Vegas!

We had a blast in Las Vegas with Mike's family...one week ago we were decked out in our Jameson hats & green clothes, soaking up the sun & lots of green beer outside at the O'Sheas block party as well as many of the other festivities going on along the strip.

Mike's mom & sister & I also took in the Cirque du Soleil show Mystere while were were there and we all enjoyed lots of good food, drinks & sports betting of course. We even met and saw the UPS white board guy filming an upcoming commercial!

One of my new fave things is Old Vegas/downtown- we LOVED the light shows and the more laid back vibe (a.k.a. cheaper). Check out the video I took of one of the light shows...

Overall I was pretty lucky and my gambling highlight was my $100 win on the Wheel of Fortune slot at Green Valley Ranch- yeah! We came home with more $$ than we thought we would which is pretty unbelievable for us!

I must say I could've used another day of recovery after we got home but I sure can't complain. Thanks to the Walsh's for a great trip!

Update

It has been a busy March so far and my apologies for being a little MIA from the blogosphere these days. In the last month and since my last post I've enjoyed a family day at PlanetX which was so much fun despite bruising my tailbone (ouch! Mike's accidental fault by the way), suffered through the unavoidable yearly cold/cough/sore throat phase, enjoyed an awesome weekend in Des Moines with my sister & now I'm looking forward to leaving for Las Vegas this Friday after work!

Check out pics of the 'space bikes' we all rode at Planet X, you literally do 360 degrees on a bike! It was scary and thrilling and I can't say I'll ever need to do it again. I'll see if I can get some video uploaded sometime, too.

I raced my bro Jason and put up a fight though I lost anyways in total revolutions

My trip to visit Jessie in Des Moines was highlighted with shopping and culinary treats I never get due to my picky non-seafood eating spouse. I had crab at Joe's Crab Shack, shrimp & table side guacamole at a tequila bar and we had a sushi picnic for lunch, too. It was so great, thanks Jessie & Chris!

Jessie & I enjoyed cocktails & crab at Joe's Crab Shack in Des Moines.

Sisters photo op :)

And now we are off to Vegas tomorrow night until Wednesday! Yes, we will be celebrating St. Patty's there, all the better because of my very Irish hubby, oh yeah and we are taking these hats to wear, too.