Vegas

My really good friend from college, Evann, got married in Vegas over Labor Day weekend. Can you believe it was my first time in Vegas? Well, turns out I'm a bit of a Vegas dud. Don't get me wrong - I actually liked Vegas. However, I found out that I am a terrible gambler. I don't get a high from it - I get very pissed off when I lose 5 cents at the penny machine. I don't want to do anything more than the slots, and I do not want to spend more than $20. However, I would like to win $100. Eh. Didn't happen!

It also turns out that flying and then walking around Vegas EVERYWHERE makes me a tired girl. I fell asleep our first night at 10 pm. Poor Ryan. He went downstairs and did the slots for a couple hours.

We stayed at the MGM Grand. Which was nice enough. Until the 1st morning, where we found a rat pellet in our bed, in the sheets. Yup. Or a mouse pellet - whichever. OMFG. We got a room change and a free breakfast. And they got a guarantee that Ryan and I will never, ever stay at the MGM Grand again.

Onto the fun stuff - I loved the Bellagio and the Venetian!! I actually liked a lot of the new hotels with all their amazingly expensive showy stuff. Recession? What recession? I know where all the money went...Vegas! The Bellagio has this cool garden area, which you can see below. Lots of pretty lights! Ryan stayed at the Venetian the first time he went there, and he loved it. I can't wait to stay there next time!

No shows - but next time I want to see Cirque de Soleil's "O." I heard it was amazing! We just didn't have the money this time around. And, miracle of all miracles, I was able to ignore those obnoxious little cards without letting it get to me. That was a huge step for me!

Pics from our trip. As you can tell, Ryan and I are horrible at taking pictures with us in it. The water show at the Bellagio was pretty awesome. I'm always game for a good water show! And our cute little camera sucks at taking evening pictures! I'm too tired to even try photoshopping these right now. Oh well :)

Amber's wedding!

Ryan's friend from college, Amber, got married in August. It was my first lesbian wedding! We enjoyed ourselves - it was fantastic to see Ryan's college buddies and their significant others! They were all at our wedding, but we didn't really get to hang out with them.

Hobbes

We got another kitty named Hobbes. He's super cute, super affectionate, super big and pretty well mannered. He's also got this meow that somehow sounds remarkably like a baby crying, which I'm just not ready for! The hardest part has been getting him and Reyna. Let's just say that it's been a long transition, that is still happening. Interesting, considering the fact that we got another kitty quicker than we were thinking, because she was lonely. And now she turns into hissy bitch, and he will run after her. Sigh. Here are some more pics. As you can tell, he has a bit of ADD. The only time we can snap pics of him not moving is when he's asleep. I threw some new ones of Reyna in there as well.

What happened to my little blog?

Wow, have I been bad at this blogging thing! Ok, I'm going to try to get better at this! Starting...now!

Hearts Officially Broken

Kistu lost his fatal, incurable battle at the end of July. It was by far the hardest thing we've ever had to do. It really tore our emotions to shreds. We were with him the whole time. Two months later (I'm pitifully late on this post) and I'm still get choked up or cry when thinking about him. He may have been the best cat ever.

On his last evening with us, we took advantage of our time with him. We only have indoor cats, and Kitsu was always good about not needing to go outside. But he always sat by the sliding glass door and looked out. So we brought him outside. It was quite possibly the saddest thing ever. I don't think that cats cry from emotions. But, I swear to God, we were trying to coax him outside (he was like "Really? This isn't a trick, I'm never allowed outside!") and once he finally stepped outside, he had this huge giant tear form from his eye. Oh my goodness. Ryan and I couldn't tell what it was - the sun was setting - was it in his eyes? Or is it possible for a cat to cry? Either way, that was SO hard. He enjoyed himself out there. Here are some pics.