Hour or Two of Happy

7&7′S, Filthy Dirty Martini’s, and Gin&Tonic’s make for a funny outing.  Anthony and I have taken to Brio Tuscan Grill very well. The Drinks are marked at regular price but you can’t beat the taste of their $2.95 appetizers during their Happy Hour. Brio is located in the heart of Townsquare, parallel to the kids playground.  The food tops my list of favorites, but it’s the atmosphere and staff that have won me over.  With one of the best outside seating arrangements in town it’s hard not to appreciate the spring weather that we’ve had as of recent. The staff is friendly, generous, and flirty(Anna from Columbia, if you ever come upon this blog, Anthony and I say “hi, how are you”) I think most in part because they’ve just opened and are looking to still make a name for themselves here in town. But regardless how well Brio does, we’ll be life time customers. Oh and receiving a 15% lifetime VIP discount didn’t hurt either.(Thanks Tony!)

Boulder City and Hoover Dam, DAMN!

After this past week I feel as if I should apologize to the city of Boulder. I not only judged you, I also made fun of you behind your back.  Boring, ugly and uneventful are all words on the nicer side that I used to describe you. You really suprised me. You showed me your cultured, small town feel roots that I think all of us here in Las Vegas crave every now and then. Friendly folks throwing a hand up to say hello or thanks, rather than to say ” up urs”, and trees u can actually sit or lay under, I felt as if I were in another state.

Ant and I got up early to have breakfast at the Ritz Carlton, our new favorite breakfast spot. The day was completely open to us so we sat outside and enjoyed the fresh air for a few long minutes. We drove down to the Hoover Dam after. One of the Seven Forgotten Modern Marvels of the World, the dam was built for power, irrigation, transportation and some other crap. But in my opinion it was just a huge grave site or tomb stone. Few dozen “remember the dead who built this thing” and “tons of people died here”  signs kind of creeped me out, but it did make me remember them. On the way back home we stopped at Boulder Beach to catch more air. Here are a few pictures. Not to eventful that Boulder Beach but nice to know it’s there…I guess.