To mark the 10th anniversary of my moving to Las Vegas (March 30th if you want to get technical about it), I decided to produce a list of random facts and figures about my time here. I thought it would be much longer. Why, I don’t know. Wishful thinking, I guess. But here are a few:
Longest time I have ever lived in one American city
Colorado still holds the record for longest stay in one state but I split that time between two cities (well, one city, Denver, and one portal to hell, Boulder).
Longest time in one apartment
Longest time in one job
Longest time without a job
Longest time without doing the dance with no pants
Most I have ever weighed
It’s those buffets and the fact that Vegas is so un-walkable. But even if there was somewhere to walk, for about five months out of the year, it is too hot to be outside anyway.
One box of Q-Tips still going strong!
I, um, acquired that box of Q-Tips pictured above a few days after arriving in Las Vegas (v. tempted to count how many I’ve used, by the way). Is it weird that I remember this? I also remember that my laundry basket was a first week purchase. As was the step stool I use because I am so short. And my favorite night shirt is a black t-shirt that too was purchased during that fateful shipping trip (it is too ratty and faded for regular wear). And I still have two tumblers from a set of four I bought in Target, and a spatula too (this was before I discovered the treasure trove that is the Dollar Store (haven’t purchased any small household item anywhere else since then)).
Started this blog
Became a faux aunt four times over
And have still to meet any of them!
Rescued, and was rescued by, Sammy
And that is perhaps my greatest Las Vegas accomplishment.
I know a lot of these achievements are more to do with my (allegedly) maturing but I do wonder which are down to Vegas alone. I know for a fact the weight gain is (those damn buffets). And despite the length of time I have been here, should an opportunity arise for me to leave, I would in a heartbeat, with very few regrets. Leaving Denver was hard; Vegas, it would relatively painless.
