We just returned from Las Vegas with Tammy & Craig. The heat was heating, up to 40 degrees several days, which is super hot especially for this time of year. We spent lots of time at the pool, I love the pool. I went there each morning. Christopher did not once come to the pool, he is happiest inside the air conditioning. He was able to sleep in and catch up on his rest, enjoy himself gambling. We went together to Mon Ami Gabi and I loved it. We shared the salmon salad – it has salmon, spinach, kale, blueberries, avocado, and walnuts with a nice vinaigrette. It’s light and delicious. We shared the baguette because it comes with this gorgeous carrot slaw that if my favorite. And I order a St Germaine Spritz to eat with the salad, and then a second one to go that I save for later when getting ready. We ate at both Carbones; the original at Aria and the new Riviera at Bellagio. We all prefer the original. They have better appies, more shareable plates. The Riviera is beautiful on the inside, even the washrooms are stunning. Sitting two booths over from us was the owner of the Raiders! He was with his security guard. It was a jump scare when I looked left and saw him, he’s just as strange looking in person as he is on tv. The food is delicious at both, but we prefer the one at the Aria. Our first night, we ate at Javiers. So yummy. Ordered my jalapeno margarita to go out on the casino floor. I ate chicken tacos but was so stuffed from the chips & salsa plus Craig ordered some cheese dish to start. It frightened Christopher since he hates melted cheese. Our final night, we ate at Yardbird at the Venetian. Christopher and I ate there a few years ago but I had the worst sudden headache from the incense at the hotel that I didn’t/couldn’t enjoy it. so we were happy to replace that memory. We ordered the full bird which came with the fried chicken inside a little chicken coup cute looking wire container with 4 small jalapeno cheddar waffles and spicy watermelon. Plus, we ordered the mashed potatoes as a side and they were buttery and super tasty. Everything was finger licking good. We brought our drinks in, but didn’t drink during dinner. All of us on a time out. We left Yardbird and walked through to the Sphere to see the No Doubt concert. I got a souvenir cup and t-shirt. They only had XL or XS for the shirt I wanted so now I have a nighty. The flights were easy. I picked up my cute double knot bottega jodi bag that got delivered to the hotel. I bought a new Gucci flora in pink, it’s technically the pouch, which is cheaper than the shoulder bag yet still I can turn it into a shoulder bag and has a better shape so I love it. I bought my Loewe blush heels I had my eyes on, walked around in them the whole trip and they are comfy and perfect. We went to the outlets and Tammy & I got matching Nike cardigans, I picked up some Lacoste slides and Adidas sneakers. All for under $100. I’m reading Rich As Fuck by Amanda Frances which helps women change their mindset surrounding money. It goes further than money though, talks about positive thoughts, manifestation, believing in yourself, sourcing knowledge. It’s a great read. I’m not yet finished but it has some homework at the end of each chapter which I’m going to do as well. It’s fitting and in line with where I am in my therapy and my own mindset lately of feeling really good about myself like I know great things are coming to me over and above the great things I already have. I love my life as-is and I want to accept more and be okay with being okay. I’m tired of feeling depressed and embarrassed over the past few years. I’m ready to move on, I’m ready to not feel those feelings or think those thoughts anymore. I feel less worried about other opinions, what will people think, what will they say. It’s weighed me down, it’s slowed my success, it’s slowed my progression.I can change. I am changed. I want to lose a little weight still, but less about the number and more about my feeling and movement. I don’t want to be sedentary and my goal is to be deceptively strong. I want to use weights because I think my exercise and fitness in this decade will be a huge driver to how my body performs in two or three decades from now. I want to be asking myself, how does it help me to reach my goals? when i’m deciding on what to do with my time. We don’t have another vacation planned for the rest of the year, we will choose something. We want to go to Hawaii. I’ll push for that. Something different. Christopher doesn’t have as much vacation time as he used to so we need to be more strategic with our bookings. Tammy wants to go back to Vegas in the fall to see Salt & Pepa. Christopher’s parents love watching Hank and we are so grateful. Hank loves being with them too. He’s such a great dog, he’s so loving. He hasn’t left my side since we got back. He slept so well last night. He snored and snored and snuggled. He’s so soft. We both love him so much. He’s out on his night walk right now with Christopher and then he will be my guard dog while I shower. He lays on the hallway bench on his little blanky. He’s going to get a nice strawberry as a treat. Oh, and I also started writing my book. I am going to try and write for an hour each day and see where it goes. I’m excited about it. I believe it will help heal a part of me by releasing all the thoughts and information from my brain that are hanging on.