Monday, March 9, 2009

vegas baby!

Wow! What a jammed packed weekend! We had such a good time!

Top 10 moments:

10. Words like "hundy" and "tweenis" As in "I just won a hundy!" and "Getting kicked in the tweenis is worse than getting kicked in the nuts." Yeah, we might be in our 30's, but who doesn't laugh at a word like tweenis.
9. The food! I went hog wild and loved every minute of it. Think onion rings, krispy kreme donuts, and fruity drinks.
8. No responsibility for a few days.
7. Seeing my first Vegas show. We saw the sexy Cirque show. Um, wow! Whats a Vegas show without a little booby?
6. Drinking good drinks!
5. Just wandering around.
4. Watching drunk idiots lose all their money.
3. The Licorice Llama, or was it the Pepperment Panda? or maybe the Basil Buffalo? Total inside joke. You had to be there. Sorry. Had to include it for my fellow travellers.
2. Coming home a winner! $3 on 3 in Roulette pays well! Did you know if you ask to play $5 on a $10 table, 9 times out of 10 they will let you. Yeah, it's amazing what you get when you ask.
1. Spending so much time with my husband and such good friends.

Now for some pics!

Ellie jumping up and down, so glad we are leaving! She was so good for Paige (or so I've been told. Thanks again Paige. xoxo!)

Putting our feet up as our friends rent a car. Vacation is nice.

The Mirage! Finally here!

Let's just call this one "breakfast buffet carnage"

Chris after "breakfast buffet carnage"

I, however, am still going strong.

These next 2 pics got some looks. I actually layed on the floor of the Bellagio and took them of the ceiling. People had to walk around me. A lady actually came up and asked me to take one with her camera. I should have charged $$.



Hanging out with Yellow. There is an m&m store there with 4 floors of m&m goodness.

The sexy girls.

Jen and I having fun.

Jeff and I goofing off.

Chris and me by the Bellagio fountains.

Dolphins at the Mirage.

When in Vegas, be a stud.

Quite possibly the best cider beer ever. Wish I could remember the name...

Me and the Jones-Peslers. Not sure how I ended up between them.

World's largest pot pie. There's Jeff's finger for scale. It was served in a bucket for crying out loud.

I made a bet with the table that I could hold up the check til the server came. She took her sweet time. I made it though. Ha!

Lots of picture taking.

Jeff doing the "point and wave"

Group shot at the pool on the last day. I didn't want to leave!

Jeff's profile shot cause Xander hates them.

Lots of these consumed on the trip.

Taking a drink of Megan's bloody mary. Blech! She told me I had to to prove to my mother that I loved her. Not quite sure why I fell for that one. Oh yeah, see above pic.

The only group shot of the entire vacation.


It was such a good time. It was nice to get away. I think I am glad to be home.






















Wednesday, March 4, 2009

be back soon, again!


Aren't we just the world travellers. First, off to West Virginia to ski, and now, an adults only long weekend to VEGAS! We are in dire need of some adult time. 2 other couples are joining us and I am so excited!!!

Ellie is staying with Paige, Ken, Nick, and Izzy. She will probably have more fun that I will! Paige might even sneak onto the blog as a guest poster to let everyone know what Ellie is up to while the adults are away.

See you soon!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

ski weekend, take 2!

Skiing was the reason for the trip, but lots of other fun stuff happened...

We visited.

We met new friends.

We practiced our headstands.

We played beauty parlor.

Chris hung out with the fellas.

We cooked great food.

We perfected the hand stand.

We hugged.

We jumped.

We played trivial pursuit.

We met some new friends, Grant and Shelley.

We caught up with old friends, Kevin and Lisa.

We laughed hysterically.

We played spoons.

We cheered on the final 2 in spoons.

We got the "blue steel" gaze.

And we had a calf competition. Chris' "milk jugs" won.


It was such a great time. I am hoping it becomes a tradition! (Hint Hint Megs!)













Sunday, March 1, 2009

ski weekend!

Um, yeah. She LOVED it! I mean, wecouldn'tgetheroffthemountain loved it. It was a perfect day to learn to ski. About 45 degrees, and not very busy. But it is much better told in pictures. Plus, there is a short video at the end.

Handsome daddy waiting to go.


Megan and me. Meg did all the hard work! I just got to watch!

Jeff and me.

Megan renting Ellie's equipment.

Jeff trying on her ski boots. She didn't like them, but then again, who does??

Skis are on! in the ski barn at least...

Having some lunch before we get started.

Ellie and Daddy waiting patiently to begin. By this point...she was SOOOO excited!

Snapping them on!

Here we go!

Getting on the lift for the first time!

They're next!

And they're off!

Coming down the mountain for the first time. Ellie immediatly said she wanted to go again!

This pic is blurry because they are WAAAY up there.

Giving Megan's quads a break and not happy about it. Megan is a saint. She was so patient and took Ellie up the mountain so many times. It looked so uncomfortable. We love you Megan!

Down the hill again.

Trying by herself. Pizza!

Near the end of the day.

About 12 seconds after we got back to the lodge.


Going by herself!

Tomorrow tune in for all the non ski-related fun that happened.
Thanks again to Jeff and Megan. We had a ball and you two are awesome!