Friday, August 19, 2011

THE LIST-- Las Vegas, NV


Alright, it's tradition! Here's the list of all the things we'll miss when we move to North Carolina next week. These are in NO particular order:
1. The GREAT weather (between 60 and 80 degrees) 9 months out of the year.
2. The gorgeous Mojave desert.
3. The gorgeous Sierra Nevada mountains, and Mt. Charleston.
4. Hiking in Red Rock.
5. Valley of Fire
6. The SHOPPING!! (Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Bath and Body Works, Bed, Bath, & Beyond, Ross, Kohl's, etc. all 1/2 a mile away).
7. Outlet Malls!
8. Restaurants on the Strip-- Mesa Grill, Serendipity III, Paris Buffet, Wicked Spoon Buffet, Border Grill, Max Brenner's Restaurant.
9. Cafe Rio 1/2 mile from my house!:)
10. U-Swirl!!
11. The dinosaur park and splash pad in Aliante.
12. The butterfly park and splash pad.
13. Aliante Station
14. Bellagio Fountains
15. Shark Reef
16. Disneyland so close!
17. North Las Vegas library
18. Trader Joe's in Summerlin
19. Our ward and friends!!
20. Lucy's preschool and Miss Andrea
21. Trips to St. George and Cedar City, UT
22. Family SO close in Southern Utah!
23. Beautiful sunsets every night
24. Camping and backpacking at Mt. Charleston
25. Vegas Strip lit up at night
26. The Cupcakery
27. Cacti-- especially the "poor unfortunate souls"
28. Nellis AFB
29. Gold's Gym Centennial!!
30. In 'N' Out
31. Massive thunderstorms
32. Las Vegas temple
33. Bonnie Springs
34. The dry heat-- like being inside of a blow dryer
35. Constant, dependable sunshine
36. Aliante station
37. Living so close to a freeway AND an airport
38. Our house-- especially the kitchen with the huge granite butcher block
39. The different "feel" of the West Coast
40. Outlets in Primm, NV

2 comments:

Joan Morris said...

Great list!! I will miss all those things too! Plus you guys just a car ride away :(

Kay Hinton said...

Wow~ Can you say blogathon? I just finished reading all of it and enjoyed every word. I so hope all goes well for you. I LOVE your new house.