Viva Las Vegas...

Last Thursday, I left for a long weekend trip with a group of girls to Vegas. We all had tank tops from "The Mustache" in Fayetteville, so decided to wear them on the plane. We looked like a group going on the Price is Right (which I was not opposed to!) and people kept asking us where we got our shirts. It was hilarious!

As soon as we check into the hotel, we decided to do some shopping around Caesar's. (window shopping in my case!). After we finished there, we came back to get dressed up for dinner at Tao. It was AMAZING food and we had so much fun at dinner.

After Tao, we went to a club called Trist. It was at this point that Rachel and I realized we were MUCH to old for this party scene. So, we hung out for a little while and then headed back to to the room while the younger other girls stayed to dance.

Friday morning, I woke up at 6:30 because of a text from Travis the time change. I couldn't go back to sleep, but wasn't feeling up to par that morning due to lack of sleep. About 30 minutes later, Tara, Kristen and Rachel all woke up. We decided since we were awake (unfortunately), we should go get some good breakfast at Mon Ami Gabi. Let me say, other than not having Dr. Pepper, it was amazing! We ate outside in front of the Belagio.

After breakfast, we went back to the hotel to wake the other girls up and change into our swimsuits. This was by far the best day we had in Vegas. We got a cabana by the pool and spent all day laying out, eating and drinking. Talk about relaxing!

Friday night, we went to a Gordy Brown show (he is hilarious by the way) and dinner at a Mexican place called Yolos. After dinner, Rachel and I went back to the hotel. The other girls went to dance the night away at Pure. I woke up to a text from Nicole that said "Tara is dancing with a midget". Must have been a fun night! ;)

Saturday, we slept a LITTLE later and went to lunch at Serendipity. It was good, but man it was H-O-T outside where we sat. After lunch, we shopped at Fashion Show Mall. It was a much bigger (and in my price range) mall. I think Rachel and I shopped for about 4-5 hours.

Then, it was time to get ready for our last night in Vegas. We ate at an AMAZING Italian place (I can't remember the name). The whole time we were in Vegas, people asked us "Who's getting married? Who is the bachelorette?"

That night, a lady stopped at our table and asked us who was getting married. Rachel immediately said "ME! For the second time!" I lost it....the look on that lady's face was priceless as she nodded and said "ooooohhhhh....well, congratulations." HILARIOUS! Our waiter over heard that conversation and brought us desert! Rachel had TWO candles in her tiramisu...one for each marriage! (We ended up telling him that it was all a joke. He just laughed and said "I just go off what I pick up on!")

After dinner, we went to the Belagio to watch the fountains. It was so beautiful! Such a great ending to a fun trip!

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The End

Today marked the end of an era in our house. Today was the last day I ever dropped Emma off as a 1st grader. (tear)

What a year we have had! It has been like a roller coaster ride this year. Emma, Travis and I have all three learned some valuable lessons and had some growing pains along the way. Travis and I have beamed with pride, laughed hysterically and wanted to pull our hair out because of those lessons. (I am sure Emma feels the same way.) But most of all, it has been a wonderful year.

As I was driving away from her school this morning, I couldn't believe it. How can she be finishing her last day as a 1st grader? How can I, as of 3 pm today, officially have a 2nd grader?

Here are pics from her first and last day of school this year. She has grown, matured and hopefully, gotten tons smarter! :)

Memorial Weekend

Memorial weekend, we went to my parents on Friday night and stayed until Sunday. We LOVE going to their house and especially love it in the summer. Yummy food. Fun on the water. Ahhh!

Saturday, my grandparents came over to see the girls. My girls love to see them because they just dote on them! (Daddy Ben, I haven't forgotten about your pictures!)

After they left, the Brown's joined us for fun in the sun. We spent all day Saturday by the pool and on the boat. It was such a good weekend!

Monday, Travis had to work. The girls and I hung around the house and played outside. When T got home, we grilled out and enjoyed our first night this year eating on the patio.

Hello, sweet summertime!