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That was the fun of the sammy. It looked like a little Peanut Butter sammy from childhood. The "bread" was meringue cut and burned to look like bread and the "PB" was fois gras. Fun to look at, really good to eat!

oops. I forgot the photos of me on Monday night and then on Tuesday night. Rare photos of me. And, the "golden ticket" we each received to use to get into the dining room. Kinda cool. The glass of cava was a birthday gift from my favorite bartender -she had the sommelier bring it to me. It was a nice surprise. The necklace was grey pearls and Murano cane glass that I made years ago. The skirt is from River & Sky, the same place I got the blue tie dye dress for my grand niece's wedding 2 years ago. Yes, I did wear my black booties & white lace socks! The Monday shirt I picked up from the Sundance catalog - I needed a new white shirt that wasn't too big on me now.

Sherri - have a good trip with the kiddos! Christy - I loved just wandering around Bordeaux. I don't speak a lick of French, but I managed OK. Wandering around I've always found a good meal! Melody - good to hear you're getting by now. Hair washing is a PIA. I just ended up doing hat hair and then going to the local quick cuts place and saying "please just wash my hair" and letting it dry. Maybe your stylist could do a similar deal for you. I'm happy to hear that the replacement wasn't as "bad" as the rotator cuff surgery. I understand. OK. Las Vegas. A totally lazy couple of days. Vegas is pretty "dive-y" now, more than I remember it to be. With all the new high-end hotels around I expected it nicer. And, the clothes people were wearing - oh my. I mean, I dress casual but I keep my butt cheeks and midriff covered!!! Some of the logo'd Tshirts were not meant to be wearing in public... I guess Park City is a sheltered town 😸 I didn't even stop and look at a craps table, just no interest. OK with me this time. I really liked my balcony so I made like I was on a cruise ship and just hung out there. There was a nice comfy sofa to nap on in the shade. The temperature was good (low 90s) and I just totally relaxed. I ended up spending my evenings at the bar at Jaleo, the José Andres tapas restaurant (it was in the hotel, so no problem getting home!). One of the bartenders, Kathy, and I became friendly and chatted all the evenings. Found a new favorite drink - sangría de cava: cava, vermouth, gin, and a muddle of fruits. Dang! It was surprisingly sweet but not overly so. Two of those over 2 hours and I was done! I did have a big bottle of water, too (always drink water when I drink). I had different tapas each night, mostly veggie-based except for one dish of grilled octopus. If you are ever in a town that has a Jaleo, go! Now, my big dinner at "é": Oh my. It was just fantastic. There were only 7 of us in the private dining room. The Jaleo Executive chef and 5 cooks catered to us making the bites in front of us. The sommelier had several different wines, vermouth, dessert wine for us to pair. It was a meal of 22 different tapas. A little molecular gastronomy. A little playfulness. So freakin' good. And, at the end I had my first Gin & Tonic ever. It was darn good. I took some photos of the food, but I'm not happy with them, the lights just wasn't right. My favorite was the "Wonder Bread". It looked like a slider-side sandwich. But, it was meringue cut square and the edges burned to look like crust. The filling was a mousse of fois gras. It was fun to take that first bite! I could have eaten those sandwiches all night long. There were mussels with tiny olive oil/basil "caviar" pearls the melted in the mouth. A big marble-size globe of sangria de cava that you just put in your mouth and bit it and let that sangria out. "Stones" of cheese interspersed between actual stones. A "twig" made out of olive and black rice standing in a bowl of almonds with one of the "almonds" being a luscious taste of food. Lovely dessert bits at the end. A wonderful 2.5 hours of food and good fun between all of us. I wobbled back to my room and went to bed. Got my flight back home the next day. It was all in all a little relaxation and another "notch" on my food bucket list. Some photos - I think I cleaned up well for the bar Monday night and then the Tuesday dinner... The rice twig and "almond"

Wow. we're all a mess, aren't we??? kidneys, protein, heart, shoulder, eyes, flu... What did we do to deserve all this? We need some major healing vibes sent down from above! I desperately want to get rid of the hideous cough that the flu brought back. I'm drinking water like a camel to try to dissolve all the mucus. I mean, it too me years to get rid of the long covid cough and now the cough is back... Last day of work!!!! All I have to do today is put on a little wine & cheese time for our newest owner. He just closed on the condo a week ago. Waiting patiently to fly out to Las Vegas tomorrow! I'll be sure to post some food porn. OOTD: my black onsie.

Melody - sounds good to be finished with the replacement. That was a long day, indeed. I wish I could offer a recommendation on what to wear - I can't remember what I wore. The only thing I can think of is to put on one of Les' button-down shirts and just forget it. I've seen "shoulder surgery" shirts online but I don't know if they'd be any better than the button-down. Good luck with the PT! Lois - hoping these are the last stones you have! A friend showed me hers - I can't just fathom how something so small causes so much pain. No more issues!!! I think I'm going town the mountain today. I need to go to Sephora and get another brow pencil and more bronzer powder. But, I could just wait until I get to Las Vegas and pick it up there, too. I'm just being a lazy bum. Two more days of work left!! Did all my laundry yesterday and now just have to decide what I want to take to wear in LV. It's going to be sunny & hot (low 90s). Shorts, Tshirts, sunshirt and one nice outfit for my bucket list birthday dinner. OOTD: jeans and a long-sleeve Tshirt. Upper 40s here in town, mid-50s down the mountain.

