Merry Christmas from Nevada!

[Charley]

As most of you know, I spent my very first Christmas away from home, to be with Christin and her family, who she has not visited in two years or so.

Here are some pictures, and I'm sure Christin will have others.

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What the hell? Slot machines in the airport? Hello Reno :)

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Look who's here to greet us? Christin's sister, Rachel!

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Smith Valley, Nevada. Some 90 minutes south of Reno. Beautiful here!

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Horsies! Mind you, I come from a rural-esque upbringing, but I'm more accustomed to cattle.

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Christin has talent oozing out of her ears. One of those oozy bits is a knack for the piano, which she humbly insists that she's nearly forgotten and her "hands have atrophied" :rolleyes

Whatever, she's amazing.


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So are her sisters. This is the youngest, Ari, playing a duet with her older sister.

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One of Christin's grandparents three somewhat neurotic chihuahuas. This guy is named Dusty. He tried to hump my arm on Christmas Eve.

[Charley]

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Christmas Day! Christin, what's in your stocking?

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She got a gorgeous necklace from somebody, and I love it. Encourage her to wear shinies!

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Christin's mom (note the resemblance) proudly shows off her TACKY boots.

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What the hell is this crap?

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Christin casts me a dirty look and says I should stop taking pictures.

[Luna Eclypse]

Originally posted by Charley

One of Christin's grandparents three somewhat neurotic chihuahuas. This guy is named Dusty. He tried to hump my arm on Christmas Eve.

He just got overexcited and lost control of himself. Nice pics, btw. It really doesn't look like winter, more like early autumn.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Aye, it's unseasonably warm this year, and the only real indicator of it being winter is the snow on the mountains.

I'm getting my film developed tomorrow, so I'll post them here when I get them back.

[Mitch]

Ahh, the memories.

Emu killing, clothse-lining, denting the roof of your truck with my head while 4-bying, making the car noise...

Oh, Charley, you had it so easy this time.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

My piano needs tuning. :o (puts on list to get it tuned before February.)

Horsies!! Those aren't your family's, are they s'Il?

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

They're my mom's and sisters; six in total :)

[Lilaena De'Ville]

*JEALOUSSSS*

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

ok, I know they're really late, and I haven't gotten them all resized yet, but here are some of my Nevada pics.

My mother's house used to be a train depot. It was originally built about 80 miles from where it is now, and was hauled to its' current location by mules. One ot the neat things about it is that the upstairs used to be a loft, and is now one big room. My sisters and I used to share it.
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From the back, you can see the porch more easily. It wraps around two sides of the house, and as you can see, has a gazebo that my mom eventually wants to drop a hot tub into and grow vines all up on top. The little dog in the picture is Keely, my sister Rachel's dog.
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Looking out from the double doors at the back, you can see the tack/feed room, and part of the bay that my uncle and I converted into stalls. The smaller box is the water pump. All of the water is from an underground well.
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Another shot of the rear side of the house.
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This is my mother's first horse, Calamity Jane.
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And here's Charley with Bo. Or Smiley, I don't remember which.
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This is Ari. Some of you might remember her from when she posted a thread a while back. She's mellowed alot, taught herself guitar, and is still taller than I am. The girl is gorgeous - she belongs in some supermodel mag, I swear.
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[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Here's some of the comics that I gave Charley: Captain Confederacy and Union Jacks.
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Two issues of Sister Armageddon.
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Suburban Jersay Ninja She-Devils and Maine Zombie Lobstermen.
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And my replica Soul Reaver for Jenny and Shawn.
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more to came after I finish resizing.

[Morgan Evanar]

OOOOOH. The Reaver! Cool comics too.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Yeah, hehe, I don't care what Charley says - I think it's a darn nifty replica :D

ok, more pics as promised.

This is Sinbad, Rachel's horse. He's getting on up there in years - almost thirty. Poor guy has arthritus, aspecially evident in his knee, as you can see it's a bit enlarged.
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Another picture of Jane, with Sinbad in the back looking like the grumpy old man that he is.
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Snack time. And I'm very pale.
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Standing on the deck and looking at the mountains.
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[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

This is the lamp that I plan on stealing from my mother some day. I have fond memories of plastic army men invading the poor inhabitants of this mill.
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Here's the bay. My mom took off two of the stall doors and now uses half of it to store hay.
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This is Mattie, Ari's dog. The two white buildings are also storage sheds, and that brown building way in the back holds my mom's office and more storage bays.
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A view with the tackroom and bay.
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[Droo]

My God. My jealousy juices are flowing like crazy here. I would love to have a home in a place like that. Absolutely beautiful!

[Lilaena De'Ville]

It is a very nice place - and the horses!

*dies of jealousy even more*

[Pierce Tondry]

*dies of jealousy even more*

Additional death? That's a lot of envy right there.

Those are cool pics s'Il. If there are more places like your mom's there, I will have to add Nevada to my list of "places to invade when I have money".

[Khendon Sevon]

Wow, that place looks beautiful. Love the colors in the photos, too.