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My parents are great and I think I'll have a lot of fun on these trips.

Plus, if i stay at my job for another year I can say I have 3 years of experience instead of 2 :) Better on a resume right!? lol And I'm sure the place I applied will still be up and running when I'm ready--and I'm sure they'll have a position or two for me :)

Thanks!

Areyou kidding me sweetheart? You will have an absolute blast on these vacations. To get to go to Alaska on a cruise? If you don't wanna go, i'll take your place...lol...i've never been to Vegas either, but my little sister ran away from home once & went to Vegas, had a blast till she got caught..hehehe...lori

LOL! Well I'm happy your sister was found safe :P I understand Vegas might not be the safest place to run away to..so if she had fun on the run I should have fun with my sister! lol

It's not that I don't want to go on a cruise...I'm just a little nervous of boats. I'm not a huge fan of the ocean and I'm not sure how thrilled I'd be so secluded out on the water lol. BUT if I can get pass that I think I would enjoy it...my dad is trying to talk me into telling me about all the cute worker boys that will be on the boat! LOL. Not a classic parent move huh?

Are you a little nutso??lol... I am scared of being on the ocean also, BUT to be able to go on a cruise to Alaska? I could get over my fear real quick, they say it's just like being on land, it's a huge ship, so you never even feel the ocean swaying at all. like i said if you dont want ot go i'll go in your place... lol..lori

lol! i'll go i'll go seesh ;P

It's good that you said that the ship won't be swaying a lot. I get motion sickness, so that's one thing I was worried about...so I guess I can stop worrying about that! :)

I'm sure it would be beautiful and I defeniatly won't leave my camera behind! I love taking photographs, and I'm sure an alaskan cruise would be GREAT for that! :)

Good now that this is setteled, all you have to do is tell dad your going on the cruise with him... he will be pleased , as i am for you.. take lots of photos so you can write about it when you get back from the trip of a life time....enjoy yourself...lori

Well...I think my dad said the cruise will be next May...so I have a lot of time to stop worrying about it :) And it won't just be me and my dad...I think my mom will be going too, and my younger sister probably. My brother MIGHT go but i'm not sure he's a cruise type. lol.

I will take lots of pictures and share them here! :D I'll also take pictures in Vegas, which is closer...end of december/beginning of january! The pictures probably won't be as beautiful as cruise ones, but still fun! :) lol

Thanks! :P

Yeah, I try to stay positive even when I'm not feeling it lol

If I'm working on a night and I just don't feel like it--on my drive to work I crank up the radio and sing really loud and bad! lol. That makes my mood get a little better before work :D

And when I need to get "bad" feelings out....if I feel they are bottling up inside me...I watch a sad movie or show so I can cry! lol. Marley and Me ALWAYS works! :D lol

Yes, the one for the Parrot Caregiver...I'm still surprised they chose me for that one to interview for even though they know I had no experience...and they didnt interview me for cat or dog caregiver which I have over 2 years experience.....anyways! I'm not brewing on it :P lol

I have more plans to look forward to for the next year so yay! :) I havent been on a REAL, NEW vacation in FORever! So I am really looking forward to these two...and I have a little project to work on before them (losing 20-30 pounds before them) lol! So that'll keep me busy too :P

I don't gamble at all, it kind of bugs me actually lol! So PLEASE, as the Vegas expert can you recommend any really good places? Restraunts? Shopping? Anything?

Lol I am more excited about Alaska than the actual cruise...but I'm looking forward too it! :) Don't tell me how expensive it is!! I don't want to know how much my parents are spending because it'll make me feel guilty.

Thanks!

I'm not a big gambler either, I mostly play the slots and poker machines. I take a set amount of money as my "entertainment" money and that's all I gamble. I was lucky the last time I went, I won $400 on a slot machine and that paid for my gambling and I came out ahead. Anyway, there is a ton of information on www.vegas.com about everything, but here's a couple of direct links. This one is for free attractions: http://www.vegas.com/attr... and this one is for Dining Deals: http://www.vegas.com/restaurant/specials.html I hope I typed those right... I'm still not allowed to paste. Arrrgh... I definitely recommend you go to the Rio. It's on the south end of the strip and they have a fantastic seafood buffet. It's about $30 per person but it's a huge buffet, lobster tails, crab, sushi, just about everything. They also have a free show in the casino that happens about every half hour, just look up. Take in the fountain show at the Bellagio, it looks great after dark. Also the volcano at the Mirage. Most of the major hotels have some sort of free attraction. Caesars Palace has a display called the Fall of Atlantis outside their forum shops, try to get there just before the hour and the statues will start talking to you. They also have a big salt water aquarium there. The MGM Grand has a lion habitat. Anyway, you get the idea, you can see all kinds of stuff just exploring the casinos. I think I'm going to have to plan a trip there soon...

Oooo! Free Attractions!!! lol I like that!!!!! :D

Ooo I'd like to get some pictures with those creepy human statues (those are the ones you're talking about right?) and I love lions! Would like to see them :) My dad doesn't eat sea food, and I really only like snow crab--so he might now want to spend that much hehe

I wouldn't be gambling at all the casino's---but I would probably enjoy the shows they put on.

My dad says that the hotel we have a timeshare so really popular and cleebrities might be staying there! And we'd be going at such a popular time, I might meet some celebs I know!!! I would LOVE that the most, I think. I've never met anyone famous. I think I would DIE if I met Gerard Butler there! :P lol

Thanks for all the links, I'm looking them over now! :D

Thank you!!! :) I really hope that I'll get a job I'll enjoy more :) And I'm already seeing the good. While I was waiting to hear back I was worried that, maybe I wasn't ready to leave my family yet...that may be true!!!

We'll be going to Vegas around the time of New Years...end of december to beginning of january. It'll probably be really crowded, I imagine, at that time! lol

Yeah I've heard Alaska is beautiful too, I'm looking forward to the pictures I'll get from a cruise there!

Thanks! :)

lol thank you tickle! I just think that you have to stay positive!! Otherwise things will just get worse!!! I try to focus on the positive when I can!

Maybe i'll send you a postcard featuring a picture I took! lol.

sorry you didn't get the job you wanted... It wasn't meant to be, mayhaps the one that's right for you is just around the corner. (Fingers crossed.)

Hehe sorry I meant whoever else in my family wants to go And my sister already said she'd go .

It wouldn't have been my first choice anyways, and I had no experience so I wasnt' surprised I didn't get it lol.

Well, someone in your family could always marry or adopt me!?
J/k... I was thinking you'd notice my reference to penny slots, not the rest of it. (shrug).
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well I am not a gamble and I've never been to Vegas, so I dont know if they have penny slots :P But if I were to gamble, I'd probably be on the penny slots too lol.

Yeah, and I'd be on the look-out for two-fer deals...