Gaining Weight

Didn't do much today, and for some reason I feel like eating today.  So I had both chocolates and chips... after my lunch.  So much for new year resolution. 

Christmas and New Year 2012 Trip - Part 2

Argh, I need to keep up with the blog.  Haven't blog in such a long time.

One of my new year resolution is to blog more, but I didn't bother to keep up my new year resolution at all.

Anyway, let's move on with the trip.  I think I am starting to forget a lot of the details...

12/24

10am - Trying to fix rental car left signal light.  The light was malfunction the moment we rented it.  But we were not having enough time to fix it since we wasted so much time to even get the car itself.  Hertz - you are so disappointing!  They made us run around the town to get the signal light ourselves and refund us the cost of the signal light.  When we argue that fixing the signal light delayed our trip, they don't even budge.  WTH?!

11:30am - Finally on the road to Flagstaff, Arizona. Due to the rented car issue, we were not able to reach Flagstaff in time for lunch.  We intended to go to "The Place" for lunch, but they close at 4PM if I am not wrong.  I believe we still have 6 hours to go. Ended up eating some Asian buffet out of no where.  So mad. 

Around 3pm, it started snowing, heavy snow too.  We have to slow down due to limited visibility.  By the time we reached Flagstaff, it was about 6pm.  We drove for about 1-2 hours, then it started snowing again, and the road was so icy.  It was too dangerous to drive so ended up staying at Williams, Arizona for the night. 

You can see some icy patches on the road.  But the view is absolutely gorgeous~

We went for dinner after we have booked a place to stay for the night. 

 

Cruiser Cafe 66 is where we lay our eyes on.

 

 

So pretty~

 

The snow on the trees, and of course, it was freezing. 

 

Our barbeque meat, and baked beans, which we didn't even touch.

 

I think the restaurant is on Route 66. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you see how icy the road actually is?  We drove 5mph, and practically slide to our commodation for the night after the dinner.

10pm - hit the sack. 

12/25

9am - breakfast at the Jack in the box. 

 

So pretty~ yet so dangerous.  The road was even icier. 

9:30am - hit the road again.  The highway is finally not icy like the night before. 

11:30am - reached the border of Nevada and Arizona, and Hoover Dam.  Do some sight seeing and pictures taking. 

 

Hoover Dam view from the bridge 

 

Hoover Dam under the bridge.

Opposite view.  We were on the bridge.

 

1:30pm - reached Las Vegas, Nevada, and have dim sum at KJ Dim Sum and Seafood Chinese Restaurant at Rio.  I believe we paid about $20 per person.  Didn't bother to take any picture since all the dim sum dishes look alike anyway. Also, we have to wait for about half an hour.  We were having a hard time locating the restaurant since is our first time there.  So we actually spent about one hour to locate and get seated. 

2:45pm - reached our hotel (We stayed at our friend's parents' house.  We are so grateful that our friend offer a place for us to stay).  Get to refresh a bit, then went out to watch a magic show, by Nathan Burton.  After the show, we get to walk around the hub of Las Vegas, to snap some pictures.  It's a long walk, so glad I wore a comfortable shoes.  But of course, after about 3 hours of walk, I think my legs are quitting on me.  I feel like they are going to detach from me at any time.

This is the best pic I have taken out of all other pics in Las Vegas. 

 

Pretty Christmas tree with weird white thingy.

 

Argh, my bf told me that we can actually go watch the blue men when we are in Las Vegas.  Who knows they went to TX when we are in Las Vegas, and by the time we are back in TX, they are gone...

I think this is in Bellagio. 

 

Went to Jean Philippe to have ice cream~  It's soooooooo good.  I wanted the crepe, but I didn't want to wait in line for the crepe because it was going to take forever to wait for the crepe, so we ended up just getting the ice cream, which took us almost half an hour to get the ice cream...  BTW, those are real chocolate flowing behind the glass. 

Some of the deserts they have at the counter.  I am getting hungry... 

 

Casino full of crystals.  Don't remember the name.

10:30pm - Dinner at Hikari Japanese steakhouse & sushibar (yes, dinner at 10:30pm).  It is an all you can eat sushi for $26.95.  If we go in at 11:30pm, it is $22.95 (I believe.  Don't quite remember), but for ladies only.  Didn't manage to take any picture either because we ordered and ate like crazy.  No kidding, if you see me eating, you will think that I haven't eat for days. 

12am - reached our hotel. Hit the sack in half an hour.  I was dead tired. 

That's it for now.  Night.

Mood: Hungry

Music: Cant Hold Us ft Ray Dalton - The Heist

Can never make the right decision.

I feel so dejected today. 

I bought something online yesterday with deal thinking that deals like that do not come easily, and I actually missed another deal for the same item I want to purchase two days ago.  So of course, I didn't want to miss the chance.  Who knows today a better deal comes out for the item I want to purchase. 

Never mind about this incident. 

I then wanted to purchase a packaged item on Amazon, but not knowing what exactly I wanted to purchase.  So I consulted my friend.  By the time I noticed her respond, the item with the price I wanted to purchase is gone.  So I resulted purchasing a higher price of the item, but not in a complete package.  So I went to ebay, looking for better deals, and I found the missing item in the package for a reasonable price, but way more expensive than the first deal I saw.  I thought I want to ask for a bargain instead.  It was listing for $250, and I asked for $200.  The person rejected my deal today, and when I wanted to purchase, the deal is gone again!!!  I ended up purchasing that missing item for $400 not including shipping... 

Argh!!!  All in all, I purchased items for $200-300 higher than intended over this two days... 

Rant over.

Mood: Agitated!

Christmas and New Year 2012 Trip - Part 1

I was on a trip that lasted 11 days during Christmas and New Year 2012.

We went to a few states:

New Mexico for ski and White Sand National Park
Arizona for food
Nevada for shows and Christmas celebration
California for Disney Land, and more food.

Anyway, here's the break down on the way to New Mexico:

12/22

12pm - start our trip.
1:30pm - lunch

The view is so pretty~

 



6:10pm - dinner at The Big Texan at Amarillo, TX.  It is famous for its 72oz steaks. - http://bigtexan.com/

 

 

Apertizer for $12.95 (cheese sticks, fried mushrooms, fried jalapenos, fried gizzards)

 

It took the waiter too long to service us.  But the food is good.  My only suggestion is that don't go there during dinner time, go in the afternoon instead. 

12:30pm/11:30pm NM time - Reach Santa Fe commodation.

12/23

10:20am - reached Ski Santa Fe - http://www.skisantafe.com/

On the way to the mountain.  Is so pretty when the snow covers the trees.  Sorry is kinda blurry.

 

 

You can see so many people lining up for rental.  It didn't used to be so many people. We went there two years ago, I believe we got there around 10 something, and started skiing around 10:30am. 

 



12:20pm - started skiing (took us forever to rent the ski equipment). 
6:20pm - dinner at Thai Cafe - http://www.thaicafesantafenm.com/

 

Seafood curry with rice for $13.95

 



 

Tofu pad thai for $11.95.  Too sweet.

 



Chicken pineapple fried rice for $11.95.  The rice is sweet too, but not as bad as the pad thai.

7:30pm - Too tired to have anything else plan up, so back to the hotel and call it a night.

I am going to post more of the trip in several posts.

Music:  I knew you were trouble - Taylor Swift