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Our vacation, continued.
6/27/2013 Thursday – Hoover Dam
After we left Vegas, we did a quick stop at Hoover Dam. In 105F+ temperature, we did not feel like getting out! Just to say we’ve been there is good enough for now. No strong desire to pay to take the power plant tour. It’s not on my bucket list.
We left on 6/26/2013 for a road trip to Salt Lake City. The occasion: destination wedding of a good friend.
Here are some reflections:
6/26 Wednesday – 4-hour drive to Vegas
Checked into Treasure Island
Me: [opens closet] That’s the biggest safe I’ve ever seen in a hotel. Must be for all the winnings.
Dear children,
As much as I tried to be, I must admit I wasn’t the perfect parent to you. So I am looking in hindsight and analyzing what I should’ve done and shouldn’t have done, so that you can be aware of issues you might need to work on in your life. Hopefully this will help you avoid having to go to therapy.
My son got an iPhone…I got an iPhone. My son got a MacBook…I got his hand me down MacBook.
My son went to Vietnam….I went to Vietnam to visit him. My son went to San Francisco…I went to San Francisco to visit him.
My son bought a Roomba…I bought a Roomba.
When you see someone with stuff in their teeth, the big question is, do you tell them or not??
Imagine feeling confident because your hair looks great. At the end of the day, you realize no one told you that there’s green stuff stuck in your teeth. All day you were thinking how everyone must be admiring your hair when they’re actually thinking how you need to floss.
We used to call them slumber parties.
And I’m not too old for them :)
We had a sleepover at my friend B’s house last night. I am thankful for my single young adult girlfriends who include me in their fun. We cook, we eat, we talk about silly things. We eat some more. We plop down to sleep wherever and whenever.
I totally agree with this perspective.
But then I’m not at that stage. If I read this in 30 years, would I still agree?
I think I would.
“For to me, to live is Christ, to die is gain.”
“You’re lucky you don’t have a weight problem, really lucky!” Said the nurse at my doctor’s office. (I was there to see about my recent headaches. Most likely sinuses.)
Is your weight a matter of luck?
I suppose if you have a high metabolism, you’re “lucky” that you can eat a lot and not gain weight.
I’ve read this before, but The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis is certainly worth reading again, and again.
I took it off my shelf because my friend mentioned that Max McLean did a sketch of one of the scenes from the book. I started to read the book again, and couldn’t put it down.
The last time we bought a new car was in 1999 when we bought the Honda Odyssey.
Yesterday we bought a new 2013 Toyota Prius, brand new with 2 miles on the odometer.
Don’t we all hate that part of the car buying process of haggling with the salesperson, who, when he can’t get you…