Viva Las Vegas!

As some of you know, we spent a few days in Las Vegas as a break from tests and doctor appointments. I didn't want to add specific dates to the blog, especially after that guy out west Tweeted about his vacation and thieves subsequently broke into his home. Not that I think any of you would waste your time breaking into our house (after all, there isn't much to take and we do have an alarm system). but I thought it was better safe than sorry to announce the trip after its conclusion.

So, we had a wonderful time, despite the fact that I wasn't up for all of our usual activities. We visited a few other casinos on foot, and never used our car after the first day except to return to the airport! We had some delicious meals, drank some wine and mixed drinks, and saw Bette Midler -- at a discount! We relaxed by the pool every morning for several hours, and between us we only lost $110. Not bad for having visited the gambling mecca of the United States.

I surprised Ed with a stay in a suite and boy was it lovely. A huge room with a sofa and several chairs, a large screen television, king bed, two huge windows (not with a great view unfortunately), a bathroom (about the size of our kitchen at home) with a jaccuzi tub, a stall shower, double sinks and a make up table with the toilet in a separate area. Oh, and there was a small television in the bathroom as well, plus a large clothes closet. I'll include photos in the next post.

We tried two new restaurants during this trip: In 'N Out Burger and Mesa Grill. In 'N Out Burgers can only be found out west, and Ed wanted to try one. I would say it is a huge step up from a McDonalds or any other fast food burger, although it's not the type you would find in a regular restaurant. However, the burger was tasty and the condiments were very fresh. The fries were good, too. Mesa Grill served very eclectic Mexican-type food, full of various flavors in each dish. Ed had 16-spice chicken with a mango chutney, which was very flavorful, and I had a chile relleno stuffed with roasted eggplant and roasted red peppers. Yummy. Unfortunately, we usually had no room for desserts after our dinners, so there was a lot less sugar consumption than usual. But that's a good thing.

We arrived home at 12:15 a.m. Friday morning and were immediately asleep. I had chemo at 11:30, and it was tough dragging ourselves over there. I went back to bed as soon as I got home, slept for 3-1/2 hours, got up for 2 and went back to sleep for 12. I'm feeling much more rested today.

We have no plans for this holiday weekend other than to get caught up, get the laundry done, and maybe tackle some of the weeds that are threatening to take over the backyard. I hope you all have more exciting plans for this weekend and that the weather cooperates!