This past week was spent with great anticipation for my trip to Vegas to see Kyle and 10 Years. It was a fantastic weekend! Here’s how the week went…
Mon, May 3rd – Went to San Pedro to visit my dad, sat it traffic for quite a bit, then edited Bats Day photos
Tues, May 4th – Went to JM Middle to observe math classes. It was a really good day. I love watching teachers get through to kids! I can’t wait to become a great math teacher too! After, I got some food with Adrienne. Once home, I got a letter in the mail with a denial for my divorce. Ugh. Burbank Courthouse, you suck! Bobby & I now have to go to court and prove we have nothing to dispute. Bah! How annoying!
After calling We the People, I started updating iTunes (fail), then I edited some pix and moved some files to my storage drive. A little later, I went to Bar Trivia at the Bok. The Lakers game was still on when we all got there, but we eventually got to start the night. It was fun, but we lost miserably… all of our teams did. Oh well, still had fun.
Wed, May 5th – Had a crappy night’s sleep, but got my day started with an oil change and a car wash. After, I did some laundry and started packing for the trip to Vegas. It was a relaxing day.
Thurs, May 6th – Slept in, packed some more, and waited for Sandy to get home from work. We left for Vegas around rush hour, but still got there in about 4.5 hours. Once there, we checked into Terrible’s and then went to the UA on the strip to see Iron Man 2 (which was amazing)! After the movie, we walked around the Aria for a bit before turning in.
Fri, May 7th – Got up at 9am to go downstairs to the buffet. After breakfast, we all took a nap for a few hours. Once John & Sandy left to meet with Sandy’s parents, I got a shower and waited for Kyle to arrive in Vegas.
He got in around 2pm and came right over to Terrible’s to hang out with me. We enjoyed some quality time together, then got a cab to the Venetian for lunch. The meal was freakin’ fantastic!!! The restaurant had a wonderful vegetarian soup, and my ravioli was soooo yummy! We enjoyed our lunch so much, then wandered around the Strip for a bit before Kyle had to get back to the Hard Rock to prep for the show.
At 6:30pm, John, Sandy & I walked over to the Hard Rock to get our tickets and backstage passes. We got pretty close to the stage, which was nice. We missed 1/2 of Fair to Midland, but what we heard was pretty damn awesome! 10 Years was up next… amazing!!! They rocked so hard! Truly brilliant show!
After, John, Sandy & I went up to the VIP area over the stage and watched a bit of Flyleaf from above. Once Kyle was cleaned up, we walked around the Hard Rock. Unfortunately, the hotel bars all sucked… full of plastic women and pretentiousness. We went back to the tour bus and had some drinks there instead. A bit later, we caught up with John’s friend, Jim, and went to the Double Downs bar nearby. It was great fun! See pix on my FB!
I got pretty trashed at the DD, keeping up with Kyle shot for shot of Jager. It was great though! After we left there, we went to the Luxor to get some grub at the restaurant where Sandy’s sister works. I needed that! It helped sober me up a bit. Once we finished eating, Kyle & I grabbed a cab back to Terrible’s for some more quality time, then we passed out sometime after 2am.
Sat, May 8th – At 5am, the alarm went off, and we got our butts out of bed. I drove Kyle back to the Hard Rock to catch the tour bus and then came back to pass out for a bit. At 7:15am, we all got up (John, Sandy & I) to get ready to head out. We met up with Sandy’s mom at 8:15am at Dunkin’ Donuts!
After breakfast, I started the drive back to LA. I made it about 2 hours, then turned over driving to John so I could get a nap. Once home in LA, I got a shower and headed down to Anaheim. Traffic sucked! It took me almost 2 hours to get there!
Once there, Kyle & I wandered around Downtown Disney a bit, then headed over to the tour bus. We played some Baggo (and he kicked my ass twice)! Then, we went to get some food. We found this great little place behind the Downtown Disney hotel where we each got some yummy veggie burgers!
Back at the tour bus, he got ready for the show, and I watched the guys play Wii Sports Resort. I joined in for Archery for a bit. Just before show time, I went out front to get my ticket and meet up with Kyle’s parents. We got a good spot on the side of the bar to watch the show, but it was hard to see Kyle. We were a bit off to the left. The sound was great, and we did have TV screens near us. We were able to see him a little though (see pix on FB).
After the show, we went to a nice little bar to hang out with his parents for a bit. It was great! I love his parents! 🙂
Once they left, I went back to the bus for a bit, and we had a great chat in the lounge. Before I left, I tried out his bunk… damn that thing is small! We still enjoyed ourselves though 🙂
It was really hard to say good-bye, but I am so proud of him and happy for him, that I couldn’t help smile! I got on my tram and went back to my car in the Mickey & Friends parking structure.
Sun, May 9 – I started the day with an engagement shoot with a great couple at 12pm at the Griffith Park Observatory. After, I took a nap, then met up with Gavin & Heather for their engagement shoot around 5:30pm. After that, I went to Koji’s to have some drinks and have dinner with Bobby. After dinner, KC, Bobby, & I went to Harper’s to visit Lyse.
Once home, I started editing pix, but couldn’t stay awake. I went to sleep and didn’t set my alarm… which was sooooo nice! I slept til almost 1pm! 🙂