Courtyard By Marriott Las Vegas Summerlin

... on the $3 tables which was fun, you also get free drinks brought to you while you are playing now that is a bonus. Unfortunately we didn't make our fortunes here otherwise we wouldn't be coming home, but we did thoroughly enjoy ourselves.

There are lots of really cool displays going on at each hotel that I never even knew about. We went to watch the dancing fountains at The Bellagio, where they have regular timed water displays to music on the lake ...

... took a photo of Vitamin Water (for you Lizzie) cause it's $1 here!!

Anyway, we didn't get to see much of Vegas at all casino wise in the end. We were going to go up the Strip last night, but ended up having a few $1 beer and $1 shots in the bar at the Sahara and didn't make it anywhere! We're going to stay another two nights on our way back to LA though.

... I tried my luck in the casino and was lucky this time. I played some poker and had a lucky hand with the bonus bets.

Back in my hotel room I uploaded some pictures to my facebook profile, so make sure to check those out as well.

Tonight, I'll go and see the in house show so I have to get ready. Cya!

... so we stuck around for the second show. Our San Diego friends had to meet more members of their party who were flying into town so all were wished well and we headed back down to EI for some barbecued ribs and chicken to soak-up some of the beer.

We signed up at the podium that is set-up in front of the entrance and we were told it would be an hour so we found two bar stools and order a couple of light micro drafts from the bartender, Susie, who was still ...

... other day. Justin felt a bit bad for leaving behind Ann and the newborn to come on this stag, so he wanted to buy some croissants for Ann, something that she loves. The plan was to buy them tomorrow, but we wanted to see tonight if they looked anything like the ones from Paris, otherwise Justin would have to come up with an alternate plan.

Unfortunately, they were completely sold out of croissants and ...

Vegas clearly has to be one of the seven wonders of the capitalist world. Where else can you visit Venice, Paris, New York, the Sahara, the Pyramids, the Circus, and Pirates of the Caribbean all in one place - actually within about 1 mile of each other? On this late April 2009 evening, the swarms of people walking along the famous Strip roadway reminded me of New Orleans during Mardi Gras. I swear ...

... to Mandalay had a bunch of shops and a few eateries. Most important is the Fat Tuesdays that is right next to Luxor. We knew this ahead of time so we somehow shoved our cup into my purse. We didn't fill it up yet though. We continued into the casino and tried to find a good machine. I sat down at a poppit machine and after a spin or two I got the bonus game and upped my $4 by 50 cents or so. I ...

... sensational for our first night there but it was good fun. The next day, we did some shopping. I dragged David to The Fashion Show Shopping Mall at the end of The Strip. (was this there in 1998, E & P Possee?!). It's a massive mall with everything from Bloomingdales, Macy's, Borders to Victoria's Secrets, Zara and Guess. David and I separated and I went whizzing off to Guess and David went in search of shiny gadgets! Clothes in America are weird. It's all lacy, fru-fru, fussy ...

10/20/08 A couple of months ago Amy was diagnosed with endometriosis. We were told it would be extremely difficult to get pregnant. Although disappointed, we figured what ever was meant to be was meant to be. Looks like we are expecting the unexpected ...

... the various trails in and around the formations. Hiking downhill and across flat land wasn't "too" hard, I mean for two guys who have been eating and sitting for the past 2 weeks, but the up-hill was probably the hardest thing I've ever done. Ok, that sounds dramatic, but it was by far the hardest thing I had done in 2 weeks. I thought I was going to die on at least 5 different occasions during the 30 minute up-hill climb back to the top ...