Written by Kim Well 2020 has been quite a year full of changes for the whole world but for us it was our first Christmas in our new house in SC. When we moved we committed to our family that we would continue to host Christmas in NJ so we booked an Air Bnb in […]
Category: 2020
December 3, 2020 – Brookgreen Gardens Night of a Thousand lights
Written by Kim We had a great night getting into the Christmas spirit with our friends, Jaime, Barry, Gene, and Linda at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrell’s Inlet which is about an hour from our house. The light display is now in its 20th year. The annual display includes more than 2,700 hand-lit candles along with […]
October 18 – Local nature trail
Written by Kim In our town there is a sports and park complex. It has a 10 acre lake and 25 acres that includes a bunch of soccer and baseball fields, nature trails and bike / walking paths. It was a gorgeous Sunday afternoon so we decided to check out the nature trail. The loop […]
Sep 23 – 29, 2020 – First trip to NJ since our move
Written by Kim Well it’s been 11 weeks since we moved and thought it was time to drive up north to see family and friends so on the road we went. We normally leave at 0 dark 30 to get on the road. Heck we’re up so why not leave between 5 & 6. We […]
Sept 15 – Heading home. Bye bye Vegas!
Written by Kim Got up early and had a nice breakfast at Citizen’s in Mandalay Bay before heading to airport. Played a few slots and Alex hit for $200 on his free play. Cha Ching! Got to airport with no trouble and very help American agent checked us in, added our frequent flier numbers and […]
Sept 14 – The President screws up our day and costs us our winnings
Written by Kim We got an early start to be sure we didn’t miss our flights but as we approached the rental car return and saw roads closed off we knew we were in for some trouble. President Trump was in Vegas yesterday for a rally and fund raising dinner and evidently was leaving this […]
Sept 13 – Valley of Fire and other shenanigans
Written by Kim We spent the morning exploring the Valley of Fire state park. Thanks Jamie for the recommendation! What an awesome place. It is the first state park in Nevada about a 1 hour drive from Vegas. The landscape and views were fantastic. We remarked how we couldn’t believe this was in the US. […]
Sept 12 – Funkiness on Fremont
Written by Kim We went back to Hash House a go go to have some crazy Bloody Marys for breakfast. During our 45 minute wait for a table we decided to play some slots. Alex’s lucky streak continues from the night before. He hit another $562. Wahoo! Nice start to the day We had our […]
Sept 11 – Relaxing at the Plaza Pool
Written by Kim We started the day with breakfast at Hash House a Go Go, a twisted farm house restaurant in the casino. This place was a bit crazy. We split a flapjack which was huge and a scramble. Food was very good and waitress was like the Energizer bunny. A good start to the […]
Sept 10 – Red Rock Canyon
Written by Kim We checked out of Bellagio this morning after another good breakfast at Black Bear Diner. We needed a bit of fresh air so drove out to Red Rock Canyon which was about 25 minute drive from the strip. Red Rock Canyon is a state park. You pay $15 to enter and they […]