a 24 hour blast

i'm back from reno. let me tell ya about my journey...

so, it started off great. as usual i was jammin away to my ipod, it's been about an hour now, and i happen to read a sign as i'm flyin down the road that has a turn now sign with reno. lol i was so lost in my music that i wasn't paying attention to the fact that i needed to get somewhere. whoops all good though, a quick u-turn a mile later and back on my journey i go. i believe that for any kind of road trip, an awesome musical collection is necessary. and part of that collection would definitely include the late and great mr. michael jackson! love it! and of course, as i'm starting off my playlist of the pop king, i think back to my other mini road trip i took with my sister-in-law and nephews to the coast. on our way back home that day, windows down, sun shining...we are of course jamming out to the classics of michael. crazy thing, that was only a day or two before he passed away. i just thought of that.

ok, so back to my trip. i get into reno, which was a really weird feeling because i've never driven into town by myself. i've always been with someone. so i make my way over to harrah's and i creep my way into the self parking...surprised that i made it because my truck is a bit higher than other vehicles. so i think i'm in the clear and start heading up the garage and once i get past the valet section, for some reason or another, the ceiling looks like it drops a foot! scared me half to death and i actually opened up my door to make sure i wasn't going to scrape. i was squeezing my butt cheeks all the way until i could get a parking spot. worst 2 minutes of my life! but it worked.

with that behind me, i called my mom to find out where they were hanging, but of course she doesn't answer her phone. go figure. so i just head into the casino and look for them myself. i luckily find them right away and they don't even notice me. so i go up behind them and stand next to the empty machine by my dad and ask if it's ok for me to play this machine? his look was PRICELESS! he was in shock for a second then started laughing and hugged me. he couldn't believe that i was there. it was a great moment.

then we went and looked for my uncle jimmy and aunt kim. once we hooked up with them, it was pretty chill. just some gambling, chatting and drinking. oh yea! my uncle STILL has no idea what the hell is going on. he thought that he was just going over to reno for the night and then heading home to go back to work. he had no idea that my aunt kim was taking him to the airport in the morning to head over to vegas for a few days. she got him good this year! oh, did i mention that he gets to drive a nascar while he's there?? i'm totally jealous! but he's going to have a blast!

so as for today, we headed out to virginia city. i've never been out there and it's a cute little old mining town. kind of like weaverville...got some good historic points, the locals think it can't get any better, and you're wondering when the hell you're going to be able to leave. lol it's cruel i know, but true. but it was neat going through some of the shops.

so i'm on my way home, jamming to my music yet again, and what the hell do i think i see in my headlights? that's right, SNOW!! i hate driving in snow and there it was, just coming down like it's mid december. in the midst of this, i'm texting my buddy bradford, and i let him know asap that it's time to teach me how to use my 4 wheel drive. don't judge! i know i'm a country girl and i don't know how to use 4 wheel? i just got my truck 5 months ago and this kind of weather is just now hittin, so i'm ready to learn it and get my truck dirty! i also get a text from my cousin, who's my roommate, that we have no more toilet paper but she can get some in the morning. ugh! i have been holding it in already for 30 minutes and i have a hour and half to go, there ain't no way i'm going without! so at 10:15 i'm shoppin at foodmax for a few quick essentials.

lol but now i'm home. and in my nice comfy warm bed, watching a funny movie. my last 28 hours was well worth the drive and weather change. so once again, happy bday to my dad!