A few thoughts and observations from the weekend:
-This was (I believe) the first time I had done this route to Vegas. For the first hour or so, I felt like we were heading to Mexico instead of Vegas.
-Peoria is the saddest town. Ugly, and it has more vacant buildings than my hometown. It also has a lot of random elderly people driving golf carts on public roads. Is that legal? weird.
-I forget how artistic graffiti can be
-INSIDE a hotel wall is no place for a cricket to live and to make his nightly music
-My mom's family doesn't mess around when it comes to potlucks (it was delicious)
-My talented aunt who was unable to attend made and sent several types of earrings to be used at the silent auction and for us to enjoy. They are little pomegranates; aren't they so cute? Pomegranates have historic and sentimental value in our family.
-These baby booties were in the silent auction, made by a relative. I thought they were adorable and so did my mom, so she bought them for me. (who's the favorite now, Jess?) I think she might be hinting at something. Aren't they just the cutest thing?? 
We were glad that we were able to spend time with our family, it never gets old!
