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.

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!

Summer Vacation

Some people take big trips during the summer but we contain it to four days . . . and two of those are driving days!

We decided to be adventurous and drive across the 50. . .

Pretty it was . . . and empty it was . . .  it was so lonely that there were bike riders in the middle of nowhere!

It was so boring that I fell asleep for most of it.  We had a “county adventure” planned in Eureka county and stopped for lunch there.

We had another county adventure planned after that . . . in some county that we might have enjoyed if I was awake so I could let Paul know when to stop!  Oops!

Since I was no good at helping the driver (aka Paul) stay awake, I depended on Harry Potter to do that job.

I was awake once we crossed into Utah and we opted to do a spur of the moment county adventure and stop at a park (which was perfect for stretching our legs . . . sleeping is hard work, dontcha know?

But we weren’t at our final destination yet . . . not even the one before that. .  there was more lonely road to drive (but boy, was it pretty!)

We “had” to stop for dinner and you’d never guess where that was (which was our second to last destination.)  Yummo!

And then we arrived at our destination . . . our private hotel!

The next day, we were able to hook up with David for breakfast.  (darn that crazy work schedule)

I was able to convert more followers to THE best shave ice around . . .

and we went to the movies!

Our lives seem to revolve around food . . . we were treated to a super good Brazilian restaurant . .. and I forgot to document any of it until dessert time . . .

The next day found us boating . . .

Our nephew knows what he is doing!

It’s nice being out on the boat because we get to leave everything else behind . .. no phone calls, no emails, etc. . .

Scott is kind enough to chauffeur us . . .

he even gave Paul some lessons on how to get UP which hadn’t happened yet . . .

and it paid off!

It’s fun hanging out with this bunch . . .

After boating is wiping everything down . . . no wonder the boat always looks so sharp. . . .

It was a wonderful day!

The next day we headed home . . .

We were thankful to John Grisham for keeping us both awake (okay, mostly Paul.)

Since we were still on vacation, we tossed in another county adventure and stopped at a museum along the way. . . .

and a spot to bird watch . . .

It was a great get-a-way for us

and the next day we had to turn the rental car in.