My Trip to Reno

I am sitting here with one sore back. I’ll get in to that in a bit.

Early, early Thursday morn, I flew out of OKC to attend my nephews wedding. It was an easy trip to Reno, the flights were easy, no problems, and I landed in Reno at just after 10am. The weather was B-E-A-UTIFUL! I missed the shuttle to the Peppermill by just minutes so I had to sit and wait for the next one. Normally that would be irritating, but I found myself sitting next to a wonderful older woman and her husband. She regaled me with stories about her many trips to Reno and all the things I really should spend time doing while I was there. Sadly, there is no possible way I could do all the things she suggested, but promised her I would try and do at least one.

I had reservations at the Peppermill Spa/hotel/casino and hoped that I would be able to check in early, so with my hopes in hand, I made the call. YES! They had a room available as soon as I got there! WOO-HOO!

When the shuttle stopped, I all but ran inside this beautiful hotel – well at least on the outside it exuded class. Wonderful Tuscan designs were the backdrop to many, many statues and water fountains. I was so excited to see the hotel – only to find the inside was definitely a casino. Neon flashed and the sound of clinking coins filled the air.

That’s OK – once I got in my fabulous room, nothing else mattered. It didn’t take long for my sister, Joie to find me. I was only in my room for a few minutes when I got her text.

We got together, hugged and did the “OMG!” thing grabbed some suits and went to the pool!! An AMAZING POOL!!! Warm and with beautiful statues and waterfalls. ~sigh~

Joie and her husband Mike were heading up to Virginia City on Friday and asked if I wanted to go along… I'll blog about that, THE WEDDING, the Aunties, Uncle and my cuz later!!

Stay Tuned!!