Love NV

After a LONG day on the airplane, last week, we've been in NV for a week now. The flight was not awful, but because we missed the checked baggage cut off by a couple of minutes, we had to fly "stand by" all day, which sounded like flat out hell. The gate agent in Dulles was awesome, though, and not only got us on the next flight out of Dulles (via SFO), but also got us sat in a row of seats, all together!! Ainsley did great on the flight, sleeping most of the way, and the boys took advantage of flight attendants, asking for beverages at record pace. All in all, it worked out good.

Arriving in good old Reno, was good. Dad met us at the airport after we walked by the scores of slots... After all of the moisture was sucked out of my skin, we made our way to our first buffet visit of the trip. Zak was so happy; he loves a buffet. :)

Some things I have noticed:

• Aside from having new stores in new places or new stores in place of others, it hasn't changed a bit. There are still girls with bad (and really big) hair, guys that wear tight jeans and cowboy boots, people of an unspecified heritage with late model cars decked out in plastic "chrome."
• Slot machines really don't need to be in every grocery store, bar top, gas station, 7-11 or all the places they are.
• It can be 98 degrees & not miserable! It's the beauty of humidity under 10%.
• Lake Tahoe is absolutely a beautiful place.
• I don't think I could ever live here again, but it sure is nice to come & visit.

We're having a great time, though. We're going to watch 3rd of July fireworks from my grandparents' house, overlooking Kings Beach...awesome, go see Transformers at the drive in (VA really needs a drive in...they rock), spend some time at the beach, and who knows what else. I've seen some friends I really miss a lot, and will be seeing more - which is always fantastic. Aside from missing Charles, all 4 of us are happy as clams. :)