No Doubt & Ruidoso

I just wanted to post some pictures & thoughts about my latest trips! I headed to Dallas for a girls trip to see No Doubt! Ashley & I rode down together & Elvira met us on Saturday. Stephanie Holloway lives there and met up with us. We stayed at Trevor's house (B's bestie) and my good friend J. Blessing met up with us. I have been a no doubt fan since I saw them at the fairpark in 8th grade with the Goo Goo Dolls & Bush! I was front row, down & dirty as Gwen stood & sang on a speaker above me! It was awesome! This time being 10(ish)years older I knew the experience wouldn't be quite the same but it was definitely a blast! We were really late getting to the concert which I regret in hindsight but I still had so much fun! Beers were $12!! After the concert we met up with our guy friends at barcadia & played life-sized jenga... a definite first. B stayed home to help his uncle tile his kitchen, but it was still a fun trip. I wish I had some pics from the actual concert :(. Then, the weekend before my birthday (June 5-7) B took me to Ruidoso. We stayed at the Ellis' cabin, which was awesome! We went to the horseraces... I was up about $5 until the last race when I bet on a long shot to win & it did! I bet $2 and it paid $42... not a bad return. Then that night we cooked out at the cabin avoiding our $100+ birthday dinner reservations. I told B that I would rather spend it at the casino :). I have gambled a few times before, I like blackjack & craps but this weekend I learned roulette! It was fun & I won about $90. It was such a relaxing & much needed trip! The booth is going pretty good. I have acquired outside interest and have been asked to paint some canvases on consignment for a woman that has a holiday happening booth & I painted a canvas for a local photographer's studio. She also has some of my baby clothes on hand for her clients! It's only been 3 weeks so I can't complain! I am going to post some pictures, then off to bed! Goodnight!





Some moments at the Gingerman before the concert.....




LIFE-SIZED JENGA! (excuse some of the graffiti)





A couple of horses at the track



Some pictures of the cabin! So cute!







on the way to the casino