How We Celebrate!

How does one celebrate Veteran’s Day?  I dunno what the “appropriate” way is, but we chose to go on a county adventure. 

We wanted to check out a nearby county and DO something there.  So we hoped in the car and took off . . .

And went out to eat!  This restaurant got some good reviews from what we could find.

The menu was nothing too special . . .

We ordered some sandwiches and a shake to share.  It wasn’t terrible but it’s doubtful that we would make the drive again just to eat here!

On the way home, we drove through the town to check it out.

It made us feel like we live in the BIG city!  The best part of the jaunt was hanging out with each other and enjoying the beauty of the world around us!

So what do YOU do to celebrate Veteran’s Day?

TOFW

I was lucky enough to be asked to help out with Time Out For Women and I agreed to take it on.

It consisted of telling everyone about it in as many ways as I could think of and to be a “good” resource.  I tried.

In addition to that, I was to help out at the event with whatever assignment came my way.

In return, I got a free ticket and got to pick out a seat for me and a friend before the crowds descended.

Because it was a two day dealio, Paul and I splurged and got a hotel room near the airport.

He dropped me off for my evening duties.  Sound checks and rehearsal were going on when I arrived!

I got to hang out with a great group of ladies.  We prepared for the onslaught by folding up programs and preparing bags.  We learned about our assignments . . . mine was a door greeter and picked out seat.

It was a great meeting.

The next day, I again arrived early and got to work.  But I also got “fed” spiritually . . .

I escaped at lunch time with a friend.  We rushed to beat the crowds . . .

We spent some time at the “photo booth” with others that we knew and loved. . .

I’m so glad I got to go.  (Don’t worry about Paul . . .he went bird watching north of Reno!)

Candy Dancin’

I have liked making crafts in the past but it’s no longer my season.  So why on earth would we go to Candy Dance?

We don’t like to pay for parking so we get to have a nice walk into town. . . .

If our kids were with us (and were a lot younger), this would have been fun for them . . .

It wasn’t even that crowded . . .

Sometimes I get ideas for crafts that I will never make . . .

But then we remembered why we go . . . the food including the traditional funnel cake . . .

But mostly it’s just nice to hang out together!

VC

It’s been years and years and years since we had been to Virginia City so it seemed like a mid week trip might be nice.

We didn’t expect it to be so so cold in September. . . there were traces of snow (whine whine whine)

To explore the town the right way, we figured we should know where we were going and what things were . . . so we found a map. 

But we couldn’t carry that with us!  So we stopped by the visitor’s center where we found more information than we wanted. 

We left on our own map!

I got to put images in my mind of places I’ve heard of for years but didn’t really know what they looked like.

There were historical markers all over the place!

but there were also A LOT of places we didn’t want to go visit (most of which were not picture worthy)

and there was no avoiding my very least favorite big Reno event . . . Street Vibrations in which motorcycle riders take over the roads and everything else.  (Who knew there was a special event in Virginia City on this very day?  Obviously not us!)

It was a great day and a great way to spend our family anniversary.  We had another county adventure and spent time together . . . and we managed to leave before the crowds got too big.

Updating the Yard

Our front yard needed some attention.  The weed look just isn’t that appealing so it was time to add to what we had already done.

Before we could do that, we had to undo . . . the landscape fabric.  We ripped it out!

And then we (meaning I) hunted for some new shrubs to fight off the weeds . . .

and then it was a matter of finding time to install them . . .

and lay another layer of bark.

It was exciting to have it look nice, but the big question. . . will they survive the winter?

A Labor Day Adventure

It was time to conquer another county and hit the road for a day trip.. . .

We went to “discover” gold . . .
and bird watch . .

and check out the museum displays.

Eureka, we found it!

It was no surprise what our next stop was . . .

and most of the traffic was going the other way!

It was a fun day trip!