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Thrifty Decorating

I love browsing through decorating blogs. Here is my quick contribution to the world of bargain-hunting decor: This plant was marked down to $0.50 and was in a shopping cart full of discounted Easter merchandise last year. It didn't look like it would last very long, but here it is almost a year later and doing great. Not bad considering that it spends most of its time in the guest bedroom with the blinds closed. Instead of planting it in an actual pot, I just placed it inside a cute bowl from the $1 Store. The colorful thingy on the right is just an old jar filled of incense and tied with a bow. As for the slate tiles, they are the top of the bar that Sexy Nerd built. They're sitting inside a groove, not grouted down, so that if we ever change our decor, we can easily switch out the top of the bar with different tiles.

Road Trip Day 5 - Hoover Dam & Brandy's Flagstaff

Leaving Las Vegas, we drove over the Hoover Dam. About 5 years ago, SN and I paid to take the tour of the dam. We will never do that again and recommend avoiding the tour at all costs! What a waste of time. Hey! You're not in Vegas anymore. Get back in your car! If you don't stay inside your vehicle, I'm guessing that this guy might have something to say about it: We found Brandy's Restaurant Bakery in Flagstaff, AZ on the site for Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives. It never would have crossed our minds to stop here otherwise. It was delicious! This employee didn't seem too keen on us taking photos of our food. Looking back, I guess it was a little weird.

Road Trip Day 4: Las Vegas

We start our day by checking into the Imperial Palace casino/hotel. It was less than $40 a night and included tickets to see their auto collection and 2 tickets to Nathan Burton's comedy magic show. Not too shabby. Ah, Vegas! If it weren't for the heat, the crime, the crowds, and the general sleaziness, I could see us living here. Even Sexy Nerd enjoys shopping when it's on a fake Paris street. We shared a plate of nachos at Margaritaville. Usually, it is one of our favorite Vegas stops, but this time didn't go very well. Not only did they never play the Margaritaville song and sacrifice the girl to the volcano (awesome), they ripped us off. When we ordered the nachos, the waitress casually asked if we want salsa. They're nachos. Sure we want salsa! That's a standard nacho ingredient, right? Surprise, surprise when we saw the additional $2 charge for salsa on our bill. Normally, it is just me who gets irked by things like this, but even Sexy Nerd thought the $2