I know I haven’t been ’round these parts lately and was going to simply do a “Life from my iPhone” post, but since what’s been going on includes two major things, this will be a hybrid post – a quick recap of what’s going on, illustrated by my iPhone.

Major Thing #1: I turned 27!

What did I do to celebrate?

The Mister and I played Gin Rummy at The Matchbox

We went to the Dodgers game on my birthday and had dinner at Mountain Ranch

I celebrated with birthday ice cream.

Amy and I had a birthday happy hour at Linger

After that, I packed and went on to…

Major Thing #2: The User Conference for my current copy in Las Vegas.

This was my last hurrah with my current company, launching my final project which was a mobile app specifically designed for the conference. Despite a week of 18 hour working days, feet so tired as to be numb, and cheeks that hurt from smiling so much, I had a blast. Not only did the app go off with minimal bumps (and everyone loved it!), but I made new friends and got to experience so much. 20 hours of sleep, 7 days, and 1 successful app later, I can put a final stamp on my days at [Redacted] and start looking forward to new things to come at my new company.

I know “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” but here are a few snapshots of the fun times had despite all the work:

Stayed at a beeper friendly casino

Rode the roller coaster at New York, New York

Shared a frozen hot chocolate with my new BFF Ashley at Serendipity

Laughed so hard at Dana Carvey my abs still hurt the next morning

Hung out at PURE and had a private party in the suite used in Rain Man

Basically? The past two weeks have been a WHIRLWIND. This next week is going to fly by, and then it will be time to close one chapter of my life and begin another.

Big things are happening, and I promise I’ll be better at keeping this space updated with what’s going on. For now, I’m just glad to be home, relaxing on my couch with my feet up and a hot toddy in hand.