Tuesday, June 30, 2009

VEGAS BABY VEGAS!! (First stop Petsmart)

That's right...Petsmart...it's where the pets...fart? Seriously, what is Petsmart's tagline?

I realize that if some of you were to replicate our road trip, you might have immediately driven your RV's up to the valet at the Belaggio, tossed him the keys and said,
"Let me know what kind of a marker the bank will give me for this." Followed by a, "Me and the lady will be at the craps table where she'll be blowing on my dice!"

However your colorful scenario while both humorous and bawdy is severly flawed since,
A) You know nothing about what kind of overhead clearance you get at the Belaggio as it's far below the requirements of the height of a 30 foot RV
B) "Me and the lady..." is just bad grammar.
C) You don't have two cats traveling with you and realized in the middle of the night at a campground in Barstow that while the rental company said they thoroughly cleaned this vehicle before you rented it...there still might exist the threat of fleas, mites and other creepy crawlies that like to dine on feline flesh.


For the purposes of this post, I'm going to focus on "C," since that's the point of the Vegas pit stop at Petsmart. Since Michelle and I had exactly that moment of realization, we figured we'd play it safe and pick up the kitties some Advantage from the vet to kill any vermin who might have hitched a ride on them.

In addition, if there were any bugs lurking in the upholstry of the RV the cool thing about Advantage is that it basically turns your pets into walking exterminators for the next week or so. Literally, any fleas or ticks and such that jump onto your pet will die. So it's a handy way cleaning house. True story.

So anyways, that was the start of our hot ass adventure in Vegas. I'll post more later when a good looking billionaire offers Michelle a million dollars to spend one night with me. Will she take this indecent proposal?? Stay tuned!

Monday, June 29, 2009

Here she is...

...we are currently accepting nominations for what to call her. I'll
start you off with "S.S. Landmonster" - leave a comment below with
your suggestions.

Barstow, ho!

The girls aren't sure about this moving business...


Maggie and Harvey confined to the living room while the movers pack the rest of our apartment.

And so it begins...

Our cars ready to begin their own road trip. Bet they won't have a
much fun as we will...or will they?

Sunday, June 28, 2009

One Last Goodbye

We had a bittersweet second-to-last day in SoCal today by attending the wedding of two of my Merage classmates. While it was definitely awesome to share in Peggy and Tak's special day and to spend one last night of celebration not only with them but with other friends with whom we've shared so many great times over the last two years, at the same time it was a little tough to say our last goodbyes. But I think I speak for both Michelle and me when I say that we are lucky to have made so many amazing friends during my time in b-school and it was a great way to close our our OC experience by watching two of my classmates declare their love for each other in front of friends and family and become husband and wife.

Congrats, Peggy & Tak and we'll miss everyone...come visit!

Saturday, June 27, 2009

The Countdown Continues

Meanwhile, enjoy Lindsay Buckingham's theme from National Lampoon's Vacation, "Holiday Road"

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Our Roadtrip Route


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