High Rollers

This past weekend in Vegas was one filled with good times, good drinks and lots of laughs.  We arrived on Friday and met up with Wendy and Brandon.  They had arrived early poolside and had the perfect chairs saved for us.  It wasn't long before we had our first drink and vacation had begun.  Lunch on Friday was probably one of the funniest moments of the trip.  Everytime the waitress approached our table, Wendy would get the giggles which in turn would make the rest of us laugh.  The waitress seemed to think we had been doing more than just drinking.  Friday evening was perfect, Dave's sister Tracy joined us for a night out on the town.  We hung out at our favorite little bar in Ceasar's forum shops, the boys enjoyed cigars, and the girls really enjoyed Mojitos!  The evening ended at our traditional Friday night in Vegas restaurant, Margaritaville, where we were entertained by a local performing a drunken modern dance to whatever song the band chose to play.  Wendy and I would be happy to recreate the dance for you anytime you are with us and we have been drinking. 

For Dave, Saturday began very early as he got up after about  3 hours of sleep to go do a bike race.  Wendy, Brandon, and I had a more leisurely start and headed to ESPN Zone around 9 to watch the Hawkeyes demolish Maine.  We were there long enough to become friends with our waiter Joe.  Turns out, Joe has actually been to a Hawkeye game before.  Sometime back in the 80's, he went with an aunt and uncle who used to live in Oskaloosa.  Wonder if we were all at that same game.  Apparently it didn't have much of an impact on Joe, he didn't even remember who they played.  After the game, the boys headed to In and Out and the girls did some shopping at the M and M store.  

After another afternoon at the pool, it was time for naps.  When you are in your 30's, naps are vital for two nights of partying in a row.  That evening we went to Koi at Planet Hollywood and I had sushi for the first time- pretty crazy considering there are as many sushi restuarants here as there are Starbucks.  After dinner, we spent the evening people watching.  It seems that there are very few women with the fashion sense that Wendy and I have.  Ha Ha.  It's pretty cruel that we were laughing so hard we were crying at a majority of the outfits that strolled by, but it sure was fun.

The weekend was perfect.  I'm so lucky to have a sister and brother in law that are so much fun to spend time with.  Until next year, Viva Las Vegas!