VEGAS {via Instagram}

I am ashamed to admit I lugged my canon all the way to Vegas and did not take one single picture.  So, instagram will have to suffice!

Friday afternoon, John and I boarded the plane and headed West for a few days. We {read John} arrived at the airport early enough to enjoy a couple of drinks.  I am not a fan of flying and usually ease my fear with a drink or two.  This trip it was time to put on my big girl panties and conquer my fear… with O'Doul's only.  Thankfully our flights were short and easy with the exception of our 3 hours layover in Atlanta. We grabbed dinner and Starbucks, boarded the plane and arrived in Vegas safe and sound around 11:30 west coast time (2:30 our time- yikes!)

We checked in and were told our room was not available so they upgraded us to a suite- if you’ve ever stayed at Caesar’s Palace you know what a treat this was!  I think the room was bigger than our entire house!  John was ready to set his bets for the football games but I was able to talk him into waiting until the morning to do so.  We headed to bed finally but were up bright and early for breakfast.  I could get used to this view.  After we headed to the Casino.  I am not one to gamble really and hate losing money but I gave it a try and I’m glad I did!  I left John for the day in the Casino to watch football and ventured to The Forum Shops to spend my earnings! After a long day of shopping, gambling and football, we decided to grab a bite to eat and call it a night!The time difference really threw us off so we were pretty much in bed early and up early every day.  Sunday was no exception.  We  enjoyed our usual Starbucks and a bagel and then hit the Vegas Strip to explore. 

We started at the Bellagio for the fountain show.  We had been told to visit and watch if we had the chance and I highly recommend it now that we’ve seen it.  It was amazing! 

We shopped around town, people watched, took silly pictures with characters and the NFL then ate a yummy lunch!

I was finally feeling the wrath of Sin City so we ordered room service and caught up on some sleep that night.

John was in meeting Monday morning so I relaxed in bed all morning- as in until 12:00 when he forced me to get up and eat lunch.  We revisited the strip again and tried lunch at Mon Ami Gabi outside of the Paris hotel.  It was delicious- we had brie for an appetizer, John had a hamburger and fries and I tried to spinach salad with salmon.  We explored for a few more hours before we had to get ready for a New York Life dinner that night.

Tuesday was by far the absolute longest day EVER.  John was again in meetings for most of the day.  We were able to get a late check out for 2:00 and since we were catching the red eye at 11:30, it left me way to much time to find stuff to do.  I shopped, ate lunch, shopped and shopped some more.   Then wee had one last dinner before heading home! Our trip was a lot of fun and I’m so glad we were able to experience Vegas together for my first trip out there! I am glad to be home in the comfort of my own home though. 

Until next time!