Lucas' house, about two miles from the Strip:
Boys and their toys (the toys get more expensive the older they get):
His Christmas "tree" and decorations (Hawaii ornament from our cruise last year). This tall & skinny pine tree will be planted outdoors later on. Lucas has an incredibly green thumb (which he didn't get from me) and has lots of unusual indoor plants all around the house:
A photo from Lucas' My Space page - getting in the holiday spirit!
Lucas, Skaught, and me...
The Stratosphere (the tallest building in Vegas) - we took the elevator up to the top to enjoy lunch and the view (the restaurant spins around slowly - takes about an hour to get all the way around):
Walkway view from the hotel to the pool area where Lucas worked this summer - you can see the typical amount of snow this year on the mountains in the distant:
The pool area where Lucas had a (very lucrative) bartender position this past summer. Sadly, when the pool closed for the winter, he lost this job and is now a food runner at the indoor sports bar & grill. Thankfully, he has a job but his salary was cut in half. The economic downturn is making it impossible for him (and everyone else) to find another job. I heard later that over 1,000 people applied for a few positions at a new In-And-Out Burger joint opening up - OMG!
Luke's friend, Ariel, is on the right - he told me later she's "cold as stone" (not really - she's a performance artist and was doing her thing at the mall in the hotel. FYI...she gets paid $150 for an hour of standing there, only moving once every 10 minutes or so):
My performance art (for some reason, I didn't get paid for it):
One of the outdoor lounges where Lucas currently works - I'm relaxing in the Joe Montana lounge - who's Joe Montana? (just joking!):
But then it really did snow in Vegas (later on, there would be 4 inches on the ground and everyone was freaking out!). I kept saying, "this is nothing, folks!"
Love my grandbabies...
and, my beautiful boy!
TIME with your family and friends is the best present you can give or receive this TIME of year. I'm just so incredibly blessed.
4 comments:
we all look great mom! thanks for being so creative! i really enjoyed the time with you this Christmas. thanks for the camera you bought me. i did get my talent in photography from you!
It was a wonderful trip and I can't wait for next year! Can't wait to see some of the photos you take :-)
I love these personal photos, they tell a story and I know the time flew by. I think I could stand still for 150 and hour...maybe, awww who am I kidding I could never be that still!
I am glad you had a great time with your son, family is always what is most important.
Thanks, Natalie - yes, it was a wonderful time and I hated to leave but life does go on. You're right - you could never stay still that long :-)
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