Vegas Baby!

Last Sunday, Ed and I went to Las Vegas for 4 days. I actually had to go for work (an HR conference). Ed had never been to Vegas so he tagged along. After 24 days of rain in Juneau, we were VERY excited to just get into warm weather and see the sun. We, in Juneau, are starting to doubt the sun's actual existence!

We stayed at the Flamingo Hotel (where the conference was being held). While I was attending conference sessions during the day, how did Ed spend his time? Well, of course he found the Bass Pro Shop first thing Monday morning! Tuesday, he took a tour bus up to see the Hoover Dam and on the last day, he took a taxi to an Outlet Mall. At night, we walked and walked and walked! We went to the Shark Reef at Mandolay Bay, the Roller Coaster at New York-New York, the Pirate show at Treasure Island, the water show at the Bellagio, and lots and lots of tourist stores. On the last night we went to see Elton John at Caesars Palace. It was incredible. We had great seats and he put on an awesome show! Most of the songs were from his early albums and he had some pretty interesting stage props, but he has such an incredible voice.

We left for home Thursday morning and all went smoothly until we were about to land in Juneau. Weather here was terrible with very high winds, so the plane had to turn around and head BACK to Seattle. We saw a friend in Seattle who said that winds like those are called "hurricanes" in Florida and "October" in Juneau. We had 4 hours to wait so we took a cab to the Southcenter Mall. Just what we needed, more walking and shopping! We finally arrived home around midnight and crashed.

Thanks to many friends and family for watching the boys and being so flexible at the end when weather just did not cooperate! It was a nice break for Ed and I. Just being able to take a shower without little people banging on the door was a HUGE treat. I know all the parents out there can TOTALLY relate!