Sushi Time!

I ventured forth out of our room yesterday afternoon, looking at the newspaper and petting the dog, Roscoe. I thought it was a quite innocuous trip, but I saw Deedee and I met Julie (the part-owner who paid for Mark's trip to Idaho). When Mark got off, he said that they invited us out for supper with them, since they saw me going out and about. So we went with them, Deedee's brother, Jeff, and Melissa and Jessica (Deedee's assistant) to an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant! We didn't order sushi exactly, but everything came on group plates, once you'd ordered, so we tried various types and most were quite good! I'd ordered tempura zucchini strips (yum!), Miso soup (with tofu and seaweed)(actually good), a potato croquette (all these servings were small) which was good, and Double Screamers (I didn't know these were sushi, but I loved them - they were spicy tuna rolls, with Cajun something else, avocado, and a few other things. Anyway, they were very tasty! I also tasted Love Affair (lobster, crab, and rice - which I didn't really care for), salmon and rice (same thing), a Las Vegas roll (didn't like), and some of Mark's steak, which was pretty good. It was fun to try so many things. One of them that I didn't care for had eel sauce on it. I wonder if that's the one I really didn't like. Hmmm...Anyway, we finished up with little creme brulees that were delicious! I enjoyed the company, too. It was super-nice to be invited out like that. We could never have afforded the all-you-can-eat menu on our own. It was funny, because on the menu it stated that you had to eat any rice that came with the all-you-can-eat choices. Fortunately, these wasn't much rice with our choices (it had me a little worried at first). So there, Melinda! You get a nice, detailed description of our food! Besides that meal, I didn't eat all that much, so you're totally up-to-date now. : ) I'll probably post some pictures taken with the company's little camera, later on, since I haven't unpacked our camera cord yet and Mark couldn't get his cord to work on our camera. See how lazy I am? We only have a few bags to unpack! So, everyone take care and I'll be talking to you and posting more later on. Love You! xoxoxo

Monday Was Nice and Quiet,,,Wonder What Tuesday Will Bring

Hello. Just to keep my readership up-to-date on my exciting life, Monday was a nice contrast, very quiet. I loved it! I'll let you know about today as soon as it happens, but for now, just know that I played on the computer, ate a banana and some grapes, drank a lot (of lemonade) and went to bed early. It was fun. Ttyl~ xoxoxo

Caesar's Palace and Church (two separate things ;)

Yesterday Mark took me to the shops inside Caesar's Palace, here in Las Vegas. There was so much colossal architecture, statuary and fountains! There were a ton of designer shops, too: little ones like Armani, Tiffany's, Faberge, Versace, Dior, Cartier, and on and on. We bought a bite of chocolate from a shop (delicioso!) and we bought some foaming hand soap from Bath and Body Works. Nice! And we saw lots of people, bags/purses, boots, and bags/shopping type. Mark never rushes me now, and it's wonderful! We just got back from 12 noon church. I like this time cycle, which gets over in the afternoon still, yet is leisurely for getting ready. The chapel is huge and beautifully lit and bright. I'm so glad about that. The ward (Southern Hills ward) is mostly young people with energy and enthusiasm. It's quite refreshing, and I liked hearing their testimonies. Mark had to leave for work for a while, but he found his way back. All the sisters raved about how much they love Mark. He must've been masquerading as a nice guy. ; ) Mark picked up some hot vegetable soup for me, downstairs, and now I've eaten it and I feel much better. I didn't have to fast for Kittle Litty to come back. I did a different one - of thanks, because she showed up! It's a miracle, and I'm so happy about it! What a blessing! And that's that. Casinos, church, and miracles - that's my life now. (And Haley, tell Dallin that he can believe it : ) xoxoxo