Reno for a day

Hi there sorry it's been so long, maybe if I had some comments I could write more (hint,hint). We had 3 days off in a row so we took a little road trip. We drove down to the southern end of Lake Tahoe,that was beautiful. The water was so blue! We stopped in at Caesars and I won on the quarter slot machine. First time anyone ever came over and handed me money instead of the machine spitting it out at me. The we drove up the east coast of Lake Tahoe and stopped at Cal-Neva casino. Much smaller than I anticipated. The trip to Reno was beautiful the mountains still had some snow when we were by Lake Tahoe. We stayed the night at Circus Circus...and this time my husband got the quarter slot, he was so thrilled. My machine was very subtle and quiet when I won, his was really loud bells and lights and all. He loved it...I moved a little further away to let him have all the attention. Plus it was hurting my ears. We met up with a traveler we had met in Phoenix and had breakfast the next morning. We were going to play just for a little while and ended up staying till 6pm. The ride back was longer than I expected...most times the trip home is shorter. It was a very curvy ride along the mountain side. I hope it's quicker when we leave here in September to go to Oklahoma.
Yes, I renewed my contract until the end of September..the money and the job are too good to leave right now. Plus it's over a hundred degrees in Oklahoma right now...no thanks. It's been hot enough here this week, 90+ everyday. I guess the weather is like that, one week hot the next week cooler. That's what the natives tell me anyway.My husband will be thrilled when it cools down.
Work has been just as busy as ever. They tell me it slows down in the summer, and, we're still waiting for that to happen. Well, I should say they are waiting for it to happen. I love getting the extra days in. Last week I didn't get any extra time because they didn't need me. This week people are on vacation so I picked up 2 eight hour shifts on the transitional care unit. It's like a skilled floor and is much slower and quieter than my regular floor. I figure that's the best way to pick up extra hours and not burn myself out. It seems to be confusing my boss though. He saw me today and said "again?" because I had floated down there earlier this week and had picked up an extra day there last week. I told him that our floor didn't need me but I wanted to work...he just shook his head. Guess he's not used to travelers working so much overtime. Most just want to do their 3 days and then play. I want to work as much as possible then not have to work at all. I guess I'm looking at the big picture and further into the future.
We went to dinner at another travelers house last night. Also someone I met in Phoenix. She is living in the next city (St. Helena) in a cute little cottage. It was nice to have a deck to sit on and to be out in the fresh night air. It's a very pretty drive, past all the vineyards. Since it's been a little clearer in the mornings she gets to see all the hot air balloons as well on her drive in to work. It's nice to have someone we know in town.
Well, I'll try not to make it so long between posts. Thanks for reading.