We have returned home. Yesterday we drove through, snow, sleet, rain and wind. Do we work for the postal servive? Who would think driving home on the 5th of May would entail such strange weather. However we persevered and arrived home safe and sound.We had a fun trip. Granted we are not talking Europe here or even an interesting and exciting locale in the good US of A. We are talking Reno Nevada. Once a thriving little city, is that not what the sign states?
The Reno days of yore were much different than today's Reno. I have traveled there throughout my adult life. Every time I go it is changed and it is an ever changing scene.
So we are downtown this trip staying at the Eldorado Hotel on the 21st floor of the Skyline tower in a luxury king for five nights. The room is very nice actually better than nice. Spacious and such a comfy grand king bed. I slept like a baby not an easy thing for this gal to do.
As I watched the sunrise every morning ease over the brown suede mountains it seemed I was on the moon. We were so high the perspective from the bed showed no buildings just sky, hills and the sun making it way to claim the day. We rose quite early each morning out of bed before six. Our time clocks were a little out of whack as got up so early to leave for the eight hour drive our first day. So that time personal zone stayed with us it seems. Early to bed and early to rise. Well it worked it was a perfect schedule for us.
We had not been for a couple of years and of course things did change as usual. I guess it really does not matter to us however as when we go we have our own little agenda.
The bottom line is we won money this trip and oh that was a fun time. Our rooms were so cheap they were almost free with our players card and we searched out the most reasonable good tasting food there was to offer. Two best choices were a little authentic Mexican place within walking distance from our hotel and we also had the awful, awful burger(awful big and awful good). This is a well known burger as the travel channel had this diner on a show about a year and half ago. The diner and casino is called the Little Nugget as opposed to the big Nugget in Sparks. The Food Wars show was comparing the Little Nugget's awful awful burger to the Nugget's awful, awful burger in Sparks. The Little Nugget won the battle and the place is famous now. So of course we had to experience the best burger in Northern Nevada.
The place is a dive I will say that as it has been there forever and ever. But hey that burger was the best burger we ever had. We split one as they are a half pound of ground chuck loaded with all the trimmings and the best yummy sauce on a toasted oversize onion roll with a full pound basket of thin crispy perfectly seasoned fries. All for $6.50. What a deal and what a treat!
So it was a fun birthday trip for me. We gambled and won, had amazing drinks all free, cheap amazing rooms and tasty food. What is not to like?
At home now chores inside and outside await. We did catch up on some things today but this coming week much will have to be attended to.
I will say being gone just six days we were surprised when we came back into our Willamette Valley as all was sea of green, every green hue you could envision. Everything is lush and dense. How can that happen in a week? The wonders of the earth just thrill me. Sometimes I just want to roll in the grass and soak it up like a sponge and put hands and feet deep into the earth and feel the richness and absorb into my being.
Remember to watch the big full moon tomorrow night. Here in Eugene it will be most impressive at nine pm. We will watch for sure. Hubby is all into the cosmos's. How insignificant we seem here in this Universe. We should be so humble and grateful for the honor to live in such a grand place.
Have a nice evening, we will.
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