Sunday, March 13, 2016

57 - Visit a Casino not in Vegas - COMPLETE

#57 - Visit a Casino not in Vegas - Complete

3.12.16  I had the opportunity to visit Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino in Murphy, NC.
This was a good day trip from my house in Atlanta (1 hour and 45 minutes door to door).  The casino is new and clean, however it is small and lacks dining options (only a food court).  Hopefully, it gets expanded like it's bigger sister casino in Cherokee, NC.  










Saturday, March 12, 2016

Day 1 - 101 in 1001

Recently one of my good friends attempted to do the 40 before 40 challenge.  She did all kinds of things....got a tattoo, watched the sunrise on her birthday, went camping, went skydiving.  So being that i turned 37 in February  (If i have told you recently I am 24 just go with it!)  I thought the completion of 101 things in 1001 days sounded interesting.   So......here's the list

1.  Fly first class
2.  Visit an Aquarium
3.  Go for mud bath #2
4.  Get a Tattoo
5.  Go to the zoo
6.  See a Broadway show  (on Broadway)
7.  Go to Italy
8.  See an IMAX movie
9.  Make a King Cake
10.   Get a go pro camera
11.  Go to Vegas
12.  Take a Yoga class
13.  Cruise on a different cruise line other than Carnival
14.  Ride Amtrak across the USA
15.  Attend a highland games
16. Go to a rugby match
17.  Go to a braves game
18.  Ride in a helicopter
19.  Visit 5 national parks
20.   Get another puppy
21.  Go to a drive in movie
22.   ride in a hot air balloon
23.  Get a massage
24.  Go to Mardi Gras
25  Drive the Pacific Coast Highway
26. Watch an alphabet of Movies
27.  Go Sailing
28.  Go on a picnic
29.  Have a bonfire
30.  Go to the Grand Canyon
31.  Play hookie from work one day
32.  take a class for some type of professional development
33.  Take a road trip by using dice
34.  Attend the world domination summit
35.  Go to a minor league baseball game
36.  Get 5 new signed concert posters
37. Throw a message in a bottle
38.  Have dinner at Fogo De Chao
39.  Have dinner at Kiosko
40.  Have dinner at Horseradish Grill
41.  Make 10 barefoot contessa recipes
42.  visit the sweetwater brewery
43.  go to a concert at Chastain Park
44.  Play at Top Golf
45.  Visit the Jimmy Carter Library (Freedom Center)
46.  Visit the World of Coca Cola
47.  Hike Kennesaw Mountain
48.  Go to a show at Shakespeare Tavern
49.  Go down a water slide
50.  Unplug for an entire week
51.  Go to Maine
52.  Attend a cirque show
53.  Visit the Delta Museum
54.  Explore Ponce City Market
55.  Buy good Cologne
56.  Buy a great Chef's Knife
57.  Visit a casino not in Vegas
58.  Make improvements to the small bathroom in our house
59.  Visit an outdoor festival
60.  go to a college football game
61.  lose 40 lbs
62.  blog each day for 60 consecutive days
63.  Visit Santa Fe, NM
64.  Drink Wine in France
65.  Swim in the Pacific Ocean
66.  Bowl a 200 game or higher
67.  Eat chicken wings in Buffalo  (Niagara falls counts)
68.  Design my own t-shirt
69.  Host a games night
70.  buy a season pass to the Chastain Pool and use it all summer long
71.  Buy 10 scratch off tickets at one time
72.  Get a new macbook
73.  Play blackjack in vegas
74.  watch the sunrise on the beach
75  Sell $1000 worth of items on ebay
76.  ride in a cable car
77.  make a year photo album  "yearbook style"
78.  Identify 100 things at make me happy
79.  Fly a kite
80.  Bake cupcakes
81.  Bake a pie
82.  start a penny barrel
83.  start a chalk quote board/posting
84.  toss a coin in trevi fountain
85.  Make it through transatlantic flight
86.  send 20 post crossing postcards
87.  Visit Hawaii
88.  make a kiva loan
89.  create a home emergency kit
90.  See a show at the Fox Theatre
91.  Go snorkeling
92.  get a new ipad
93.  Volunteer at a pet shelter
94.  eat in at least 10 new restaurants in ATL
95.  Go to a screen on the green
96.  Go to the Georgia Renaissance Festival
97.  Eat at Joe's on Juniper
98.  Go to a parade
99.  Go to Oakland Cemetery in ATL
100.  Have a staycation
101.  Ride the Skyview Ferris wheel in ATL

Time to dust this blog off

I think it's time to dust this blog off and bring it out of hiatus.

Let's see what fun we can have in the next 1001 days or so  :)

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Naked Vacation - Vegas

One of the new little perks of my job is that every time I train a new manager I get to take a week off and let that person run my store on there own.  So what to do , what to do with my extra week.

Off to Vegas!!!!!   Now I feel a little gulity since JP is home working, but all in all it was a good week.  I may have lost some cash but fun was had!

The highlight of the trip however may have been my early morning drive through Valley of Fire State Park.   Valley of Fire State Park is Nevada's oldest state park and features a beautiful rich red landscape in its rock formation.

Here are some shots from the trip!








Saturday, August 24, 2013

Naked Date Night with Margaret Cho



Piper and I try to have date night at least once a week.   This week we had the pleasure of going to see stand up comic Margaret Cho at the Laughing Skull Lounge here in Atlanta.   The Laughing Skull is located on Peachtree street inside of one of the city's most iconic restaurant/bars, the Vortex  (Tatar Tot's thats all I am saying!!!!)


You might remember Margaret Cho from her sitcom All American Girl, or from her role on Drop Dead Diva.  Which films locally in Peachtree City.    In an ironic twist of fate, one of the boys in front of us was from Peachtree City and he and his partner made signs.   Now, this venue is small....very small (maybe 100 people) and the boys with the signs in the front row really stuck out.  She even invited them an the signs on stage.  Now mind you, she did say that she was going to masturbate and cum all over the signs......too funny!




Needless to say she was very personable and engaging with the crowd.  This was our third time seeing her stand up live (the previous two were at the Tabernacle in Atlanta ) and we both felt this one was the best.  She was hilariously funny and so so personable with the audience.   If Margaret Cho comes to your area and is playing a smaller venue get a tickets, such a good time!



Naked Travel - 14 days!



14 days until we embark.  I am very stoked!