Post #628246 by danlovestikis on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 8:57 AM

Dan-wendylovestikis says a huge thank you to all of you who wished him a Happy Birthday.

WestADad
Chuck Tatum is Tiki
hang10tiki
Bavtech we started off this past week with your visit to our home. It was great to meet your wife Mary and to find so much in common. Thank you for purchasing so much of my art for your on-line store on eBay. I'll be watching for fun.
SandraDee we hope your birthday was fabulous too
VampiressRN smooches back at ya
LoriLovesTiki
Beachbumz
tigertail777
little lost tiki

Here are a few photos of our fun trip to Las Vegas, Nevada.

We drove straight to Bakersfield and stopped at the Woolworth's antique store and grill. We had lunch and shopped.

My parents bought these for me for Christmas. I was too heavy to make them hop so I just kind of shuffled with weird shoes.

Then on to Barstow for the night and dinner at The Firehouse. It was good!

The next day we drove to Mohave Oasis to see Buzzy and Christina.

It was so much fun to have a guided tour of Amy's camping resort.

It was a thrill to be up close to the Clam Bar and to see in person MadDogMikes art work for the backdrop of the bar.

All the detail on the ceramics that he made inspires me to work harder.

Looking up at little lost tikis ceiling painting was like going to Italy to see the brilliant art of the masters.

Check out the rest of the ceiling with all the Kahaka lamps.


Buzzy and Christina were so gracious to spend time showing us the grounds. All you campers are going to have a blast.

Now it was time to drive off to Las Vegas.
Paris

The Mirage volcano.

The strip.

The Wicked Spoon Buffet at the Cosmopolitan, excellent.

Some art on the way to the food.

Frankie's Bar, beautiful but it was so dark I didn't really see it until I looked at my photos today.


Ethel M chocolates $30 plus a pound. Buy Dove it's the same chocolate. At the grocery outlet store you can get it for $5 a pound.

The cactus garden outside the factory. It's pretty.

Komodo dragon at Mandalay Bay aquarium.

Cesar's forum shops.

Mirage

Luxor

Out of order. Jelly fish at the aquarium.

Pampas at the Mile of Shops at Planet Hollywood for Dan's birthday lunch.


Visiting our friend Tiki Lee at his home.


Our visit with Jon and Janelle. Thank you so much for the wonderful gift you made with the Frankie's swizzle sticks and matches.


Antiquing on the way home. With the book we are ready for Oasis 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Resort in San Diego. Spy Theme this year.

Of all we did in Las Vegas the visits with Buzzy, Christina, Tiki Lee, Jon and Jonelle were the most fun. Being with friends beats out the buffets and walk and sights. There really is no better vacation than being with friends. All the tiki events beat out all other vacations. We hadn't been to Las Vegas for 5 years so there was lots to see and do but going to Oasis and seeing everyone there is so much better. We hope to see and to meet more of you in the future.

Thank you friends for making Dan's birthday full of messages and visits. We just love you all.

MadDogMike more png's in Bob's future
Sneakytiki thank you I like them being called gems
Chuck Tatum is Tiki all your posts all worth reading
hang10tiki you and Janelle are such a lovely couple and so dear
LoriLovesTiki I'm back and the posts begin
little lost tiki your art at the clam bar is stunning - wow
McTiki png on a bucket list is better than 2 in a hand
cy 100,000 views while I was gone was shocking and delightful. The posts to my thread by all of you is even more thrilling. Thank you all for making my day and days and months and years.

Progress report. They are all dry. Next up days of sanding, air compressor and bisque fires. Got to go pick up our cat from boarding then it is back to work!

Thank you and Cheers, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2012-03-10 10:10 ]