Home Sweet Home

After our fun trip to Vegas and back I realized that I'm not going to by flying for a long time...The airline we flew on was constantly delayed...and flying to Phoenix the pilot decided it would be cool to tip the plane back and forth about 40 times...not so much fun...

Vegas was awesome!! The weather was always sunny and HOT!! Like 112 degrees hot...and there's really no shade to protect you...or cool you down...we laid by the pool on Thursday and I got a little...very little color...Thursday night we went to Mon ami Gabi at the Paris for Julie's birthday which was super good!! Saw the fountains at Bellagio and went to a dueling piano bar in New York New York and then to the Big Apple bar where we had our own little corner...

Friday morning mom rented a car (PT Cruiser convertible) and we went to the Harley dealer, World's Largest Souvenir Store, the mall, and then we took a ride to the Hoover Dam. It was really cool to see this huge structure and to think about all the people that worked on it. Friday night we went to the Peppermill which was just fun. The young girls laughed throughout dinner just because we were having fun and making up stupid bar names...after that we went to the Mandalay Bay. We went up to the Foundation Room which is a members only club for the House of Blues. This is the sight that we saw...

This picture is actually from the House of Blues website because I didn't have our camera to take pics...The only difference is that it was pitch black and the strip was full of lights. It was amazing!! The person who got us in rented a private room for us (the Buddah room) and the whole night ended up being on him. I don't know if I'll ever have a better night than that one...

Saturday morning Mom and I went to the Bellagio for breakfast and walked around the conservatory which was absolutely stunning. After breakfast we went to the Ansel Adams exhibit which was just awesome. To see his actual works of art, signed by him was just amazing. To see the world through his eyes and through his lens was breathtaking. The rest of Saturday I slept and just relaxed which was good. Saturday night we went to Battista's Hole in the Wall for really good Italian food. After dinner some people went back to the hotel and I met up with Mandy, Heidi, Marie and Becca at Ceasar's. We walked around to different hotels and just enjoyed hanging out. We were at the Mirage and I decided that it was time to get back to the Monte Carlo. I walked down the strip and through some hotels and then instead of taking a cab I just decided to walk all the way back.

Sunday morning Mom and I got up and got to the airport early which was a good thing. Our flight to Phoenix was delayed about 40 minutes with no explanation and then our flight to Chicago was delayed an hour due to weather conditions...or so they say...We got home pretty late last night and Dad was great and had ordered us dinner from Pompei earlier. I had some soup and went to bed. I think I'm going to go eat my Gnocchi for lunch now so I'm out...

It was a really fun weekend with mom and I'm glad we got to do everything that we did. I'm so glad that I have a mom who's willing to stay up super late with me and go out with me...Thanks mom!!