Viva Las Vegas
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:42 pmWell, first off I actually did NOT gamble! Hard to believe, I know, but I have a doll to pay off and a doll convention to attend so resisting was not difficult. Besides, I was there on business (a work related conference).
So being a wierdo after doing the obligatory drive up and down the strip I promptly left and found myself a Goodwill
Yes, i went thrift shopping. What can I say - I have my priorities. 
I found a breyer horse that I'm going to try and repair (missing ears) and the fan sewer's goldmine: A vintage Simplicity SAILOR TOP pattern!!! Remember those pattern pieces VV posted to Jspot and the old 13doll? Well I actually found THAT pattern, complete with instructions! yes, I will be posting it for those interested in giving it a try!
Wednesday after the conference I went to Mandalay Bay and did the Shark Reef Aquarium. It's small, but pretty cool. I really loved the tunnels where you can see the sharks swimming over your head and stuff. I also realized I've been watching waaaaay too many Shark Week programs when I was able to identify a black tip reef shark without looking at the tour booklet
They also have several types of rays and you can even touch some of them....slimy would about sum up that experience.
My favoritest though was the tank full of Lion Fish - I LUUUUUV Lion Fish!!! I took looooots of pictures of lion fish, but I don't know yet if they came out as I haven't downloaded them yet.
I took Sherris with, but to our disappointment finding a decent Elvis impersonator was damn near impossible >< There was one hanging out in front of the hotel (Paris) but he was so tanned it was like Elvis if he had a day job picking fruit or something
And you'd think Elvis stuff would be EASY to find in vegas...HA! I even went to the old Las Vegas area and had trouble finding anything But more on that and the reason for my Elvis search when I post photos of Sherris' adventure.
For the curious, I had a car because I drove there. Vegas is only 5 hours from Phoenix and it was an easy, pleasant drive. Still, I was glad to be home and see my kitty and dog again
Not to mention a real computer...laptops are hard to work on
So being a wierdo after doing the obligatory drive up and down the strip I promptly left and found myself a Goodwill
Yes, i went thrift shopping. What can I say - I have my priorities. I found a breyer horse that I'm going to try and repair (missing ears) and the fan sewer's goldmine: A vintage Simplicity SAILOR TOP pattern!!! Remember those pattern pieces VV posted to Jspot and the old 13doll? Well I actually found THAT pattern, complete with instructions! yes, I will be posting it for those interested in giving it a try!Wednesday after the conference I went to Mandalay Bay and did the Shark Reef Aquarium. It's small, but pretty cool. I really loved the tunnels where you can see the sharks swimming over your head and stuff. I also realized I've been watching waaaaay too many Shark Week programs when I was able to identify a black tip reef shark without looking at the tour booklet
They also have several types of rays and you can even touch some of them....slimy would about sum up that experience.My favoritest though was the tank full of Lion Fish - I LUUUUUV Lion Fish!!! I took looooots of pictures of lion fish, but I don't know yet if they came out as I haven't downloaded them yet.
I took Sherris with, but to our disappointment finding a decent Elvis impersonator was damn near impossible >< There was one hanging out in front of the hotel (Paris) but he was so tanned it was like Elvis if he had a day job picking fruit or something
And you'd think Elvis stuff would be EASY to find in vegas...HA! I even went to the old Las Vegas area and had trouble finding anything But more on that and the reason for my Elvis search when I post photos of Sherris' adventure.For the curious, I had a car because I drove there. Vegas is only 5 hours from Phoenix and it was an easy, pleasant drive. Still, I was glad to be home and see my kitty and dog again
Not to mention a real computer...laptops are hard to work on