Las Vegas 2k16

So it's the week after my trip to Vegas. I started summer school on Wednesday and I spent the majority of my day doing homework! :(

JB and I left early Wednesday morning heading to Dallas to catch our 11 am flight to Las Vegas. Got to Vegas, got bags, and caught the shuttle to the hotel. Once we got in the room we changed clothes and went in search of some lunch. We came across Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen and Bar. I ordered The Orignal Ringer Burger; while JB stepped on the wild side and tried the Bacon Mac-N-Cheese Burger. Both were really good. We walked around and later that night we linked up with my brother and his then fiancée (now wife).

 We went to the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay

He had his eyes closed, I started snapping he opened and
when I finished he closed his eyes and laid his head down. lol

 Rode the High Roller and  witnessed a Las Vegas Wedding gambled, ate good (Maggiano's Little Italy, Brooklyn Bowl, Gillys, Grimaldi's Coal Brick Oven Pizzeria , saw the water show, got a caricature drawn, shopped at The Fashion Show Mall.

 

 The highlight of the trip would have to be when we went to McDonald and purchased 5 hamburgers and gave them away to the homeless people we saw on the strip. That was the most fulfilling part. It felt good to see the smiles on their faces because they received something that we may think is so simple.

JB and I enjoyed ourselves. On the last day he continued to talk about how he either wanted to move to Vegas or how he had to come back out here soon. He clearly really enjoyed himself  Below are some extra pictures that I took:
                        
These waterfalls are my favorite pics from the weekend. I love the way my camera captured them.
                        
                        

    

                    

Friday Fave: Las Vegas 12 Days Away

LAS VEGAS BABYYYYYY!!!!!

I am SOOOO excited because in a few days I will be on a flight headed to Las Vegas, Nevada.  Going to Las Vegas is on everyone's bucket list (at least everyone that I know). I had planned to take the trip for my 21st Birthday, but things didn't work out right for the people I had planned the trip with. So it was a no go.

My brother called  me a few months ago telling  me that he and his fiancée were going to Las Vegas and asked if JB and I wanted to go. At the time JB and I were considering going to Florida with a group of his friends. We talked about it and decided that Vegas was a better trip. We started looking at flights and purchased our tickets in March through Expedia. This trip is like my vacation before school starts. I will be coming back home from Vegas on the 22nd and summer session I of graduate school starts the 24th.

One of the qualities that I love about JB is that he has the same mindset about traveling as I do. We both want to do it. There is no reason to NOT travel. As long as you plan and save vacationing and enjoying life can be easy.The money you are using to travel is money that you probably spend frivolously everyday. Money on fast food when you have groceries at home, purchasing shoes and clothes (and even purses), etc. Don't get me wrong have fun but do so on a budget and not everyday. My bucketlist is overflowing with places that I want to visit. Don't allow things such as bills to hold you back from making some of the best memories of your life. You won't regret playing the slots in Vegas, walking the streets of New York while eating a hot dog, or taking a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower. If you haven't make a bucketlist and start planning (and saving). If you have one, well start checking off a few locations.

Have any of you been to Las Vegas? Do you have any suggestions of places I must see and things I must do? I have searched and found a few things, but I would love to know of any great places we should check out.

Friday Favorites #8

Let me tell you, the Lord has really been blessing me. For today, Instead of Friday Favorites, I want to do my Friday Blessings. Not that the Lord hasn't been blessing me, but... here are a few blessings


1. Graduate school. I will be in the Advanced Standing Program to receive my Masters degree in Social Work. This program is a year long. We have to do applications, essay, recommendations  and an interview. Then the stress comes when summer school starts.

2. Internship. I got confirmation that I would be able to do my internship at the place where I am currently working. My supervisor put in a good word for me and that sealed the deal.

3.Las Vegas. Did I mention that JB, my brother, his fiancée  and I are all going to Vegas.... *jumps up and down*

4. I got a call back from my old job (School Board Office) telling me that when school starts if I need a job to call them. They asked if I could come back now, but I had to tell them I was already currently working.

5. A blessing that we sometimes take for granted. My life. I was able to wake up, walk to the bathroom, brush my teeth, shower, put clothes on, get in my car with gas and go, buy lunch, talk with family and friends. See where I'm going with this? I'm blessed beyond measure and sometimes it is the little things that we take for granted.

Thank you Lord.

These blessings my seem small to you, but to know that the faculty had faith in me that I would be able to handle the work of the Advanced Standing Program means everything. I am so nervous about succeeding in this program. The internship is a place where 1) I know that I possibly have a job once I graduate and 2) unlike most internships, it's paid. So knowing that I don't have to work and I am still making a little money is music to my ears. My Las Vegas trip is really sneaking up. I'm so excited. I get to mark something off on my bucket-list and my 101in1001.It's a great break right before summer schools starts. As I stated above I am blessed beyond measure. Blessings 1-4 aren't the only blessings I have received, they just all came at once and to me were really big blessings. I know I don't always see the beauty or the blessings in everyday activities, because I have been blessed with them for so long. But I never want to get so caught up that I forget to tell the Lord "thank you".

So tell me, what blessings have you received lately?

Secondly. if anyone has been to Las Vegas before..... I know it is a lot of everything and the choices can be hard to narrow, but I would love to know what are some spots you think I should hit or the best places to shop and eat.