We went to Vegas on November 23 til the 28. It was such a fun time! We probably did the opposite of what most people do in Vegas, but we enjoyed ourselves and that's all that matters. A 3 hour time difference definitely makes it difficult to live it up in Vegas, when you are ready for bed at 10! We spent a lot of time eating, shopping and even went horseback riding in Red Rock Canyon. Red Rock was so pretty and the weather was beautiful the time that we were there, even though it's not usually that warm. We saw one paid show, Cirque du Soleil Mystere, which was the show in our hotel, Treasure Island. It was truly fascinating. I can't wait to go back to Vegas and see a different one. We also watched Sirens at T.I. as it was at our hotel, after all and it wasn't too bad for a free show. Always very crowded though. We ate at one "fancy" restaurant, with our bosses, which was the new Gordon Ramsey restaurant inside of Paris. I have to say, the food was just "ok". I loved the steak, as it was very tender and flavorful but the rest was just blah. I couldn't believe the prices for just "ok" food. But, trial and error. There will be another time and another restaurant to try. We spent a lot of our meals, right in our hotel at Gilley's. Who would've guessed? Basic, country environment, and you can get a alcoholic beverage in a large cowboy boot. I'm in! We did a lot of shopping in the Fashion Show mall and traveled to both Boot Barn and Shepler's in search of boots. H got a new pair on the trip, I however did not. The ones I was swooning over, they did not have my size :( But I got a lot of other goodies that made up for it. But the biggest let down of all, was one day while we were getting our last gifts for people back home, we stopped in at Toby Keith's Bar & Grill to get the boys some "Red Solo Cup" shirts. Well, that night Toby Keith was there. The same night we were in the store..WHY DID I NOT KNOW THIS?! I was so upset reading an update on twitter the next morning. I wish we ate there for dinner that night, haha. Oh well. Overall, we had a great time in Vegas. We did a lot but definitely haven't done it all. Which gives us more reason to go back next year as our "conference" that our company goes to (we just went along for the trip, not the conferences) might be the same time as the RODEO!
The goodies from the trip. New MK watch, wallet and sunnies. Rock Revival jeans. Gilley's shirt. A new belt and pink cross buckle. And the best, the guardian angel charm from Pandora. Long story short, my uncle's passing day was the weekend we were in Vegas. It's still a tough subject for me but I kept in good hopes on such a tough day. I got the charm in his memory.
In front of the Wynn. We went to the Ferrari exhibit here. H was like a little kid, especially since he's already seen it!
Sirens at TI after dinner at Gordon Ramsey's place
Bellagio fountains after having dinner at an old Italian restaurant outside of the strip. It was awesome! They set it up like a mobster theme and you have to buzz yourself in and they open a little window and ask who you are. If you didn't know about it, you would probably pee yourself.
Boots, boots and more boots. I would've taken them all.
Red Rock Canyon. Beautiful.
After we finished riding. This was H's horse that he rode.
taxi ride down the strip. Oh instagram, you make everything look so much better.
The Gilley's boot. I walked all over with this thing. Ah-mazing!
Our first day, exploring on the strip. We went to every hotel on the one side. Holy sore feet! This was at the Mirage.
So much fun!! I went to Vegas for work last June and I didnt get to do nearly all the fun stuff you did...I need to go back!
ReplyDeleteThere is just too much to do in Vegas! I thought I could do everything I wanted in the few days we were there but boy was I wrong!
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