you are the one who gives me hope.

I seriously need a laptop.
I feel so removed from everything when I am working and away from home for long periods of time. I have been away since Monday morning and I have trouble setting myself in an actual time and space because I have nothing but a bed and a tv in my hotel room. With a laptop I could keep up with the world and especially with this blog. I really do miss it. I miss writing to get some of the millions of things that spin around in my head. It somehow keeps me sane. I miss researching the topics I talk about and reading other people’s blogs to make sure that I am not stealing anyone’s thunder. I miss just having that alone time. I will look on Ebay and see if I cannot by any chance fall on a cheap computer that is setup for Wireless / WiFi. It has become a necessity.

The husband and I have gone back to our weekend escapes now that I have my flying passes again. It really does make a difference. We went to New York City a few weeks ago, just because. I hadn’t been to the Big Apple in about 10 years and I needed to refresh my memory. We saw a great Vaudeville show and enjoyed some Katz Deli superbness (not once but twice!) and walked around the Lower East Side. I actually fell in love with that area. Manhattan has a great energy and it’s so exciting to be part of it, standing on the corner of the street looking up at those tall buildings and feeling like you are part of a microcosmos. The East Village though has a different spirit. More laid back, a little immodest and home to some good debauchery. I felt comfortable there. Needless to say, spending 3 days in NYC is not a vacation! We were initially only planning on being there for 48 hours, but standy status oblige, we were forced to leave a day later…which also included sleeping on the floor of an empty LaGuardia airport. Finally, after all the walking, the museums (MoMa and Museum of Sex), the shopping, the sight-seeing, we were truly exhausted. We ended up coming back home more tired than before we left!

So to really relax we decided to go to Las Vegas (yeah, i know, life is tough). And that was a vacation! From the moment I stepped out of the airport to our last trip on the shuttle out, I was enjoying every minute of my time there. What a wonderful place! Wow. I really wasn’t expecting to like Vegas because I have issues with concrete capitalist tourist-oriented businesses, but in its own vulgarity, Sin City does have a charm. I guess I felt good not being the odd one for once. Anything goes in Vegas and it’s like all the deviants come together in a giant embrace. Of course, you have all the tourist traps and the colorful and loud attractions, but we generally stay away from those anyway. So Vegas was no different. We now how to choose our activities.

The weekend was mostly focused on the Burlesque Hall of Fame. This event takes place every year and honors the Burlesque queens past and present. As a newcomer to the scene, it was such an enriching experience to be part of. I learned a lot from the different performers and got a glimpse of the pinup world that is out there. All those gals are just phenomenal. I even got to buy a beautiful summer dress at the Burlesque Bazaar!

You can’t go to Vegas and not gamble. For my part, I spent most of my money on the slot machines. My favourite was the Price Is Right one. I even got to play Plinko on it. What a treat! ……Then I discovered blackjack. I had an interactive channel at home when I was younger that let you play “live” games on your tv and I spent so much time learning blackjack. So I did try the real table with real tokens in Vegas. I must say I felt a bit overwhelmed at first, but you quickly grow into it and it becomes a bit of an addiction. When you realize that you are winning, it is hard to stop. I ended up winning 45$ and walked away.

On our last day, we lounged by the pool, something that we rarely do because we are a bit restless and like adventures more than quiet time. This time it was much welcomed. I truly think I have an extraordinary hubby and getting to spend some quality time like that with him means the world to me. He is my favourite person to be around and these mini vacations genuinely bring light and love to our relationship.

I am the luckiest girl on earth.

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