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.

May Goals

C/O Google

Is it just me or did it seem like April really flew by? I didn't get a chance to do April Goals *slap me* but I am here for the May goals. I did accomplish a few big things in April. I got accepted into the Advanced Standing Program for the School of Social Work, got an internship for graduate school, and ended the month by going to a comedy show, JB and I attended the Katt Williams: Conspiracy Theory (marked off on 101 in 1001).

Spring time and summer school. I start summer school at the end of May right after I come back from my trip. I am already dreading these long nights I know that are sure to come. My relationship with the Public Library and Starbucks will get even better knowing how much time I will be spending there.

MAY GOALS:

1. Graduate school necessities. I feel like I haven't been to school in a while and honestly, it has only been a couple of months. Not only do I need to look into what books I will be needing for class (so I can purchase them on Amazon), but I also need to get new notebooks and I really want to get a great planner for this new school year.

2. Finish The Wait. This is the book by Meagan Good and her husband Devon Franklin. The book actually came out the first week of February. My book was late coming to me because I got the autographed copy and they ran out of books. So when the book finally came I was already reading The Gentlewoman and moving and trying to straighten out my room. Sooo I technically didn't start reading until the end of April.

3. Pack for trip. JB, my brother, my brother's fiance, and I are all going to _____. I post will be up talking about where we are going and the things I hope to do in ______.

4. Organize iTunes Library. It just needs a lot of TLC to put it mildly.

5. Running..Walking...Treadmill. I was doing pretty good when I would go walking with my mother in the evening times. However, when I got sick back in March I didn't start back. I need to motivate myself more. I am hoping to start it back up.

6. EpicBlogPlanner.. I purchased this planner from Amazon. I'm not sure how this has worked for other bloggers, but I am hoping that it does something for this novice over here (ME).

What are you May Goals?