Just Arrived

We have just arrived at our July 4th vacation spot. We are in Blue Ridge, GA with Steve's parents, sister and brother in-law.  The house, "Almost Heaven," is atop a little mountain and the view is spectacular. More on the cabin in a future post, need to get some photos first.
But until then, check out or view:

Dear Vacation, you ended too soon.

We took our first big trip since our honeymoon.  We headed to Phoenix first to some of Steve's family including his grandparents.  It was great to see everyone, and some furry friends in their yard!

       

  

We then took a drive through Sedona and Flagstaff on our way to Vegas.  It was a beautiful ride!

                                                 Above: Chapel of the Holy Cross; Sedona, AZ; Coconino NF

Then we made it to Vegas!!! Where I met Mike Holmes from HGTV's Holmes on Homes...

We went to a show, La Reve...

And met up with Janice and Jason...

Saw some night life...

And relaxed at the Spa and Salon...

All in all a great trip!!  

Bad tattoos should be outlawed

I have officially arrived in Rhode Island. My trip was exceptionally uneventful. The usual wait in line here, check your bag, boarding pass, wait in another even longer line for security, then wait at the gate. All went smoothly, yet long at Orlando International. The only real intriguing thing was the insipid girls who were waiting for my same flight. Maybe intriguing is the wrong word, train wrecks might be more appropriate. One was loud, obnoxious, high pitched giggly, the other was just somewhat sad. (I know I doth judge too much, but the reasoning will soon become clear as to why on this occasion it was ok, or was it?)
both were returning home from what appeared to be a Florida vacation. The sad one was slightly sunburned, messy hair, and a very unfortunate dress. The other also in a quite unfortunate dress herself, was constantly announcing random celebrity facts in her very loud voice.

So why should bad tattoos be outlawed you ask? Well loud obnoxious girl had a fresh tattoo on her foot that read "Mischief Managed." And the sad girl had "I solemnly swear I am up to no good" huge across her upper back. I now know that both of those are Harry Potter quotes, ok, so you tried to have some meaning to your tattoos, maybe a C for effort. But they were terrible! Hideous, poor artwork, just plain ol' bad. And both were large!! Someday they will either have them removed or they will have to get a more experienced artist to fix them.

Hope you had a great vacation, here's your ugly tattoo! Thank you and have a nice flight.