Serial Thursdays: Daddy

Click on image to enlarge. She lay awake, staring at the ceiling again.  Those stars, so neatly glued down; right above her place on the bed, in tiny star shapes, she had formed the word “Daddy”.  Daddy. It had been ten years since he died, and although the sharp pain had subsided into a dull ache in the past five, she was certain it would never completely fade. She felt her husband stir slightly next to her.  She half hoped he would awaken so he could hold her while she cried, but the other half of her wished desperately to [...]

Vegas Gluttony: Fatburger

After we’d gorged ourselves at the Rio Buffet, it took about 9 hours for HB to actually say, “I’m hungry.”  Which is kind of amazing – the H in HB stands for Hungry.  What was even more amazing was that I was still absolutely not hungry, but you don’t stand in HB’s way when she says she’s hungry.  If you’re smart, you step aside and let her lead the way. She led us directly to Fatburger, knowing that I hadn’t eaten meat in about 6 weeks, she thought wisely that I’d want a burger.  HB loves In & Out, but [...]

CUPCAKE WARS!!!

I continue to have technical difficulties (let’s just say I was up way past midnight last night, cursing, frustrated, and really angry that a seemingly intelligent young woman who should be able to figure this out couldn’t…), but I promise Vegas posts will resume shortly!  Hopefully I will be able to resolve the problems over the weekend!  In any case, I wanted to alert you guys to something super cool going on: CUPCAKE WARS!  (I know it says April 4 & 5, but it’s been extended to a few weekends now.  Long story, delicious results!)  Allison- a high school friend [...]

Serial Thursdays: Untitled

On the narrow ledge of the roof she stood.  She inched closer to the edge.  He watched her silently, taking another drag from his cigarette.  The wind up here whipped at his hair as he pulled his leather jacket tighter around him.  Calling out to her would have been futile; even his thoughts were almost lost to the wind.  She lifted her face to the skies and closed her eyes.  She could hear God so much more clearly up here.  With arms thrown wide, she embraced Him and asked, “Why do I make myself unimportant?  Why do I allow other [...]

Vegas Gluttony: Carnival World Buffet at the Rio

Oops, I forgot to take a photo of the outside… but it’s pretty easy to find.  If you take any of the FREE shuttles from Bally’s/Paris or Harrah’s to Rio (you don’t have to be staying at any of those hotels to take the free shuttle!), it drops you right in front of the entrance to the casino that leads straight to this buffet.  And if you’re really nice… well, you can email me and I’ll email you a coupon for this buffet, $5 off per person in your party up to 4 people.  (Yes, I’ll email you the coupon [...]

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