THANKSGIVING WEEK

Okay... so it's been a while since I've blogged. This is Jewel, and I just want to write a list of the buffets I went to within a span of 1 week (end of November):

1) Buffet Asia
2) Aliante Station :-(
3) Rampart Casino
4) Boulder Station :-)

CANDY CHEMIST

CANDY CHEMIST
8935 S Pecos Rd
Henderson, NV 89074-7154
(702) 485-4500

BRACE YOURSELF... THIS IS WHAT J AND I ATE:

J: Amaretto Ice Cream with Chocolate Amaretto Malt Balls

Jewel: Watermelon Sorbet with mango licorice, sour banana candy, a jelly-filled whale, a gummi centipede, a peach penguin, a gummi mouse... AND some cantaloupe, kiwi, island punch, 7 Up, Sour Watermelon, Orange Crush, and Grape Crush jelly beans.

We also tried some peppermint bark, banana pudding bark, and raspberry cream bark... followed by a peanut butter and jelly truffle.

Jeff (from the candy store) also let us try some experiments:

1) Dip a graham cracker in Liquid Nitrogen, take a bite out it, then watch as it looks like smoke is coming out of your nose and mouth!

2) Dip a balloon in the Liquid Nitrogen, watch as it shrinks, then after taking it out, observe the balloon fill back up with air!

3) Pour hot water in the Liquid Nitrogen, then listen to the water crackle and turn into ice!

YOU JUST HAVE TO VISIT THIS PLACE!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

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HINT: "I fall from the sky to deliver the message!"

RANDOM WEEKEND

Sunday, 02 November:
- J and I went to visit my parents and little brother, so we can deliver their new toaster (courtesy of Zappos): CLICK HERE TO SEE IT!
- Robert's Birthday Dinner at Bahama Breeze. I drank a Rum Rummer and a Zombie.
- Screamers Haunted House at New York, New York. My friend, Priscilla, invited us so she can let us in for free. Her ex, Chris, made the whole thing in 4 days... it was awesome!
- Coyote Ugly at New York, New York. I saw my friends Melissa and Debbie, drank a Long Island Iced Tea, and danced on the bar. :-)

11/03:
- Havana Grill - SUPER YUMMY!
~ J: Pan con Lechon
~ Jewel: Chuletas de Puerco
- Watched "Made of Honor" and "Good Luck Chuck"

COCA-COLA, PUMPKINS, and a MOVIE

This morning (10/25), I cooked pasta. Then we went to the Clark County Heritage Museum, where we got our names for the day: J was "Salix Gooddingii," and I was "Ambrosia Dumosa."

Immediately after, we went to the Pumpkin Patch by Town Square with J's sister (Ness) and her son, Landon ("Yoshi"). He played in the big bouncy castles ("Open it!") and rode a "boat" twice. He even petted a pony, but he refused to ride it. :-) Such a cutie, he is!

After that, we went to The World of Coca-Cola to taste 16 international flavors:

1) Nestea Cool from Bulgaria - tastes like normal Nestea
2) Nestea Raspberry from Spain - straight syrup
3) Nestea Punch from France - fruit punch and tea put together
4) Delaware Punch from Honduras - grape soda without carbonation
5) Aquarian Citrus from Taiwan - lemon-lime-orange-citrus-?
6) Vegitabeta from Japan - carrot and orange Hi-C together, like Vitamin Water
7) Bibo Kiwi Mango from South Africa - kiwi and mango (duh!), really sweet
8) Hi-C Orange from USA - think McDonald's
9) Lift Apple from Mexico - really carbonated apple juice... mmm!
10) Fanta Kolita from Costa Rica - tastes like Red Vines
11) Krest Gingerale from Mozambique - more carbonated than regular, not as sweet
12) Smart Watermelon from China - watermelon Jolly Rancher
13) Kinley Lemon from England - Sprite with lemon juice in it
14) Smart Apple from China - sour apple Jolly Rancher
15) Beverly from Italy - BITTER!!! Ugh!
16) Mezzo Mix from Germany - tastes like Coke with iced tea (or watered-down Coke, I think)

Our Favorites (top three in order):

JUICE: J - #6, #5, #3; Jewel - #7, #4, #5
SODA: J - #16, #14, #9; Jewel - #9, #11, #13

Later, we did some Mad-Libs for fun... "buttcrack black"... "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter yellow"... "Happiness is in your teeth"... lol

The following day (10/26), we went to True Island BBQ, watched gymnastics and magic secrets revealed, then went to the movies to watch "Quarantine" (at the Colonnade). I give it a rating of 2 out of 5. The beginning was slow and annoying, but once the movie picked up, I was able to tune out the moving video camera. Everyone was making the most ridiculous decisions!

BY THE WAY, WE HAVE DECIDED TO WATCH ONE MOVIE A MONTH FOR A WHOLE YEAR, ALTERNATING WHO GETS TO CHOOSE THE MOVIE. THE BEST NIGHT FOR US TO GO IS TUESDAY, SO WE CAN GET FREE POPCORN. :-) STAY TUNED FOR OUR REVIEW ON THE NEXT MOVIE, WHICH IS MY CHOICE - MADAGASCAR : ESCAPE 2 AFRICA

WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

Sunday, 19 October 2008:
1) Panera Bread for lunch and to use their free Wi-Fi :-)
2) Festival of the Arts @ The District (GVR)
~ Bolt People
~ Robert Marble
~ Whispering Impressions
3) GameWorks
~ Killed zombies on House of the Dead 4
~ Played basketball
~ Fought fires (with a hose and everything... hehe)
~ I skied, and J skateboarded
~ Played Police Trainer
~ J and I both did DDR... good job, baby!
4) Dinner with J's family... thank you, Ate Pina and Uncle Woody!
5) "Hysteria City" (haunted town) at Bonnie Springs
~ Rode a train
~ Watched a magic show by Stephen the Best and Cassandra (the Worst... lol)
~ One of the haunted houses had strobe lights and slanted floors
~ Drank some Sioux City Sarsaparilla
6) P.T.'s Pub to play billiards
~ Jewel:4, J:1

Monday, 20 October 2008:


1) Anniversary Narrows @ Lake Mead
~ saw 3 chipmunks (Alvin, Simon, and Theodore... hehe) and 2 lizards
OUR NAMES FOR THE DAY
~ J: Rod Simon Caliche
~ Jewel: Muddy Pop-A-Squat Narrows
2) Sweet Tomatoes
3) Hanging out with my lovely darling at home, reading our books like nerds!!!
~ J: "White Night" by Jim Butcher
~ Jewel: "The Fire" by Katherine Neville

THE SHOES I WANT

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Just to let everyone know, I want these shoes in Black Leather, size 6.5. With my Zappos discount, it would cost me $60 (plus NV Sales Tax). I wanted to share this tiny tidbit with you. I'm trying to decide if it's worth it right now. If you have any comments, please feel free to write me. ;)