We are literally one week away from my 40th birthday and the list completion has been, ......well, that'll be a post for next week.
For today I'm posting about the GREAT trip Kerry and I took to celebrate our birthdays. It must first be said that had it not been for Sweet Sarah and Kerry's competent husband [they have two VERY busy children], this wouldn't have happened.
Thankfully it did. And it was awesome!
We met up in Vegas on Saturday. In typical Spann/Pinion fashion we had an itinerary and a list of other things we wanted to do.
People!!!! Admit it. How FUN does it sound that two BFF's are in Vegas celebrating their 40th birthdays starting on a Saturday night?!!!! Dreamy, right? Right out of Hollywood! Oh yeah! So here's how it went down.....I picked up Ker mid-afternoon. We checked in to our hotel, got the lay of the land and then headed out in search of some dinner. It was about to get CAH-RAZY!!!!!
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| Starting with a cocktail |
So crazy that we had dinner, walked the strip and I was asleep by 8:30!!!!!! PM! Yep. That's right. Wild and Crazy.
It also meant that we were awake at 5:30 AM the next morning! WIDE AWAKE!
We did settle in to the time change, but man, oh man, it's a killer.
Sunday we headed out to Red Rock Canyon. Holy Moly! Amazing. We spent the entire day driving and hiking in the canyon. [note....this color has not been enhanced in these pics. that's how beautiful it is there!]
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| a timer shot from the hood of the car! |
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Kerry is a 1st generation Slovak basketball player! Oh wait.....no she's not.
She's a whopping 3 inches taller than me. What's happening in this picture? |
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| The new Pinion family mascot. The fighting Pinyons! |
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| A Pinyon and a Pinion |
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| It's B.E.A.U.tiful |
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Look closely over Kerry's left shoulder, you'll see about a dozen rock climbers.
Crazy, cool people. I'm jealous. |
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| I gave it a shot. It was awesome! |
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| I decided to sit up for a picture :) |
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| Enjoying the view |
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| This is 40 people! |
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| Ok, this is higher than it looks! |
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| not posed. not posed at all. |
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| In the winter this is a waterfall |
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| Another timed shot. One of my favorites from the day. |
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A dry creek bed in the middle of an old canyon fire. The re-growth is beginning
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| The ONLY flower we saw all day. |
On Monday, we headed out to the Hoover Dam. To be honest, I was totally blown away by the entire visit. I mean, I really had no idea how large and impressive and ingenious the entire thing is. If you ever get a chance, you must go!
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this is as close as we got to Lake Mead.
They charge $10 to put your toes in the water, so we opted out. |
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| Kerry attempted to go over the edge to touch it! |
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| Such a rule breaker! |
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Seriously!!!! Look at that thing!
Can you make out the cars down on the right? |
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Two states, two time zones.
When we scheduled time to meet back up it was SO confusing! |
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| On the new bridge. Whoa it's high. |
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| See? Very high! |
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| On the damn dam. After the Dam Tour |
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| Yes. Yes, that's right. That's THE bridge we were on. |
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| Can you see the cars? |
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| We thought this sign was funny |
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| "Alabam" the guy in charge of the latrines during the construction of the Dam. Poor guy |
And we even enjoyed the Strip a bit. Japanese, Italian and Spanish PAELLA!
We saw Cirque de Soleil's Beatles Love show. Fantastic. [in spite of the fact that I ordered tickets for a date two weeks prior to when we were actually there. Ummmm, yeah. Nov 4 and Nov 14. VERY different days. I should NEVER be trusted with details. EVER. Absolutely, never. How does Kerry not know this by now?]
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| chocolate anyone? |
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| This says it all |
The trip was an A+ success. Great laughs. Great QT. Rest and Relaxation. We're already planning the next one!
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