Paint and Vegas (No, we didn't literally paint the town...)

In the previous post I had said we repainted the living room, so here's a few pictures so you can envision the colors better. Don't mind the furniture too much please, and nothing is up on the walls yet, so you'll have to wait for another reveal on that. We did get our new sofa tho so it's coming along... New carpet and the Parchment color paint on the walls
Love my Red Red Wine wall! (not the old entertainment center so much tho.)

The last week of June we drove down to Las Vegas and met my sis and BIL John, as they were there for a work-related conference, for 4 days. We stayed at a great place called The Tuscany. They were having some awesome just-can't-pass-up room rates too that made it even more enjoyable. I have a brother (Dave and family) who live in Henderson so we spent three evenings with them also. We took a tour at Hoover Dam and saw the huge very (and I really mean very) high up new bridge they are building. We saw the Lion Exhibit at the MGM Grand. I just love kitties of all sizes! We went into the Bellagio and saw the current garden exhibit and also a few of the dancing water shows. I took a video of one of them but it doesn't seem to want to load on here. I'll work on it cause it was awesome to see! The last night we met for dinner at Memphis BBQ. We tried taking a family photo (3 out of 4 of us anyway)but the flash wouldn't work so it's a bit dark. Turns out it was me having it on the wrong setting, not the camera's fault--ugh!! All in all we had a nice relaxing time there. It was as hot as we expected but I enjoyed the pool at the hotel and Dave's house and finally got my tan started! Yeah, I love the sun! So here's some pics from our trip to Las Vegas:
Jill and I in Paris! (well, in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, errrr, I mean Las Vegas)
The Lion Exhibit in the MGM Grand.
One was playful and one not so much.
What big paws you have kitty!
Looking thru the glass enclosure from the walkway that goes underneath.

Such a cute ladybug!
The Secret Garden exhibit inside the Bellagio Hotel. Gorgeous stuff!
So colorful!
I loved this snail!

Here is the bridge they are building over Hoover Dam so that the new highway can bypass going over the top of the dam. It's Way UP there! When they finish the arch they can complete the road over the top and then they will take down the upper supports with the wires you can see now. Amazing!

This is my favorite sister, not to mention my only sister, Jill. HA HA!! Who's taking whose picture here really? Gotcha!

And here is the 6 of us after stuffing ourselves and having a great time visiting!Too bad I messed up the camera and it's so dark, looks like it might have been a pretty fair picture of us.

AND I am still working on the most exciting news post I promised... It shouldn't be too much longer... I'm hoping for tomorrow even...