Las Vegas By Day

Early in the morning the city center gets the morning sun and that's why the glass looks so yellow. That's the new Aria hotel.
The Prada Store at City Center for all you shopping enthusiasts.
The tower on your right is one of the 2 new towers of the Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino. It doesn't open until mid December. The building on the left is part of City Center.
So here I am taking a picture of myself in the mirrored sliding glass door on our balcony. It was Limo Man's idea. It's amazing how clear everything is in the reflection. The big building behind me is the Planet Hollywood Westgate Tower. We actually went over to take a look at what they had to offer and got stuck in the "Time Share Trap". At the end of the presentation our guide started to take us into "the room" and Limo Man and I both stopped dead in our tracks and said "We aren't going into the room". Period...
The Wynn on the left and the Stratosphere tower on the far right. I don't know what the big building in the middle is but they seem to be still working on it.
City Center on the left and both of the towers of the Cosmopolitan on the right.
Las Vegas is growing by leaps and bounds but with the economy the way it is today they have a 14% unemployment rate and most of the hotels are working with skeleton crews. Sad...

The Signature - Las Vegas

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to Limo Man's birthday hangout.
It's a penthouse suite on the 34th floor of Tower 3 at the Signature.
Please come in...
We have a full kitchen for your cooking and beverage mixing pleasure.
A lovely dining set that leads into the living area complete with a balcony outside of the slider.
And here is the oh so plush bedroom. Ooh La La!!!
And what suite is worth it if it doesn't have a huge jacuzzi tub with a separate shower, 2 separate vanities (1 for him and 1 for her)?
And then there's this....
Limo Man can't resist a photo op in a jacuzzi tub. REALLY!!

We're Leaving for Las Vegas!

Sunday we get to go into the desert for Limo Man's 59th birthday bash. Yes my man loves a trip into the desert in August. The temps should be 100+ but we have a pool baby.
Pictures of the trip to come.....
L Widdy Diddy Do

July 18th- TRAIN at the Orange County Fair

Limo Man gave me Train concert tickets for Valentine's Day this year. Only thing is....the concert wasn't until July 18th.
This is the backdrop on stage for the band. The beginning of the concert was the sound of a train rolling down the tracks. It was awesome!!!!
Jimmy Stafford is the lead guitarist for the band and that's Scott Underwood on the drums.
The lead singer for the band is Pat Monahan. He has got to be one of the best singers ever!
Pat is great at audience participation. He saw this big banana in the crowd and had the guy who won it for his girl come down on stage. Then he sang a song to the girl. She was in heaven.
Here's another shot of Jimmy Stafford the lead guitarist. He started a Wine Club so if you're interested check out the Train Wine club. He has a great blog.
Part of the VIP package that Limo Man gave me was a meet and greet backstage with the band. Pat is signing our picture and Limo Man is cutting up with Scott and Jimmy.
These guys were so nice to take the time for their fans.
God we love these guys!

Friday A.M. / Driving to Work on Pacific Coast Highway

It's Friday morning and I am driving up PCH to work and it's sprinkling. The sun is out but it's sprinkling. I had to get my cellphone out and take a picture of this rainbow. It was so pretty to see.
Oh and those dark spots are rain and dirt on the windshield.
Even with all the crazies out there on the road it's soooooo nice to see the ocean on the way to and from Long Beach.

Something to Ponder

On the way home from work yesterday there was a silver honda in front of me that had a license plate frame that said the following:

If you're gonna ride my ass...at least pull my hair!

I couldn't stop laughing about that one.
Does that make me sick or something?

My trek to the parade

I walked most of the way to the parade and the first event that I came to was the annual pancake in the park breakfast.
Once I hit Main Street I wanted to get a shot of the outrageous decorations that people use to hold their spots for the parade viewing.
There is a marathon first thing in the morning on the 4th and here were a few of the last to finish. Well at least they finished! It's more than I can say for me...
These guys weren't about to bother with any little cheap plastic chairs. No sir, just move the living room outside. It's all about comfort when you are watching the parade with a cold one.
The sign at this tiki bar says "Public Drunkeness Prohibited". Yeah right....
That's Stacy in the dark blue shirt. She is on the parade committee and was gracious enough to let me hang out in the VIP area of the viewing stands for the parade. Thanks Stacy, Sue, and Mike! It was great meeting all of you.
Oh and who is this fine looking gent? Why it's Limo Man of course! He rescued me and took me down to the VIP area so I could get some great shots of the parade.
I love this man!