When we found out that Jeff’s work was giving him the day off after Thanksgiving, we had to take advantage of it! We racked our brains and decided to spend the holiday weekend in Vegas, just the two of us.
On the drive down we stopped in Mesquite for a $4.99 Prime Rib Thanksgiving dinner. I must say.. not as good as the Layton feast the Sunday before.
It was cool to see the night lights as we arrived in the big city. We stayed in a Hampton Inn about 15 minutes south of downtown Vegas. We enjoyed being away from the craziness of the Strip in a nice part of town. Our room was awesome. Very spacious with everything we needed to make it a home away from home. We were especially impressed with the rotating TV.
The best part of the vacation was spending some needed, care-free time together where we could goof off and not worry about the toils of daily life. But we also got out and saw a few things.
The Las Vegas temple is so beautiful inside and out. Can you spot Jeff in the second picture? :)
Friday night we went to the Phantom of the Opera in the Venetian Theatre. It was great! Even though the story line is well known, there were a lot of surprises and tricks that kept us guessing. It was fantastic!
After the show, we watched the Mirage volcano show and then got sucked into the Ghirardelli shop on the strip for some Sundaes. So so good.
Saturday we ventured out to Hoover Dam. It is sooo big and interesting!
Later we walked the strip and found ourselves in M&M World. That place was insanely packed with people! And we got lost trying to find our way out! Ha ha.. it was crazy!
Another highlight was the fountain show and dinner at the Bellagio. The buffet there was highly recommended to us, so we decided to splurge. It was well worth every penny! Oh my heck. I was all over the top sirloin, this Asian noodle stuff, and dessert bar. I want to go back.
We had tons of fun! The weather was great!! Time went too fast. Now it is back to the regular grind... :)
