I just realized I never posted pictures from our honeymoon in
Vegas!
Better late than never I guess.
We left Monday July 9th in the afternoon.
My parents and sisters dropped us off at the airport.
The first night we walked down from our hotel to the Hard Rock Café where we watched local music acts & got to
look at work from local artists.
We ventured into the casino, where I found the Johnny Cash “case”
and Jeb tried his hand at the black jack table.
Tuesday we slept in, went to the pool & stupidly walked
across the UNLV to In & Out Burger for lunch. (we’re talking like 2 bazillion
miles in a record setting heat of 115 degrees.)
I slept for 3 hours before we headed out of the evening, our
first night on the strip!
We ate dinner at Toby Keith’s Bar & Grill & walked
about half of the strip.
Jeb gambled some more & I tried some slot machines, with no
such luck.
Thursday, we headed to strip late afternoon where we had one of
the BEST sundaes I have EVER had!
Wandered the strip some more, and found our favorite game,
which was at New York, New York.
It was called Casino War, & it was as easy
as turning over a card! Perfect for me, I won $100.00 on $20. I was pretty
impressed with myself but learned what a safe player I am, because every time I
was about to spend my 2nd to last $10.00 chip I would freak out a
tiny bit, on the inside only! (I do have an OK poker face!)
One of the most comical & annoying part of the strip was,
everyone trying to make a buck.
Some were pretty good, dressing up as Transformers, Iron Man,
& other figures that are sure to catch the eye of a kiddo or movie fan.
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| Vegans Inhaling Porterhouse so funny! |
Others… well were
just really yucky & sad. My heart twinged every time someone tried to sell
a CD or “the next best thing” to us. I was however grateful that most of the
offers were directed to Jeb. And that every offer Jeb turned down he used the words
“No thank you” and “sir or Maam”
Gahh! Whadda guy!
THEN others were almost offensive. “Your donation keeps me off
probation!” umm, no.
The constant tick of the papers that had all the naked girls
wasn’t to fun either.
BUT there was no way that we were going to let it ruin experiencing all we could.
We decided instead of a show, we got tickets to a “double
feature” in the Luxor to see the Titanic Exhibit and Body Works.
I loved the Titanic Exhibit, it brought me right back to
Elementary School, when I was OBSESSED with the Titanic and yes, Jack and Rose!
I was surprised how much the Body Works
exhibit made my stomach turn.
I liked it & would for sure see it again but
was thankful when Jeb said we should go see the Aquarium at The Mandalay Bay before
eating at a WAYYYY expensive buffet to get the “Vegas buffet” experience.
I was also happy Jeb picked that day to eat dinner at a buffet,
so I didn’t waist a good meal on an upset stomach. I did feel a little
guilty we paid as much for it as we did!
Friday, we went back to the strip for lunch at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville,
and let me tell you! We FOR SURE saved the best for last!
If you go to Vegas, be sure to stop by for at least a Pink Cadillac
Margarita if not for a burger and fries. So so good!
We went to the M&M store,
the Coca-Cola store, took a
picture with our “Bride and Groom” hats on at the Bellagio,
ate dinner at the
PBR Bar and Grill & hit Margaritaville one more time before we said goodbye
to Vegas.
Our flight was at 8 the next morning.
Gail picked us up at the airport with flowers in hand. It was
very nice to see a face we knew & get into a clean car.
She took us to the Toby Keith’s Bar and Grill in Denver for
lunch, Jeb & I agreed that the one in Vegas blew the one in Denver out of
the water. But we were thankful for a lower paced meal.
We spent the day spending our wedding gift cards & met my
parents at Ikea to spend a little more wedding money!
We met our friend Ian for dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings for
dinner and headed to Westcliffe for the night.
We moved to Alamosa the next day, but I will save that
adventure for the next post!
I would like to thank
Chris and Kati for the trip. It was so kind of you guys to give us your time
share, we are still so thankful for what you two have done for us! We love you!
