A Day of Rest--From the Ball Games

What is a person to do on the Sabbath in Vegas when there are no ball games that day? What we did was go to church. (Sorry no picture to prove we actually went.)

Another thing we did was walk through the Bellagio admiring the beautiful flower arrangements.

I am always anxious to walk through the Bellagio Botanical Gardens. This time it had a Holland theme.

It is interesting to see the big framed artwork made out of plants and flowers. This time it was Diamond Dust Shoes painted by Andy Warhol.

We ate a delicious buffet at the Wynn.

Notice in every dinner picture there is a big plate of shrimp that Glen gets for us to share. Yum!!

Dessert--mint chocolate chip gelato for Glen and mango sorbet for me. Yum!! Yum!!

We watched a couple of movies in our room. Glen went to the front desk to ask for more free popcorn coupons. The elevator doors had pictures of players from all the different teams.

On our last and final day, there were only two games to watch. In between games we kept up tradition and went to a buffet. This is our final buffet meal.

And this is the final game we watched. Gonzaga wins. Congrats to the ZAGS!!

It was a very fun trip. Glen is already planning to do it again next year.

That gives me plenty of time to find some more good books to read during the non-BYU-playing games of the tournament.

Ball Game After Ball Game After Ball Game

Does anyone out there dream of watching nonstop basketball games? For days on end? Only stopping for food? Finishing one day's marathon of games only to start over again the next day? And this goes on and on and on for days? Anyone think that sounds like fun?

I know someone who does--and I'm married to him!!!

He did a fabulous job getting us a room at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for the first half of the week. The hotel was sold out for the rest of the time until some of the basketball teams started losing. Then rooms opened up and we were able to stay in the same place the whole week. That was fabulous!

First things first. Before we started watching any ball games, we went to the temple. Glen is standing just to the left of the big tree on the right.

I was entertaining myself taking pictures while he was working on his phone. The poor guy never gets a break from work even when he's on vacation.

The Orleans not only has a big arena where the basketball games were played, it also has a movie theater. We stopped by the theater to buy me a ticket for a movie later that day (yes, I missed a game to go to a movie) and Glen used the coupon he had gotten at check-in to get himself some free popcorn.

And for just 75 cents he could upgrade to the large size popcorn. It was an offer he couldn't refuse.

Next day BYU was playing--both the women and the men's teams. It was a win for the girls.

 

Here's my favorite part of the games--halftime when the cheerleaders perform. BYU was always the best! And BYU definitely has the best mascot. Cosmo can run circles around the other mascots and his stunts and dance moves are very entertaining.

Our routine was we would go to the two women's games that started at noon, head off to a buffet in the 2-hour break between games and be back for the two men's games that started at 6:00.

It was a happy moment for me when I realized I could eat sorbet while Glen was eating gelato. Such an indulgence to be able to eat dessert. Most desserts have gluten and/or dairy.

Next day we were in BYU garb once again--cheering for the women. The men lost their game the night before. So sad for Glen (and probably for the whole team as well). Too bad the women lost their second game and then BYU was completely out of the tournament.

Their loss didn't make me lose my appetite--no sirree!! Look at all the no gluten/dairy food I could find to eat at the buffet at the Rio. And that was just the first round. Mmmm!!

No matter how fancy dessert offerings are--Glen will always choose just a little bit of soft ice cream in a cone if he can find the right cone. He loves it!

The story doesn't end here. More later.

Quotes of the Week

"There isn't a person anywhere who isn't capable of doing more than he thinks he can."
-- Henry Ford

"Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life."
-- Joan Lunden

"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success."
-- Dr. Joyce Brothers

Tickets In Hand

In case there might be a person or two on this planet who doesn't yet realize what month it is, let me tell you--it's March.

What is the significance of March? Well, March Madness of course! Rest assured the words "March Madness" would not be part of my vocabulary if I wasn't married to a sports fanatic.

I've always felt like Glen takes the "fan" in fanatic to a whole new level. He's obsessed with sports. Any kind. He would watch them all. If he could.

Hence, the reason he was so excited when his West Coast Tournament Basketball Championships ticket packets arrived in the mail a few weeks ago.

He has been counting down the days until it is time for him to be able to set the cares of the world aside. There are more important things to do.

It's time to sit and watch 4 basketball games every day for a week. That might sound like a lot for some people. Not to my sports nut. He can't think of a thing that would make him happier.

Hour after hour after hour of fans cheering, whistles blowing, buzzers ringing, players running and jumping, balls bouncing and scores changing as he is watching the best-of-the-best playing ball with each other.

Rest assured, while he is watching and cheering and clapping and booing (let's hope there's none of that...!), I'll be in my own special heaven.

My books await...