Viva a Las Vegas Wedding!
The Husband and I have just spent a delightful week in Las Vegas, including a Vegas wedding. My youngest Sis (K4) and her guy organized a Las Vegas wedding with 30 guests.
But I'm jumping ahead of myself. First, we left on a Sunday from Minnesota were the sun was shining and the temps were a lovely 45*. For everyone else who left on Monday and Tuesday, they had to contend with 6" of snow and late flights. As I was sitting on my balcony at Summer Bay Resort, in 75* temps, over looking the back side of the strip and watching planes take off from afar, I really, really wondered why I live in northern MN.
What a week! We wandered up and down the strip (got blisters even with my sturdy shoes). Ate ate many fine places - Cheesecake Factory, The Lux (also Cheesecake Factory), Penazzi (Oyster Bar), Trattoria Del Lupa (Wolfgang Puck), MiCasa (Silverton Casino), Nine Fine Irishmen (New York, New York), Rumjungle (Mandalay Bay), and Diego (MGM) and Mesa Grill (Ceasars Palace). We didn't have a bad meal in the lot.
Shows included Spamalot (Monty Python) and Ka (Cique de Solil). I saw Spamalot when I was out here last year, but Ka was new. Absolutely incredible. The stage turned into a wall that the characters scampered up and down. Amazing.
Touristy things included a trip out to Hoover Dam and a return trip to Red Rock Canyon. I could really grow to like this area. Almost forgot, the bro took us to the Bass Pro Shops.
And in all of this was a bachlorette party (I joined them for just dinner at Rumjungle) and the wedding at the Bellagio. Fun fun fun. For those of you that know my family, you can google Bellagio and watch her wedding on-line through Friday.
Believe it or not, we also had time to just hang out at our resort. Our room included a small kitchen and after a trip to the grocery store we were set for breakfasts and two lunches in-room. I had time to knit 3 dishcloths and finish a book. Duane quite happily watched hours of baseball and our last night here (after a full day of hiking) we nestled in to watch the Two Towers on TV.
Our return to the midwest was hearlded by 3" of snow. We were fortunate and missed the 27" that fell to the North of us. Gotta love April in Minnesota.
2 comments:
Sounds like you had a great time!
Spring has got to get to you soon in Minnesota. We're already experiencing summer here in Florida.
Could you send some of your cool breeze down here?
Dee, if you send some of your summer this way, I'll send some cool breezes your way!
Friday's weather report: 40mph winds; 12-14" of the white stuff.
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