Vegas Baby

We did it!! We finally went on a couples only trip for the first time in a couple of years. Thanks Steve and Colleen for taking our kiddos and giving them a great trip of their own.

Our vaca to Vegas was actually of a result of a presentation to get us to buy timeshare. We said no to the timeshare and yes to the trip to Vegas which included airfare. My sister Melinda also had a trip from a previous presentation so we decided to go together. We left SLC at 6:25 wed morning (thanks Janell for playing hostess and chauffeur) Landing in Vegas at 6:45 am Vegas time. We quickly got the rental car and left the airport grounds at shortly after 7:30. We had a lot of time on our hands before we could meet at my sister Melinda's hotel for showers (she and hubby Scott arrived the prior night) so we found the closest McDonald's for a quick breakfast and to waste some time. After finding out we couldn't check in until 11, We finally called Melinda at 8:30, they were awake. We converged at the hotel for planning and showering. Then after getting caught up in a movie on TV we left the hotel for a shopping trip in Primm. Our original plan was to go to the temple but it happened to be close the week we were there. Following Primm we went to get tickets for Cirque du Soleil but the cheap tickets were sold out and so we bought tickets for the next night and headed to dinner at the rainforest cafe. Everything was yummy! After dinner we headed over to the lion habitat there at the hotel and we saw them feed the lions, that was pretty cool, a good kids exhibit :) We thought about a movie that night but were too pooped so it was off to bed.

The next day was another presentation for the timeshare and some freebies for our time spent. after that it was lunch at the Sahara buffet (ugh blah) Don't go even if your lunch is free. Trent and I stayed at the Sahara and it was a dive. Threadbare carpet and mold in the shower. Melinda and Scott stayed at the Stratosphere and it was nice, deep tubs and air conditioning you can control. We then hit the strip. Wow it was hot and the walk was fairly long but getting the monorail tickets was worth the extra money and gave a great view of the strip. Our favorite highlight was Monterey Bay and the Shark Reef. We hit a free dinner that night at Planet Hollywood thanks to our presentation and then it was off to the MGM Grand for Cirque Du Soleil. Amazing is all I can say about that.

The next day was our last day at the strip so we headed for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory then we went to the mirage to see the baby tigers. We didn't want to pay the $15 apiece for tickets to see those so we bagged it and decided that we needed to get Melinda and Scott to the airport to catch their flight. Trent and I had 5 more hours ahead of us and rather than go back to Vegas (we saw enough:)we decided to catch a movie at the theater south of the strip. That put us about 2 hours from our flight so we returned the car and got our boarding pass. Our flight was delayed for about a half hour so some passengers from another flight could make it to our flight. Then it was home to SLC.

We have pics but it will take some time to put it together so check back for the fun photos!!