Although my father passed away several years ago, I still celebrate his birthday along with my mother’s.
They both were born in August, Dad in 1944, Mom in 1945.
Here is a picture of them together, celebrated their anniversary dinner in 2016.
And here is my family celebrating Mom’s birthday (a bit early) this year!
Wishing her many more years of happiness and health from Boulder City, NV 🙂
Big T’s Cantina is where the old scary doll shop was downtown. This is a great improvement just in that alone. This is a small but good menu where you want to try everything. A few unique things on the menu which is something that we look out for.  We went with a few neighbors so we got to try a number of things. We will have to go back to try the others – cannot wait.
Not pictured was the Holy Shrimp platter, Fried Chicken, and Flank Steak. I wanted to try their Masitas (which sounds similar to Mofongo that you would find in Puerto Rico) but they were out of plantains. The owner stopped by and told us to try the queso fundido next time too. I also saw sopapitas on the dessert menu and I will have to also try those next time.
The atmosphere is open with big windows and the staff was very helpful.
Mt Charleston is about an hour away and as it is at 7800ft it is about 20 degrees cooler than home. There is a lodge at the top that has a big restaurant and about a dozen cabins. We were lucky and found a vacancy in one of the cabins. They are real log cabins with a great view and a big semi private deck. There is an indoor fireplace, couches, hot tub and nice decorations.
We walked down to the Old Town of Charleston where there are a couple dozen houses, a small school, and library. We also drove to Lee Canyon where the ski slopes are. They have chairlift rides and Frisbee golf. We have come here before for day trips to hike Cathedral Trail and Mary Jane Falls. It can get very busy here in the summertime.
The Lodge is always has a LONG waiting list to get inside for dining. They have a pretty standard menu and do a good job considering they are 30 miles from the nearest store. There are hummingbird feeders all around and the view is worth the wait.
