Heather's Hectic Happenings: VEGAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Caesars Palace Statue

Chris and I partook in the Vegas scene a week or so ago! I had never been, and he had a thing for work, so I decided to go too. He worked, I played! :-)

We had a really nice hotel room. One of the newer hotels called the Vdara---which is a non-smoking, non-casino hotel, however is attached to the Belagio (which is connected to Caesars Palace), Aria, and Monte Carlo, so we definitely had many we could get to---yet steer clear of the smoke, crowds, and some of the "clientele" that go with Vegas.

A normal day would go: Go to breakfast/Starbucks together, then he would go work while I gambled some slot machines or walked the strip to see the sights! It was SUPER hot there (102-105) so walking outside was at times limited, but I managed, and one day did a 4.5 mile total trek in that heat. (I did swirl in and out of casino AC though so not to melt). Then we would meet up for dinner, maybe him take a short snooze, then we would find a nice place for dinner and just sit. Sip a cocktail, relish in delicious food, and lose our selves in actual conversation..... while gazing into each others eyes, blah blah blah---hurl. But it

was really nice to be able to hold a conversation, whether silly or serious, without interruption.

We were able to take in 2 shows (well 3, but one of them Chris couldn't make, so I went alone). The first show was Absinthe. It was amazing! First, I heard it was risque (and having never gone to Vegas, I didn't exactly know what that meant...... Seattle risque and Vegas risque are slightly different). And when the host guy comes out and is like "If the words Sh**, Pu**y, d**k, or f**k offend you, you are in the wrong place. Then some girl comes from the ceiling singing some sexy song and takes off her clothes except for pasties. I could HEAR Chris' mouth drop! But after that, they did some unique variety acts and such with some "little girl" (she looked it, but wasn't) doing a little comedy thing about certain acts that would have contained the above words. VERY entertaining. I think the most entertaining were the 2 men across from us with their VERY APPARENT escort dates.

Anyway, the 2nd show was an illusionist show. A German guy who there is akin to David Copperfield, and he was actually very good, however, his "venue" was very much to be desired. And I think the low budget of his show took away from the fact that he actually was really good. When you go from the glam and glimmer of some of the strip hotels, to a "comfort inn" off the strip that used to be something like the "gold mine" or something---it is very different.

The 3rd show that I had to do by myself was the Price is Right--Vegas. The TV show is actually taped in LA (or Burbank or something), but this is the Vegas version. I had seats so close I could touch the stage, but didn't get called up. I had a great time anyway, and I wish I could have shared it with my man.

All in all, we had a great trip, the kids had a splendid time with my sister and her fiance', and we were welcomed home to kids who realized how awesome we are and how much they missed us..... and a Tracey and Colby running out the door so fast we could hardly see them! :-)

I think we all need those vacations with our spouse. Of course I felt super guilty, but once I was there, I realized how much we needed it, and it helps me remember why I married the man I did.