abersparky in vegas

After walking 7 blocks to the nearest Metro stop in the rain (man, I hate DC weather), I stand on the platform waiting 10 more minutes for the next green line train and think to myself: I am so glad I packed up and moved.. Don’t get me wrong… I love DC and of course I have friends and family here… but my life is 100 times better in Las Vegas than it ever was, and probably ever could be, here. The real friends I have here are few and far between. The rest are just ‘filler’. In Vegas, I have met and made more real friends in the 5 months that I have lived there, than the 24 years in DC. Maybe its the “newness” of everything… The opportunity to start over and take a fresh approach on life. After Friday night at Town, I realized that I didn’t really have much to miss. Boys who don’t really care about you… Friends who don’t invite you for brunch, or DH nights. I go out practically every night in Vegas. Whether it be to a friend’s house, the movies, restaurant, or to a club… I am always surrounded by genuine people. Some may not think so much about Vegas… But my friends, the people I care about, are real. We all have our pretencious moments, but the people I have gotten to know are quality people whom I am very thankful for. I know more than ever now that this move was the right thing to do.

Why do people insist on playing Christmas music during Thanksgiving dinner? The day after, sure. Knock yourself out; but, not on Thanksgiving Day. Can we please just focus on one gluttonous holiday at a time please? Thanks! Now, on to the post…

This Thanksgiving had to be one of the best I’ve had in a very long time. This was the first Thanksgiving Holiday that I hadn’t spent at home. And while I was slightly distracted by the fact that I wasn’t with family this year… I was excited to have my first holiday with friends. Anthony, Amir, and Vincent (A2V as I will from here on out refer to them as) invited me to a potluck Thanksgiving dinner with a few people they knew. I couldn’t have been more thankful to have been invited. We had a blast! Great wine, fantastic food, pie (which wasn’t all that good, but whatever), and to end the evening, several roaring (yes, very loud) rounds of Uno and Cranium. Thursday night was one of those nights that you cherish and wish you had taken more pictures. Between making plans for Gay Days and gawking at Cooper (dog) hump his stuffed bear with vigor, it was one of the most memorable nights.

Last night was just as fun when we rounded up everyone again and headed over to A2V’s for leftovers, Christmas Tree decorating (see, day AFTER Thanksgiving) and games! We played 3 side-splitting rounds of Guesstures, which unfortunately our team lost at… I kept sayin’ we should have gone 3 out of 5, but anywho. And after a quick relaxing dip in the hot tub, we broke out the Monopoly. Fast forward to 14 years later to see Steve and Kris take everyone for all they had.

All in all, a fantastic start to the Thanksgiving weekend… and it’s only Saturday!  The best part: I met a new friend who was able to get me a buddy pass flight back home to DC.  I’m comin’ home for Christmas!!!

You know it’s that time of the year when Starbucks breaks out the Red Cups! It’s time for Holiday Cheer and Happiness to be spewing from every which way. I love the Holiday Season… everyone’s so nice, and cheerful. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone was like this year round? Well… minus the stress part. People are always running around worrying about the Christmas Dinner, or what presents to buy (here’s my secret – don’t buy anyone anything – you’ll save yourself money AND stress *wink*)… causing all kinds of unnecessary stress – only to have those that receive the benefit of all their work look at it and say that they wanted it in red, not blue. In any case, I’m excited to spend Thanksgiving here in Las Vegas this year. I’m hoping to make it home for Christmas though, but we’ll see where finances leave me.  Feel free to drop some change in my tip jar to help me get home for Christmas!!!