Showing posts with label Las Vegas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Las Vegas. Show all posts

1.10.2014

2013 Highlights - Part Two

  • July - Fourth of July downtown, Des Moines trip, Em's bridal shower, and a day trip with Hannah
  • August - Emily graduated, double date night with Em and Brad, more baseball games, and Emily's first bachelorette bash!
  • September - Las Vegas trip, girls night with Jess, and Omaha trip to visit friends!
  • October - Emily's official bachelorette party, Emily and Brad's wedding (!!!!), annual McGregor weekend trip, and Halloween fun!
  • November - Chopped my hair, Chicago trip to visit friends AND go to the Bears game, Holiday Pops concert, and Thanksgiving.
  • December - Brad's birthday celebration, put up Christmas lights and tree, another Des Moines trip, and Christmas time!

2013 was a fantastic year!  I am looking forward to making more memories in 2014, but I'd be OK with a slower pace. :)

9.18.2013

Vegas Baby: September 1-5

We spent our first night with out with Jenny and Elnar, Ryan's aunt and uncle before heading back to stay at their house.  
Monday morning, we had breakfast and then spent the entire day swimming with the boys!  We had a wonderful dinner with the whole family and then played bingo that night, where I won $100!
Tuesday we went shopping with Rita, Ryan's grandma, played more Bingo and had another family dinner.  After dinner, we headed back to Jenny & Elnar's for poker, a staple in our family vacations!
On Wednesday morning, we enjoyed one last round of Bingo with Jenny and Rita and had some breakfast before they dropped Ryan and I off on the strip for our last night in Vegas.
Our time with family was cut way too short, but our last day/night on the strip was wonderful!  We spent most of the day walking around the strip, enjoying the 105 degree day with a couple beers.  And then we decided to go up the "Eiffel Tower", which was so worth it.  The views were incredible!
After Paris, we walked around the Bellagio, and Monte Carlo before heading back to New York New York, our hotel, and getting a drink at the Nine Fine Irishmen Pub.
We headed to our room and got ready for night.  We had so much fun!  We ate at the buffet at MGM Grand, went to Coyote Ugly for some drinks, watch Dueling Pianos at a "Times Square" bar, gambled at Excalibur, got lots of free drinks gambling at New York New York, and bounced in and out of Coyote Ugly for lots of dancing!  It was loads of fun!
We left on Thursday afternoon and I returned to work on Friday.  Until next time Vegas!