Journal #26

A time when something did not turn out the way I thought it would was our vacation to Las Vegas when I was fourteen years old. My parents were planning on, and still are, retiring to Summerland, Nevada. Summerland is located fairly near Las Vegas, so we like to go there and check out the area. Plus, Las Vegas is awesome, and there is so much to do for everyone! Some other members of my family like my grandpa, aunt and uncle from Washington D.C., and my aunt and uncle and brand new baby from California also flew/drove to meet us there. It was a big old family reunion for a lot of us! Our plan for the week was to go see all the sights, and go shopping, and go out to eat, really just hang around our family. Our plans were changed when the weather changed. We went to Las Vegas in December, and there it is still fairly warm (jacket weather with long pants). It very very rarely rains, and even more rare than the rain was snow. Its probably only snowed in Las Vegas a few times ever! So about three days into our trip, we wake up and look out the window, and what do you know, there are snow flurries! This changed the next few days of our trip because a lot of people were freaked out about the snow/rain mix, slush. We could not do any of the outdoor activities any more because they were all closed! I was not able to go on the New York, New York roller coaster, or see the Treasure Island show that I really wanted to see. (We ended up going to that show when my family went back to Las Vegas in 2012, but were not able to see the show. But that's another story entirely!) This snow changed our trip, but we were still able to have a fun time with my entire family indoors!