Welcome home! What did you do in Bordeaux? I found it was a nice city to just wander around. We must cruise the same way - I lose weight, too!!

Melody - my heart goes out to Les. He's had a rough go of it lately. Give him a birthday kiss. Cynthia and Lois - both of you sound like you've found some nice little cruises. My hamster wheel of vacation thoughts is temporarily stopped. After my couple of days in Las Vegas, I'm going to try to just hang at home or do a little camping. Save up for next year. Maybe play a little craps to see if I can win a trip or at least put a quarter in a slot machine 😉 OOTD: jeans and a Tshirt and my cammo fleece jacket. I might wear my new white & gold & silver Merrell trail runners. A little flashy but I couldn't resist at my 50% off birthday card from Sweaty Betty! Back to warm (low 50s) and sunny today. Only 3 more days of work left. Yay!

Bordeaux - I really liked that town! Is this a late booking? I can't remember you mentioning this cruise. Eat a canale for me!!! It's raining right now. Ugh. My worst memories of working at the ski area was the days at this time of year when it was raining. Our parkas were not waterproof, so we'd put on garbage bags under them... OOTD: camel color tunic sweater and a pair of leggings. I want a little something to just snuggle in tonight while I'm bored at work.

I went into work an hour early so I could sit on the Lodge patio in the very comfy chairs and get some sunshine. It was soooo nice and warm - hard to believe it was only 52 degrees. It’s supposed to snow tomorrow. Oh well. Melody - can Les get cryopexy for his eye? I have 1 guest (a family of 3) and 2 owners at the Lodge today. So very very quiet. I’ve got some music playing, using my iPad and eating Twizzlers. It was the last day for the chairlift to run outside the Lodge. Kind of sad to watch the lefties put everything away for the last time this year. OOTD: my jeans and my red/black plaid Smokey Bear flannel shirt. Just felt like wearing it today since I can’t wear it here at work 99% of the time.

Yay that Les is feeling better! I have to see what my 2025 vacation plans end up to be before I can think about 2026. That B2B does sound fun. Mardi Gras and then a lot of relaxation would be right up my alley! BORING at work. Boss boy stayed until 1:30 and then left (he’s “going to watch emails” from home). I’m going to leave at 5 today and then come in around 3 tomorrow. Depending how sunny it is tomorrow, I may come early and just sit in the sun on the Lodge patio. It was a warm today. BUT, we have snow coming Monday. My last guest of the season came early but everything was ready so I let them check in at 1pm instead of waiting until 4pm. I got some end-of-the-season thank you gratuity from some owners yesterday - add it to the vacation fund. Using my iPad at work today. I haven’t used it in a few months. Have to get used to it again. It is nice having the keyboard for it, even though it makes it a little on the heavy side. I might watch a little TV on it for my last few hours. OOTD: blue jeans, my black flowered hoodie and white leather high tops.

How do know you need something before you leave? 😉 I love to go into stores and "window shop." I love to see allow the different things. I always have time built in for just wandering. I don't program every minutes of a trip.

I went to work today. Soooo boring. Boss said I could leave early if I wanted. I took advantage and left after 5 hours. My big boss was there today doing some meetings. I took advantage of her presence and asked if I could just do 4 hrs/day next week if we were indeed working the extra week. So, I'm just going to do 3pm-7pm my 5 days next week. It was freakin' warm today: up to 69 degrees on the way home! More of the same over the next few days. OOTD: jeans and the Sweaty Betty hoodie that I got when I got my birthday trail runners at 50% off last week.

I'm finally starting to feel human again. This flu really kicked my butt. I didn't wake up in the middle of the night with a long coughing spasm last night so that's a big improvement. I'm going back to work tomorrow. There's nothing to do, only a couple of owners around, so I can just hang and be lazy. Lois & Melody - good to hear all the surgeries went well. If I had a Natuzzi recliner, I'd be hanging in it all day long like Les! OOTD: my pink joggers (only seen indoors at home!) and my Zion Nat'l Park Tshirt.

My travel mantra has always been "I can buy it when I get there IF I need it." 😸

Lois - good luck with the stones! I still feel awful but decent enough to drive over to urgent care ( only a mile away). Got some tests and a chest xray done. I popped positive for influenza A. Ugh. 🤒 I haven't had flu in years. My BP was 94/68 and my pulse O2 was good at 96%. At least now I know why I feel like I've hit by a truck. Melody - I'm supposed to get up to a foot of snow over the weekend. Be prepared for the beginning of the week in CO! I got my 50% off birthday cert from Sweaty Betty. I decided on another pair of Merrell Moab Speed shoes. Can't beat that price. I can always make to with another pair of shoes 😉 OOTD: I really didn't care what I looked like going to urgent care, so joggers (I'd never go out in joggers usually) and my Zion National Park long sleeve T.