We Know It's Spring When...

There's one thing that has made its way onto our annual agenda for March: a trip to Las Vegas. What's in Vegas, you ask? Well, I'll answer that question with a story.
My dad is always looking for new things to have fun with. Whether it be a used dirt bike, an old Bronco in need of a spruce-up, or a trip to Mount Rushmore, he always finds something. One spring, in 2010, he found the website to a monster truck show that we used to watch on TV. When we had TV.    ;-)
Well, in short, he ended up buying tickets to go see the show in real life. And so we did. And that was nearly the most fun spring I've ever had in my whole life.
Monster Jam, as the show is called, is a group of trucks and drivers getting together yearly in order to compete in freestyle and racing for the World Champion title. We went in 2010 and 2011, skipped 2012 and 2013, and went back in 2014. As you may guess, we went this year as well.    :-D    We didn't attempt a pattern; it simply happened like this.

One day, my mom's friend e-mailed her saying that she had booked resort rooms at The Grandview in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, long story short, they couldn't make it down there, so she actually offered the rooms to us. And that was the beginning of our Grandview obsessions. Between the convenience of the full kitchen and the various outdoor pools to choose from, we booked Grandview whenever we could when we went to Vegas. Plus, did I mention the hotel/casino across the street from there? It offered restaurants, bowling, movies, and an arcade all within walking distance. Lots of times our routine was swim, eat, theater, milkshake.

Ah, yes, Grandview is the life.   ;-)
But I stray from the subject. Back to Monster Jam.

We just got back from this year's show, and let me tell you, it was near perfect. We even got to meet some friends and go with them. Granted, it was hot outside.   :-P   But the show was after sunset, so that was a good relief after walking around the stadium grounds getting autographs.

And that is Monster Jam.   :-)

Hopefully we'll get to go next year. My brother has already started saving his change and extra bills. If I didn't know any better, I'd say he likes going.   ;-)

Mountain Gal