{"id":3000,"date":"2013-05-01T03:43:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T03:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2013\/05\/01\/lasting-memories"},"modified":"2021-09-10T05:12:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T12:12:19","slug":"lasting-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=3000","title":{"rendered":"lasting memories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My oldest niece turns eleven this weekend, and I can’t shake the feeling that I’ll be losing her soon to the teenage years, boys, popularity and all the other painful nonsense that comes with growing up.<\/p>\n\n

She is currently into Cheer and gymnastics, and so for her birthday this year I wanted to do something extra special, just me and her. So we flew to Las Vegas last weekend.<\/p>\n

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It was a place where she could feel a little bit like a grownup, and myself a little bit like a kid. From our complimentary suite at The Palazzo<\/a>\u00a0to ordering room service milkshakes at midnight, we bonded and became even closer.<\/p>\n

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We did all the things she wanted, like visit the Coca Cola store and M&M world. We laughed at the strange characters on the Strip, and taxied around like rockstars to avoid the heat.<\/p>\n

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The big surprise though were tickets to see the Cirque de Soleil show “O”<\/a>. From the costumes to the gymnastics, the comedy to the music, she was in heaven. ( The clowns also included me in part of their act, which had her giggling all night….)<\/p>\n

In the end, my hope was to create some lasting memories as she is on the brink of a new chapter in her life, and to let her know that I’ll always love her, no matter.<\/p>\n

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