Grandsons, Outhouse Races, Time with Lila and Mugsy.

 Before I get started on the Outhouse Races let me post a couple of pictures of 2 of my 5 handsome grandsons! 

Homecoming night Senior year...hard to believe 💗

Friends and Football...Aaron 3rd from the end..

Look out Berlin!  The Navy's on the streets! Our Jacob on the right (white shirt)

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Saturday morning after making simple breakfast burritos and some sandwiches for later we got on the road a little after 0700. Parking is crazy in Virginia City for these events so we wanted to make sure we found a good spot. We actually found the same spot we had last year 😊

We got ourselves up the hill and walked Main St for awhile.  Just people watching mainly LOL.  We got to the top of the hill where outhouses were staging and picked out our favorite.  Actually, I'm sure it was the favorite of most everybody as it got the most cheers during the races!

Looked a lot different later in the day! 

Here's the back of "The Oval Office"

So much cheering when this one went by...you know you're with 
several thousand like minded people!

On the way back down, we stopped in at The Silver Dollar Saloon. They had specials on Bloody Marys and well drinks. Ok, why not?! Not one of the tourist traps, which is why we like it! 

Bras everywhere! LOL. Dollar bills too!

Our friend Joe called after Ken sent him a picture showing we were at his 
favorite bar.  Joe was our neighbor, but he and family moved to Alaska a
little over a year ago. 

$5.00 bloody mary and a screwdriver with gin $3.00
She knows how to pour them too! 

Around 1100 we headed out to secure a place to see the races. That didn't really last though, as when they sung the National Anthem, they had as many people in the street and then took the World's Biggest Selfie. I think last year there were more people in the street, but didn't want to lose their spot on the sidelines. No biggie, we found another spot. I love the patriotism there in Virginia City at these events. There wasn't one Biden t shirt or sign. No Sissolak signs either! YES! No more politics! HAHA. 

The races started at 1200 and we left there about 1400. We did go have one more drink at the Silver Dollar before we left. I brought sandwiches, because it's just too packed there to even attempt to eat in a restaurant.

Looks alot different just a few hours later!

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I called Betsy's Big Kitchen and there was no wait there, so we saved the sandwiches and headed there for Linner. The food was great, service not so much. None of our regular girls were there either. Not sure what's happening lately. Hopefully just an off day! 

We got home around 1600 or so and headed next door to party with pups. We knew we were spending the night and they were happy too! 😂 We had a nice fire outside and eventually called it a night. 

Mugsy...THE BOSS!

Miss Lila

Yesterday morning we left and came home to have coffee. Got the day going and around 1030 we pulled out the champagne for Champagne Sunday.  We ate our sandwiches from Saturday and it was a great brunch. 

A very lazy Sunday, even though Ken did go next door and bring some wood up for future fires. About 1330 he came and got me so we spent the rest of the day and night with Mugsy and Lila. I know they're happy for the company. 

Ken barbecued some awesome burgers for dinner and then we had a fire and enjoyed the rest of the evening. We did see the cutest movie, Ugly Benny.  Lila really enjoyed it, love watching her jump at the dogs on TV. 

We left this morning. Karen just called and she's home, so we're headed over for Happy Hour! Have a great evening.  🍷🍺 

A great weekend! Outhouse Races, America like it used to be! Dayton brewpub, Fast Draw competition

The World's Largest Selfie! Outhouse Races, Virginia City Nevada! 

 I ended the last blog saying I'd tally up the costs of the 16 day trip. 

Gas was $1353.00 for almost 3500 miles pulling the Mansion. 

Cheapest gas was in Cody, Wyoming for $3.45 a gallon for 91 octane.

Most expensive was a tiny town of Scofield, UT $4.39 a gallon for 88 octane. 

Camp fees were $210.00 so not bad at all. We were able to stay free at some places and NFS campgrounds, so that helped with the total. 

I didn't tally souvenirs and food as that's something we'd do anyway. 

Thursday we ran to Gardnerville for groceries at Walmart and a prescription from Raleys.  

Friday was a cooking and baking day.  I made some low carb treats and then stuffed bell peppers for dinner. Ken's included rice, mine didn't but they were yummy! 

