graceland vegas and cambria-ish....

i have a bee in my bonnet to go to Graceland. it's only 12 hours to Albuquerque, New Mexico... then another 14 to Little Rock, Arkansas, which checks another thing off my wishlist - the Bill Clinton presidential library... then ONLY 2 more hours to Graceland! we could be there by Wednesday! and be seeing the USA in our Odyssay on the way... we should totally go. i'm not signing up for swim classes just in case we decide to go :)

i have a wonderful new invention - a hotel for dogs in Las Vegas! each room would have an enclosed patio area so you could leave your pet for the day and there would be a doggy gym and doggy daycare center and even a doggy pool and a doggy play area with misting system! cafes where dogs could eat free at their owners' table! a portrait studio with cute props and costumes for dressing up! a place where you can make pet clothes and collars! a cirque du soleil show of dogs doing fabulous tricks! ok maybe not a show... but the rest of it sounds soooo cool and i'd totally stay there :)

off to research MORE beach houses... honestly, like i am that hard to please???? all i want is a white A frame 60s house with a beachfront wooden deck and an enclosed rear yard, on a shiny quiet beach with permanently low tide, with at least 3 bedrooms, washer/dryer (can't live without) an open living area (must have microwave and in an ideal world, a 1960s waffle maker), close to great mom and pop pizza joints and diners, and a grocery store that isn't Ralphs or Vons, less than 4 hours drive from Orange County, but definitely NOT in Orange/San Diego/LA counties. oh and less than $75 cleaning fee ;) i type in all my requirements and my results come back zero :|

back later - we are going to our favorite taco place for dinner and then maybe a movie ;)

ps this place is very perplexing... how can a hotel have 41 pools???