Vegas Vacation...

Tyler and I celebrated our 4 year Anniversary on May 6th. Tyler took the liberty of planning a little vacation for us to Las Vegas. We flew out Wednesday afternoon and came home late Saturday night. It was WONDERFUL! I have never been to Las Vegas, only flown into the airport there briefly. The weather was beautiful, in the mid to high 80's and sunny. We couldn't have asked for better...


We stayed at Mandalay Bay. The hotel was modern, tasteful, and didn't reek so much like cigarette smoke as come of the other hotel and casinos. Not to mention it had some of the best pools there on the strip!

Our hotel suite... with a nice king size bed. I never realized how much of a difference there is between a queen and a king size bed. Now I understand why my parents, who have a California King size bed, complain about anything smaller. Once you have that much space it would be hard to imagine downsizing.

My favorite part of the bathroom... the gigantic tub! I wish our little apartment had one of these, as you would frequently find me hiding from my kids in it. :)

Tyler's favorite part of the bathroom would probably be the mini flat screen TV mounted on the wall. :)

The view from our 32nd floor hotel room....of all the pools.

Where we spent most of our time... well, within reason. We couldn't be down by the pools ALL day, or we would have been fried! Luckily we came prepared with sunscreen and only managed very light sunburns. Not too bad, considering that our skin hasn't seen the sun in AGES!



One of the nice things about the Mandalay Bay pools was the sandy beach and the wave pool. I spent the majority of my time laying on the 'sandy beach' and Tyler spent a great deal 'riding the waves'. It was perfect for the both of us!


We spent most of our time relaxing, eating great food, and laying down by the pools. It was truly a great vacation. While we there we didn't go to see any shows, though someday I would like to (as I think they would be fabulous), but there was plenty to see anyhow.


While we were down in Vegas we decided to hit up In'N'Out Burger for lunch one day. It was yummy. I love their fries... they actually still taste like potatoes and aren't covered in grease and salt!




Palm trees are one of my favorite trees.... they remind me of when we lived in California when I was little. I especially like when they are grown like this in an X shape.

On the night of our Aniversary we decided to go to a Brazilian Restaurant called Pampas. It was SO yummy. Tyler claimed that the food at the all you can eat salad bar didn't quite compare to Tucanos, but it was good enough for my liking.

This was my plate: a mix of things from the salad bar and meats from the all you can eat meat they serve hot from the grill.

This was Tyler's plate: consisting of rice, beans, and meat. Oh and one roll.... Typical Tyler meal, though he claims these are the things he craves from eating on his mission.

The best part of Pampas, was that Tyler was able to speak a little Portuguese with a few of the waiters. They commented, in Portuguese, on how well Tyler spoke for an American. This was probably one of Tyler's treasured compliments. :)

More continued in a little while...