HI!!
We're back from Vegas...actually, we've been back for a week now. But I'm honestly just getting over jet lag. It was a bitch lemme tell you. I think I'm finally on Ohio time {definately not on Ohio weather though. It is May, right?!?!?}
So, I took over 200 pictures in Vegas. A good chunk of them were just of the strip, it was absolutely gorgeous. Another good chunk of them were random pictures {did I say random? I meant drunken}. So I'll just stick with some favs.
We left Thursday at 4a and took off for Phoenix around 7a. Then we got to Phoenix around 8a, after an almost 4 hour flight, and had a 3 hour layover, that sucked. When we finally got on our flight to Vegas we were getting pretty excited. I missed the girls terribly already, but I knew that they were in good hands. Best of all, we left behind a book with our recorded voices reading to them so every night, we could read our story together. It was too bad the flight to Vegas was so bumpy & nausea inducing. It was a rough 90 minutes. But around 1p, we were FINALLY there! My SIL Michelle was there to meet us there & take us to our hotel.
We decided to stay on Freemont Street instead of the strip (mainly for cost reasons & we were told Freemont was more fun than the strip.) We chose
The Golden Nugget {this link will take you to their pool page because their pool was absolutely shamazing!} and it was pretty nice. Although the next time we go out there, we'll stay on the strip. Not that Freemont wasn't fun, it's that there is SO much more to do on the strip.
Our first day we were just ready to relax by the pool...and drink. Alot.
Told ya the pool was shamazing.
Here's the shark tank where you slide through.
Dustin was like a 5 year old sliding down then running straight back to the line to go again.
Um..ya....
Only like 5 lil bottles went missing from here, true story.
Because who needs a lil nip when you've got the option of 64 oz of anything you want?!? Trust me when I say you're one & done with this guy.
Our first night in Vegas was tons of fun. We stayed on Freemont & hit up the casinos there & the Gold Digger club at the GN. My husband also bogarted every single paper towel from the men's room and somehow they became breasts for him. Oh yes, I have photo proof...but I think the mental image is sufficient :)
The greatest thing about Vegas was the food. Ohmygravy it was so good. Every morning started out a lil something like this...
Coffee for the hangover, mimosas for round 2. Defeats the purpose, kinda like ordering a Big Mac with a diet coke, but hey, when in Vegas!
We went on the strip on Friday, our 2nd night, and it was absolutely beautiful.
Dustin was SO bummed when he realized we were 1 week late in planning our trip. Stevie was performing at Caesar's the Saturday after we left =(
I have SO many pictures of the strip from this night, but this one about sums it up.
Saturday I got an early Mother's Day gift. Dustin had planned out for me to have a spa day on Sunday, but when we got there we were told that the spa in the hotel would be closed all weekend :( I think my runner up gift was muuuch better though, dontcha think?
Ah.Lurve. And the fact he picked it out by himself & got a good price on it makes it even better.
Saturday we stayed by the pool all day. We decided to shell out extra money to rent lounges a the H2O bar & pool on the roof and it was so worth it.
Saturday night we went a hibachi grill in our hotel lobby. We'd never been to one before & this guy was awesome!
We stayed on Freemont Saturday & met up with Dustin's sister & BIL for some fun.
The best part of Freemont was the ceiling. The street is outside, obviously, but mostly covered & they played band tributes on the ceiling.
With Michelle & Ryan, Vegas residents {and pros!}
After too many cherry vodka & Red Bulls, too many hands of BlackJack, too many pieces of pizza, too many laughs & stumbles, we made our walk of shame to our hotel room @ 530am. I decided to call Brookie before we went to sleep & she was so confused as to why we were going to sleep when it was "cereal time".
Sunday we decided to go back to the strip to see the things we'd missed on Friday.
The Bellagio water show was stunning.
The Mirage's volcano eruption.
Okay, so see all these figures carved out?
This is just the tip of a mammoths tusk. And these carvings were found on it. Amazing, right?
Monday, our last day, it actually rained in Vegas & was jacket chilly. We took it as a sign that it was definately time to go home. Our flight didn't leave until 11p & we had to check out by noon, so we had alot of time to waste.
So we decided to do the zipcord through Freemont.There we are on the left.
I was scurred. Especially since they make you sign, initial, & date about 5 pages of forms first. Oh & they weigh you first as well. Nothing makes you wanna fall a couple hundred feet than seeing you've gained 4 lbs in 5 days. Ugh.
We met up with Michelle & Ryan for dinner and they brought the boys along. Aren't our nephews handsome?!? We haden't seen them since June 2009, so we were all pretty excited.
When we got to the airport, it was such a mess. First our luggage was too heavy. Anything over 50 lbs, they charge $90 extra on top the of $25 manditory fee. Ours weighed 53. So we had a long line behind us & like 10 seconds to shove 3 lbs of crap into our already stuffed carry ons. We get it done....then realize 15 minutes later after we go through security that Dustin lost his cell phone charger & probably left it during the switch.
Then our flight is delayed an "hour". That turned into an hour & a half. But our connecting flight in Charlotte was right on time. So when we finally get off our Vegas plane (never taking a red eye again, comfort & sleep is impossible), we have exactly 6 minutes until our Charlotte flight home takes off. We had 6 minutes to get from Gate A10 to Gate E24. Did I mention that I don't run? My side aches & I get short winded after a brisk jog. But Dustin, Mr. High School Cross Country, gave me no choice. We RAN. Maybe threw in a couple elbows. Cut a few people off. But we made it, seriously about 30 seconds before they shut the door. My chest was on fire, I cut my foot running barefoot through an airport (had to take off the flops), and BEST OF ALL when we landed, they told us our luggage was put on a different flight because they didn't think we'd make it on the 730a.
The vein in Dustin's temple grew larger by the second.
We finally got home, Dustin's dad picked us up & drove us home, and when I saw we were on our street, I couldn't wait any longer. Before the car was even in park, I was out the door running to my babies. Emily had just fallen asleep, but Brookie was there to greet me. It was the best feeing ever, her hugs & kisses after 5 days!! And Em, I swear she grew while we were away!
Dustin was so happy to be home....until our suitcase was delivered to our house..broken...
The airline was very nice though & took our empty broken one with them and are sending us a brand new one free of charge.
SO Vegas was a success mainly. We had so much fun together, just being a couple. A smitten couple, without formula stains on our shirts & crushed goldfish in our hair. It was nice to get away...it was even better to come home.
