Besides our Boulder City adventure, I'd say it's been a relatively low-key weekend. That's not to say we aren't having fun; rather, most of the merriment we get into doesn't warrant a big blog post written about it. Here I am, to type a few words about what hijinks Pam and I have been up to, because no doubt our parents are dying to know.
Jobs
While I can't speak to the specifics of Pam's new (and permanent) job at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, I can say that she seems very happy about it. And if she's happy, I'm happy. I'm also happy that she is working day shift as opposed to nights. That would be rough to be without her for three nights a week.
As for my job? It's okay! Not amazing, not horrible, but just okay, and I'm fine with that. First of all, it's only ten hours a week, so even if it was the worst job in the world, I would have absolutely no right to complain about it. Secondly, the biggest perk of an otherwise humdrum job is that I get to pick my own schedule. This affords Pam and I the opportunity to work the same days during the week and, more importantly, have off the same days. I'd say this all worked out just about perfectly. Now let's hope I do adequately enough at my place of employment so that I don't get fired and ruin all this.
Weather
Have I mentioned the weather here is different than Philly's yet? I forget, but I guess it's worth mentioning again. Obviously, it's a lot warmer in general, but there's more to it than that. The temperature varies greatly when the sun is out and when it is not. I guess that's self-explanatory, but I'm trying to say that the extremes are more extreme here. It gets colder anywhere when the sun goes down, but it gets A LOT colder when the sun goes down in comparison.
That might have to do with the wind too, I suppose. The winter wind can be brutal here. Again, this is all relative, because nothing cuts like the sharp Philadelphia winter winds. Just the other night, though, I thought Pam and I were going to blow away on the way back from the bar. It was intense, and a big transition from the sunny days around these parts.
That being said, today is beautiful, and I think we're finally going to go in The Can's pool.
Phillies
Speaking of beautiful, it's finally Phillies season again! It's so damn nice to be able to wake up and put on the Phightins on gameday. And pretty soon, I'll be able to wake up to the sultry sounds of Scott Franzke and Larry Anderson on the radio (when I finally get around to buying the season-long internet radio package). I know the games don't matter at this point, but just the sensation that a Phillies game gives, it's a great feeling. Baseball is back, baby!
Casino Food
There's a big casino across the street called Terrible's Casino. The name doesn't bode it well, but for some of the advertisements we've seen, it looked awesome. Food-wise, I mean. Cheap food. With a A-Club Player's Card, you can get things like a Double Deuce (2 pancakes, 2 eggs, and 2 bacon) for $3, a New York Steak platter for $10, and various breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets for $4, $7, and $10, respectively. These are good deals.
Pam and I finally bit the bullet and walked over to get a Player's Card. We didn't have to pay for it (or play for it), and we even got a free T-shirt for signing up. I guess the main purpose of the Player's Card membership is so that people will have incentive to spend more money in the slots at Terrible's. Pam and I just wanted the cheap food.
And it did not disappoint. We were there on a Saturday afternoon, and on the weekends from 9-3, they do a Champagne Brunch. Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like - all the breakfast food you can eat, and all the champagne you can drink. So we feasted like kings (why did no one tell me country fried steak was so good?) and drank mimosas out of huge tumblers. Pam's a lightweight so she was a little tipsy when we left. And all this for nine dollars.
I have a feeling there's a three a.m. breakfast buffet in our future.
Home Cooking
Don't get the wrong impression - we don't eat out for every meal. I'd say out of the twenty-one meals a week, Pam and I go out for four or five of them. Other than that, we're home-cooking, and it's been a blast. Not having an oven has challenged us, but it's working out great. My parents sent us a crock pot, so this past week Pam made some turkey meatballs in there, and those lasted for three meals. Then two nights ago, we cooked up some breaded chicken in a pan without any kind of recipe guiding us, and it was awesome.
That was mostly Pam. I was on mash potato duty. However, I did make French toast last week for the first time in my life for Pam when she got home from work. Hey, watch the beginning of Kramer vs. Kramer, that stuff is tough to make!
Nightlife
We hadn't been to the Strip in a while, so we walked down Saturday night just to soak in the scenes, and maybe drink some dollar beers. Seriously, Casino Royale has $1 Michelob Lights. We grabbed a few of those and drank and walked. Open container laws are so laxly enforced that they practically don't exist on the Strip.
The highlights of the night were checking out the various fountain shows up and down the strip. First was the volcano fountain show at the Mirage. That was really neat. Far superior, though, was the fountain show at the Bellagio. It was downright beautiful, in fact. Really something to be seen. (Sorry, we didn't bring a camera that night. However, I don't think a picture would have really done it justice.)
Today
It's going to be another lazy day in Vegas. We slept in, and are about to hit the gym. I wanna get nice and sweaty for our first time jumping in the pool. I have work from 2:30 until 6:00, but afterward we're going to hit up an English pub that sells cheap beer and all-you-can-eat fish and chips. They'll probably have soccer on the telly, unfortunately, so pray I get through the night without stabbing my eyes out with a fork.
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