Last night Gerard and I decided that we should have a night out together. Gerard and I are not big partiers so neither of us frequent a bar or night club. We tend to do things that seem a little crazy to others and we usually have a ton of fun doing it. We live close to Atlantic City, New Jersey. For those of you who are no familiar with Atlantic City the main economy is gambling. There are many different casinos in Atlantic City which is located on the beach. There is a boardwalk and all the little shops that go along with boardwalks. In the past Atlantic City (AC) was not the type of town that I would go to for a family vacation. The boardwalk and surrounding area seemed a little questionable. Over the years however the AC has tried to change the image of the town and I have to say they are doing a wonderful job from what I saw last night. There are now many wonderful places to eat and shop. The casinos are trying to revitalize the area so that more people think of AC as a vacation spot on the shore not only a place to gamble.
This brings us to the night out that Gerard and I had planned. I am sure that I have mentioned in the past that Gerard is a workaholic. He loves to cover as much ground as possible in any given situation. He is always on the run. I think this is one of the reasons why we balance each other out so well. I love to take in the experience and nail him down so to speak. The Sands casino was scheduled to be imploded last night October 18, 2007 at 9:30 pm. For some reason the moon and stars were in alignment and we were both off. This tends to be a very difficult thing these days because we are both trying to work as much as possible to save money. This is also another reason why it is difficult to go out because we are trying to save money. The implosion was free and I am all about the free date these days. Okay maybe not free we paid for parking, dinner and a little gambling but is all less the 50 dollars (I had some comps).
I have never been to an implosion before and I have to say if you get the chance it was wonderful. Before the Sands was to be imploded the casino group who purchased the land sprung for a fireworks show. I love fireworks so I was all over that besides I worked the fourth of July and missed out on the fireworks (Gerard worked so it is no fun to go to fireworks alone). I made sure that we got there is plenty of time to park and take a few pictures with my camera. That is when I figured out this camera can record so I said may as well try it out tonight. So here are some pictures of the Sands casino and our night out and a video of the implosion. Yes that is my loud voice in the video and yes Gerard tends to shake my arm when I am trying to do something that requires a steady hand (I think he does not even realize he is doing it).
By the way I did get a great picture of Gerard but he does not want anyone to see it so I promised I would not put it on the blog. I have to say that I would imagine that many of you out there who do not know us well would think that he is imaginary. I have to say I could not make up half the things he says or does.
As far as the Dossier I am waiting on the final copy of the home study so that I can get it all apostilled and sent to CHI. As soon as I have the copy in my hand I will be sending out the I-600, driving to get my birth certificate and dropping off the documents to be apostilled. I am hoping that the Dossier will be complete and sent to CHI by the first of the year.
This brings us to the night out that Gerard and I had planned. I am sure that I have mentioned in the past that Gerard is a workaholic. He loves to cover as much ground as possible in any given situation. He is always on the run. I think this is one of the reasons why we balance each other out so well. I love to take in the experience and nail him down so to speak. The Sands casino was scheduled to be imploded last night October 18, 2007 at 9:30 pm. For some reason the moon and stars were in alignment and we were both off. This tends to be a very difficult thing these days because we are both trying to work as much as possible to save money. This is also another reason why it is difficult to go out because we are trying to save money. The implosion was free and I am all about the free date these days. Okay maybe not free we paid for parking, dinner and a little gambling but is all less the 50 dollars (I had some comps).
I have never been to an implosion before and I have to say if you get the chance it was wonderful. Before the Sands was to be imploded the casino group who purchased the land sprung for a fireworks show. I love fireworks so I was all over that besides I worked the fourth of July and missed out on the fireworks (Gerard worked so it is no fun to go to fireworks alone). I made sure that we got there is plenty of time to park and take a few pictures with my camera. That is when I figured out this camera can record so I said may as well try it out tonight. So here are some pictures of the Sands casino and our night out and a video of the implosion. Yes that is my loud voice in the video and yes Gerard tends to shake my arm when I am trying to do something that requires a steady hand (I think he does not even realize he is doing it).
By the way I did get a great picture of Gerard but he does not want anyone to see it so I promised I would not put it on the blog. I have to say that I would imagine that many of you out there who do not know us well would think that he is imaginary. I have to say I could not make up half the things he says or does.
As far as the Dossier I am waiting on the final copy of the home study so that I can get it all apostilled and sent to CHI. As soon as I have the copy in my hand I will be sending out the I-600, driving to get my birth certificate and dropping off the documents to be apostilled. I am hoping that the Dossier will be complete and sent to CHI by the first of the year.
1 comment:
Oh my gosh - that video was way cool!! I loved Gerard's comments about the curtains not catching fire!! Troy and I and his sister and her hubby went to Atlantic City a couple of years ago and had a blast there. I'm glad you had a night off together and got to see something amazing!!
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