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Round 2 Glutton for punishment!!!   OK…and away we go…….   Waking up after only getting about 3-4 hours of sleep was surprisingly easy! Java…need java… WTF??? No hangover whoo-hoo! Threw on the hiking pants, boots, tank top, fleece and baseball cap! Brushed my teeth and was ready to go! Wait! Need Java, did I say that already?   James, Jillian, Harriet and I hit the Starbucks in the Red Rock. Large Vanilla Latte please! DON’T TALK TO ME UNTIL I'VE HAD MY JAVA...

James has been dying for an IN-N-OUT burger for 8 years. He has not had one since he lived in LA. james wanted to have lunch here before he flew back to MO. i wil miss you james. see you......maybe in belguim.....LA in june 7th meet up. i personal had not had one since september 2007. i like eating here after i have been traveling aboard. the burger tastes so much better when you come back to the USA :)   TO MY NEW AND OLD TB FRIENDS: THANKS TO ALL THE TBs THAT FLEW AND DRO...

Sunday was a day for recovery and saying goodbyes to Tb friends.....On Sunday morning we all met for breakfast at a pancake restaurant.  After that I took Joy and Jillian to the airport shuttle at the car rental because I wasn't sure how to get to the passenger drop off at the airport. I didn't want to take any chances of getting lost again and them missing their flights...it might have been the end of 3JXPRESS.  It was hard letting my two Js go, but at least I knew I'd be seeing th...

Yikes....the day was finally here!! Melanie and I had made tattoo appointments back in July now that Living Dead was open!!! I'd been waiting for Nickhole to open the new shop as I had a cover up piece I wanted her to do and ironically, Melanie had the same tattoo artist in mind - talk about great minds think alike!!!  We went in back in July to visit her and make sure she could do a cover up on my leg easily before I started planning and got my hopes up.  Well, Nickhole had said th...

I am soooooooooooo tired. I have been partying since Thursday. I think my eyeballs are going to pop off.   I passed out after the cleaned the house after the angel and Tracy left. I woke up at 9am to call james to pick him up at 11:15am.SORRY FOR THE BLURRY PHOTOS....DIGI CAM WILL BE IN HOSPITAL SOON :) I called Sal to confirm about lunch at Florida café at 11:30am. I did review on this back in December 2007. This is near James’ hotel and Sal’s work I thought it would ...

After a wild and crazy night that extended into the wee hours of the morning, CW was lucid enough to drive Matt to the airport.  Mel did her CW thing and raced through the side streets to get Matt on his flight out on time.  McCarran was jam packed with weekend travelers heading back home to their mundane lives and back to reality and dreading Manic Monday...hahaha!  I was so glad I was able to kick it with Matt again...I hope our paths will cross again in future travels. ...

Monday was a sad day...I had to leave this incredible place and incredible TB friends behind.  On a high note, Melanie and I met up with Sal (sincitytraveler) for lunch at the Florida Cafe inside the Howard Johnson's hotel on the strip.  This was a Cuban restaurant and the food was very tasty.  The three of us had a really good chat as we ate, discussing our future travel plans and when we would all get together again.  Of course, Mel and Sal both live in Vegas, so it's a ...

OMG...my "last" day hanging with Mel! We had decided to go check out Coyote Ugly since it was free before 9pm and then we'd head over to Mandalay Bay back to our spot, Eye Candy.  We actually went shopping for "casual" clothes so we wouldn't be overdressed at Coyote Ugly (we figured the stilletos might look slightly out of place...ha ha).  Stopped at Red Rock for Capriotti's Sandwiches - my favorite!!!  Back at Melanie's John (JPChoi) stopped by and visited since it would be my...

It was a beautiful clear sunday in the spring in las vegas. i have been wanting to take photos of the desert flowers in my front yard. this would have been a good time to hike death valley or valley of fire. since my other digi cam was in the hospital. i am using my back up. i was shock this one was not acting up. i had problems with it freezing while i press "play". I DO LOVE MACRO FILTER :)one of the flowers looks like cherry blossoms but they are not. i need to find out the names of these ...

HMMMM THIS CALLS FOR A MINI TB MEET UP AT A TATTOO SHOP....OMG this is was the most anticipated event of the “meet up” week.  Erin announced to the whole world that we were going to get tats. *sign*  I wanted to keep it on the DL, but nooooooooooo she adds the info on her TB destination list summary. Afterwards, I got bombarded with PM and comments on what I was going to get and why. I had 2 months to figure what I really wanted. I had many choices in mind but, I wanted my first...

Oh what a night...TravBuddy Vegas style!  Actually, from what I hear, this was more of a TravBuddy weekend versus just a meet!! :-)     I feel bad I missed the pre-meet on Friday but I arrived much later than planned so I just met up with my local friends for sushi that night.  We spent several hours grazing at Sushi Mon for all-you-can-eat and then had a quick martini at Ollie's on Decatur and it was off to bed for me!  In fact, "rumor...

OMG IT IS 4AM?!?! WHERE IS MY CELLY?!?!?!   Erin (poohstaggt) and I were groggy this morning. I immediately put on my shades. I only had an hour sleep. I am always stressing out that I was of course forgetting something.  I was also uploading my photos from the “ERIN AND MELANIE” 3 day madness BLOG.   My neighbor was on time as well. It was 4:30am and WE NEEDED CAFFIENE….ASAP!!! I called RJ to wake his butt up. I was actually, excited to go to KC. ...

Well, somehow, thanks to Mel, Erin and Brett, I got back to the hotel room and managed to find the bed and pass out.  OMG!  Passed out.  Brett had an earlier flight and Erin was picking him up at ...what 6:30am or (something like that), for breakfast.  Mind you, we didn't get back to the room till about 4 or 4:30am.  And Brett was so nice...trying to be quiet as he was packing up....in very dim lighting.  Very nice and considerate of others.  He is just too ...

I think it was about 5 pm when we got back to Mel's.  Angel and I get ready for the ride back to So Cal.  Mel suggested we should wait and leave after 7 to avoid traffic.  We took Mel's advice so we chillax at her crib for a bit.  In the meantime, Mel downloaded all our photos and makes CD for us!  THANK YOU MEL FOR LETTING US CRASH AT YOUR CRIB...YOU ARE A FABULOUS HOST! Angel and I hit the road at 7:30ish.  We talk all the way back to my house.  THANK...

After we arrive at Mel's after our mini excursion, we head to Sushi Mon to meet with James and Will.  Or, well, just James at first.  Will meets us shortly after.  It's his thing I guess. :-PWe stuff our face with all kinds of sushi and send the boys to hold our ground at Lucky Bar.  Me and the girls head back to Mel's AGAIN to change and get dolled up.  What's with this??  Before, I wouldn't even start getting ready until 9pm to be out by 11pm and here it was 6 ...