Stuffed bell peppers were yummy! 

Saturday morning we had a choice of a few things to do as there were a few events going on around us. Outhouse Races in Virginia City, Fast Draw competition in Fallon and Tractor Pulls in Smith Valley. Outhouse races won! 

We got there around 1100 or so and just walked around town. Loaded with people, it was nice to see!  They didn't have the races last year because of covid. 

After a little walking Ken convinced me we needed to get a drink in an old bar with a nice view. Oh heck, why not?! LOL. 

Very spicy Bloody Mary for Ken and Screwdriver for me..at the 
Bonanza Saloon...

The view from the deck of the Bonanza Saloon...

We walked up the hill to where the outhouses were in a parking lot.  There didn't seem to be as many as there were in a prior year, but still a nice turnout. 

Captain America 

The dependable fudger 

The stores in Virginia City are fun..yesterday too crowded to go inside..

Love the old buildings!

I really liked this one ...Trailer Trash! LOL..

Took some pictures and then walked down the hill to where we could see the races. Started at 1200.  

A woman got on the podium and started to sing the National Anthem. She had a lovely voice, but it sounded even better with a few thousand voices added to it! 💗💗 To see veterans saluting, people with hands over their hearts it was nothing short of AMAZING! This is the America we know and LOVE! Brought tears to my eyes! 

Next year we plan to get a hotel room and spend the night..the races are both Sat
and Sunday.  

In this pic you can see an outhouse coming in..was hard to get good pictures..maybe next year! 

Ken convinced me it was time for another drink..LOL
The bad influence! 😉

We walked a little up a hill thinking we could see the races from there. We could see the end of them but with so many people in the street it was hard. Still fun! 

After they were done we headed towards the car to see if we could find a place to eat. We found a cute little restaurant at the end of town. Since it was late there was hardly anyone in there. 

They serve their wine in a coffee cup...oh well, still tasted good! Haha.

The food was really good.  Kind of weird fries (they weren't) I'm thinking they were potatoes left over from breakfast, but still tasty. I had made tuna sandwiches in the morning in case we couldn't find a place to eat but since this whole day was on John and Karen (our anniversary present from them) we thought why not eat out. 💙

After leaving Virginia City we headed towards Dayton, NV and Dayton Brewhouse. Ken had a beer and I had a glass of wine. Too pricy for our tastes so we stopped with one. I doubt that we'll go back there, but it was nice to see once. 

Too yuppy for me..

Apparently Marilyn Monroe visited here back in the day and sat at 
the bar where I was sitting.

After getting home we sat out back and then later had a nice fire in the fire pit. A great day and evening! 

This morning (Sunday) we decided to head for Fallon, NV to check out the fast draw competition. We didn't stay long, it wasn't what either of us were expecting. Kinda cool to see the men and women dressed up in their western wear from days gone by. Like being in an old western movie.  

Cute little food trailer

Glad to have gone once, don't need to go again LOL...

We left there and went by Big 5 to see if I could find some tennis shoes. Nope! I gave the guy whole range of shoes I'd take and he came back and said they had no size 5's in any (really)...so we left empty handed. They had 4 or 5 employees and we were the only ones in the store. 

Headed for Stockman's Casino to get some late lunch.  It was slowwwww service. Seems everyone is having problems finding people to work. Hiring signs all over the place.  I thought the extra federal money has stopped, if that's the case then why aren't more people working? 

The food was good for sure, but I'd hate to see them on a busy afternoon! 

We came home after that and I'm doing the blog. Ken moved the Mansion to the back to dump. 

It was a fun weekend playing hooky from work that needs to be done.  You only live once right?! 

My sister Linda and hubby attended his uncle's service on Friday.  On the memorial card was this quote by Abraham Lincoln: 

"In the end it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years."

So very true! 💖

Mason and his dad lowered his truck this weekend. Here he is with new wheels and tires and lowered truck..💙

Nephew Dusty did the Urban Cow 1/2 marathon this morning in Sacramento. 

Dusty and Owen 💙

Cassidy, Dusty and Owen 💖

Friends of ours bought some property near us so we had to check it out on the way home! Congratulations!!