Weekend Update

Hi all,
I survived Reno! It was a fun city to visit; since I hadn't been there in a while, it was nice to see it's growth.

We had beautiful sunny skies on the way up. It was so invigorating to drive through the mountains of snow -- snow is so very white and it always reminds me of whip cream.

During our lunch break, we hit up the Golden Arches -- some place I rarely eat at; although I must admit that I LOVE their fries. Once we arrive in Reno, we freshed up and relaxed with a cold drink at the VIP lounge. Our room was on the 26th floor and we had an awesome view.

As a late celebration for Casey's 16th birthday, we had dinner at the Outback Steakhouse (just us girls). It was a yummy meal! I love their Aussie Fries (loaded with cheese and bacon; the dipping sauce is a modified Ranch -- I love it)! We made this an early night and was back up in the room by 8:30 p.m. We attempted to rent a movie but the T.V. was having issues; resorted to good old T.V. instead. Of course I feel asleep early since I was up at 4:45 a.m. that morning.

Saturday was another girl's day spent shopping. We hit up Ross, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Stein Mart, Pac Sun, Tilly's, American Eagle, Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works, and had a great lunch at Red Robin (I love their bottomless fries) -- by the way, can you tell that I love french fries?!!!

Saturday we attended a VIP reception dinner put on by the Atlantis. It was a four-course dinner: lobster bisque, salad, filet and tiger shrimp encrusted with crab meat; and a cheesecake for dinner. It was delicious! We then toured their new spa. It was something like I've never seen. They have all the modern, hi-tech equipment and specialty rooms. I wanted a massage right then and there. It was such a very peaceful surrounding (they had waterfalls strategically placed throughout) and the place smelled fresh and pure. We finished off our evening with a little drive thru downtown Reno.

It snowed on our way home which was really pretty and a great way to finish off a great weekend.

Thank you to Monica/Peanut/Carlos/Roxy/Victor/Casey and Breanna for great memories with friends.

Back to reality,
V