 15 years earlier.

We stayed at the Mt. Williamson Motel. Owned and operated by a elderly couple from Sweden I believe. It was a bunch on small cabins that were clean, tidy, and comfortable. In the morning, the wife made all the guests from the night before a hot breakfast of toast with homemade jam, sausage, a pancakes. How amazing is that?!

 

Manzanar was incredible, visiting, learning and seeing what the US government put the Japanese people of America through during WWII is so heartbreaking. I am so glad that we as a country are not trying to sweep this indiscretion under the rug, rather we are inviting our citizens to come and learn and see what not to do in the future when faced with a similar situation.

Aliens on the road!

This was a few months ago, but I am only now getting around to posting them and I cant remember exactly when we went...
On the way to Independence California for a road trip and for a educational visit to Manazar. We saw these cut outs on the side of the road and knowing us.... we had to stop and have a good time with them!

PS - Amie likes to look at my ear when we take pictures.

Cosmo Exploration Adventure

A few months ago Amie and I decided that we wanted to have more adventure in our lives. We chose to explore the new Cosmopolitan Hotel in the new City Center in Las Vegas. It was definitly interestng and different. We had a stare down with some stone pooches, sat in huge shoes, posed on a purple plush sofa, bought some art from a vending machine and strumed the crystals.

We peeked through the wall of tassels, and wore some window masks.

We sat on a log that had seats screwed into the top, and attended a wedding next to foam people in the pop-up-wedding chapel.

 

Lunch and Target with Amie

Today Amie and I met up for lunch at Cafe Rio and a little Target perusing. While at the Target we came across a fun little toy- so this is one of my adventures!
It was so cool- it's a Lego man in a little bag, and you don't know which one it is till you open it! We both picked one up and had our big reveal over lunch.
Mine was a sleepy boy in blue and whit pjs. And Amies was a highlander with a mullet! It was awesome! I was hoping to get the statue of liberty, cuz that would have been awesome, but this was an acceptable option as well. :)