Entertainment, Here I come!

And so, winter approaches Las Vegas! With Christmas days away, one can not help but get in the cheery mood and enjoy all that is happening. Time here sure has gone fast! Almost five months done living in Vegas, and I feel I have been here forever!

This weekend I was able to catch an improve style telling of A Christmas Carol. The audience chose the three Ghost before the play kicked off, and our poor Ebinezer was haunted by Elvis, Paris Hilton, and Jack Sparrow! It was performed at The Stage Door down at Towne Square, and was quite entertaining!

Last weekend we had the great privalage of seeing Train perform live! What an awesome event that was, I must say. I have also gotten the pleasure of eating at Pin Kows, which was very good, and Chilly Palmers.

One month down!

Time is a funny thing: sometimes it feels like time has stopped all together, capturing you in a moment that can either be amazing, or heartbreaking. Writers utilize this time moment all the time, explaining that time seems to have stand still all together. Other times, time seems to speed up, like a race to the finish. These moments usually happen when we are late for work, and no matter what, that clock seems to start counting the minutes faster and faster! Time is a funny thing...

Its been a month since me and Carrie have moved here to Vegas! It seems much longer than a month has passed since we woke up thatThursday morning, shed some tears and goodbyes, and set out on our voyage. Its difficult to realize that within this past month, I have made new friends, had two jobs, and met several met on dates. How does one truly capture a new life and a new start within a month? My old life seems so far way now. The Credit Union, my friends, my family. Simple things here that are taken for granted seem to overshadow life back east, like weather, and the ability to get any food you desire by just going out your door!

Last night Carrie and I called on some friends to celebrate our one month anniversary at a local bar. A few friends bailed, as expected, but a few did show up! It was nice to have a place to go to hang out with friends, and just be relaxed. When driving home, we discussed that we absolutely love it here in Vegas. Everything in the world you could possibly want is here in Vegas, even New York City! (Or a smaller replica of it!). How could people not love it here!?

The feel of home!

One quickly learns the great differences between the East Coast and the West Coast. People seem friendlier here, more willing to help out. Work is much more relaxed, laid back, and easy going. Food here is different as well. The East Coast truly has no idea what Mexican food is here. I've been to several places here that are great! Qdoba, Chipolte, Guadalajara, and El Pollo Loco. Also, the desire for wings and pizza does not exist here! But tonight has seen the greatest place we have been! A place called Unique Pizza on Sunset and Stephanie. We ordered a small, and the pizza was more like a large! We thought it was a small fluke and maybe they messed up the order, but upon asking, we were informed that our pizza was the small!

The thing that was so great about Unique Pizza, is that it felt like home. It is a small Pizza join that has wings and beer, and the people were really friendly! We had the entire place laughing at the size of the pizza! Then a group of customers were so nice, they let us try two pieces of their wings so we could see if they were adequate enough, like those found on the East Coast. Actually, we didn't ask to try them, the lady insisted! It just had the feel of home for us, and because of that, we have deemed Unique Pizza our favorite restaurant so far in Vegas. Good pizza, good wings, good atmosphere!

The exploration of Vegas!

This week brought about some celebration and adventure! To celebrate the starting of my new job, Carrie and I decided to find some sushi, to much disappointment. MoMo Sushi is not on our list of good food. But, this week did see the trial of two Mexican restaurants, Del Taco and El Pollo Locco. We had gotten a few good reviews about Del Taco, being as good as Taco Bell, in which we had in Erie. So, we ventured off to find a Del Taco, and again, we were disappointed. Small portions, small taco's, big price! Not something I truly would call a good meal. Now, El Pollo Locco, translated to mean The Chicken Crazy, is AWESOME!!! Love that place! I ordered 3 soft taco's, (used to ordering that at Taco Bell since they skimp on anything inside the taco) and I swear I couldn't keep the taco shut! It was so stuffed, I got full off one! Carrie got a burrito, and loved it. El Pollo Locco is on our good list for now! I also got to go to the Elephant Bar with a friend this week. That was a very nice restaurant if I must say, and our waitress was very pleasant and nice!

The greatest adventure of this week is our trip to Boulder Dam, otherwise known as the Hoover Dam! What a creation to behold... Its massive! We actually went down into the tunnels to tour the power plant. At one point we were in the tunnels that had the pipes that water flowing through them, and the room was vibrating from the rush! To see such a marvel is awesome!

MoMo, No No...

And so, I have the great pleasure of officially announcing that I have a job! I have been offered the jab at Koster's as a loan officer. I do not know when I will be starting, but it should be soon. I have simply waiting on the drug test to come back clean, which it will. This brings me to my newest restaurant review. In celebration of me getting a job, Carrie and I set out to find sushi. We landed on a place call MoMo Sushi, on Stephanie. We thought it looked to be a nice place. The inside looks very nice, but small. Its outside appearance does not match its inside appearance. Not to say that either were bad, but just different. We ordered the box meals, meaning your food came in a Japanese box that is portioned out in different sections. I felt this was kind of unique, and made for good presentation. Carrie ordered Teriyaki Salmon, and that came with a spring roll, deep fried shrimp, some deep fried veggies, and about 4 sushi rolls. I ordered the New York Steak Strip, and it had about the same as Carrie's, only with spicy salmon rolls. As elegant as this may (or may not) sound, the meal was not that good. The salmon in the sushi was mushy. Not a good mushy like sushi is suppose to be, but a bad sushi that makes sushi look bad! The steak was alright, but I've had better. Carrie was utterly upset about her meal. Her sushi was mushy as well, and her Salmon was not that good. The bill came to about $50, which just seemed outrageous for the amount of food we got, and the sushi we got. All in all, I don't think we will be returning. For a city that has sushi on every corner, we just happened to find the one that wasn't good!

First offical night out on the town!

So, to end a long week of job searching, I decided to meet a friends I have made for a night out on the town! The evening started at the Funhog. We all met there and had a drink. To my surprise, a drink was $4, but it was a pretty big glass! I was very happy! After about 45 minutes, we went down to Towne Square, to the movie theater called Rave. We decided to watch Orphan, which turned out to be a very disturbing movie. But, the theatre was very nice and clean, I felt. We got out of the movie at about 1:30, and proceeded to The Buffalo. That was a very interesting place to be. I'm not sure if I liked it or not, and at this point, I give it a maybe. Cheap drinks, yes. Atmosphere, not so good! Only time will tell!

End of the first week!

And so its Friday, the end of our first week here. This week has gone quite slowly, but we have made a few advancements. I just got word this morning, while leaving from an interview, that I have a second interview for Koster's on Monday at 10am. Koster's is a cash loan business that offers signature loans to people who come in and apply. It could be a good job to have, and at least I would have some income! I wish the pay would be better, but maybe they will offer a different pay once I get through the second interview! This week has also seen our first furniture purchase, and some social networking. I have been trying to meet a few new friends to try and social network. So far, nothing has provided any resources for a new job, but new friends are always good! After my adventure down to Towne Square yesterday, I basically sat around the apartment and did nothing. Still loving the view from our balcony. The best entertainment in the world is the dirt racetrack outside our complex, in which we have a front seat view of! The best part about it... ITS FOR REMOTE CONTROL CARS!!! So, here's to one week down, and hoping for a better one next week!