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Viva Las Vegas

We are home. Finally. Note to self : the red-eye flight is never a good idea. Sleep is much more valuable than a few more hours of vacay. On the other hand, we had a wonderful whirlwind trip! I was only in Las Vegas for about 48 hours, and to be honest, that was plenty . It was a bit... overwhelming. Large crowds sometimes freak me out and it was hard to avoid them. We stayed at the Bellagio  which was beautiful. Everything about it, from the Chihuly glass in the entrance, to the indoor gardens, to the pool, was pretty awesome. Poolside.  Fall decorations, but not fall temperatures :-/  Pretty ceiling. And random man in the background, haha. On Friday (after my disastrous run ), we had a few business events to attend, including a fun-filled night at the fair. Okay, it wasn't really a 'business' event, but it was a 'for-fun' event sponsored by my Business Man's business. We headed out by shuttle to the UNLV football stadium for night of...

What Happens in Vegas...

Hi friends. I made it here alive and well. We are off to spend the last day sightseeing with one of my college BFF's and I just wanted to share with you a funny story. Yesterday morning I decided to start my day off with a run before attending a conference with my Business Man. I really wanted to run down the strip, but it's a bit crazy out there and I chickened out. And my Business man didn't really feel comfortable letting me gallivant down the street of crazies all by myself. (Just another reason why he  needs to pick up running.) So, around 6am, I took myself to the hotel gym to get in some quality miles with the treadmill. I jokingly made a comment to my Business Man to come look for me if I wasn't back in an hour and a half. Little did I know. After my lovely 7 miles (that were a little rough due to the altitude) I made my way back upstairs, to floor #12. And then I started to panic. "What room are we staying in!? AHH!" I could not remem...