Count me in!!!
I just couldn't understand Glen's hesitance about wanting to go on the trip. I admit I was a little bummed (okay, maybe a lot bummed) about the location--Las Vegas--because we have been there so many times. But, when we're getting put up in the Bellagio and a show is provided and breakfasts are included and a delicious banquet dinner is awaiting us on the last evening, not to mention the mention of some cash spending money..., it didn't take me long to get over the frequently-visited location. I knew we could have a good, relaxing time together and figure out some fun things to do while there.
Glen's hesitance to participate in the trip wasn't so much the location as it was the timing. It just so happened that the trip was planned over the weekend of the big BYU/Utah football rivalry game. He just wasn't sure he wanted to miss it.
When I put it all in perspective for him by saying four days on a free vacation with his wife OR four hours at a football game--all I can say is it's a good thing he made the right choice: HIS WIFE!!!!!
First stop--the Las Vegas Temple.
Second stop--Bellagio. These are the beautiful flower arrangements in the lobby and at the check-in desk.
I loved looking at all the big, beautiful floral arrangements all throughout the hotel.
It was interesting watching workers with a cart of flowers go around and replace the flowers and plants in the pots as needed.
Of course my mind says use fake flowers--it would be easier, but apparently that's just not how it's done at the Bellagio.
They were in the process of changing out the botanical gardens to the fall theme. The first day there were lots of workers and some big equipment making all the magic happen. Later, the finished product was ready for everyone's enjoyment.
From a distance, this looked like a huge painting until a close-up shows it is a three-dimensional picture using real flowers and plants.
Our lavender room was very elegant and luxurious.
We found the poster down by the conference rooms showing us we were in the right spot to pick up our information packet, our show tickets, our spending money and our gift bag filled with treats.
That evening we ate a buffet at Planet Hollywood and then went to see the show Legends.
Upon arriving back at the Bellagio after the show, Glen insisted he needed a mint-chocolate chip gelato for a bedtime snack.
Next morning we had a breakfast buffet, courtesy of G&K and then all the employees went off to a town hall meeting for a while.
After the meeting, we walked along the strip, walked through a fancy mall and stopped to eat a Subway sandwich at a food court.
It's just hard to walk by the M&M store without going inside. Glen was hoping for a sample and his wish came true. Doesn't he look cute in his new, orange G&K shirt standing next to the tube of orange M&Ms?
This nightshirt made me laugh as it reminded me of Rebecca and how she used to wear a nightgown with the words, "Perky morning people should be shot" on it and she really believed that saying to be true.
Perhaps three kids later she now does mornings?
We found a movie theater and watched Contagion, about a lethal virus that spreads across the globe and it all starts with a cough. Believe me, I didn't like being near anyone who coughed after watching the movie.
That evening we ate a buffet at the Wynn and then went to see a Cirque du Soleil show at the Mirage: The Beatles LOVE. It was wild and wacky, that's for sure.
A second great day for us in Vegas.
