Four Day In Vegas

(Originally Posted on 2013/03/11 at indianajane87.wordpress.com)

This weekend my husband and I drove up to Las Vegas for three of the four days he had off.  Wednesday consisted of me packing my bag (and partly his since he didn’t finish before leaving for work), cleaning up the house a bit, taking Luna for a walk and then dropping her off at the kennel on post before C came home and then we were off around 1600.

It was windy on Wednesday.  So much so that even Luna noticed on our walk.  She kept looking up at me as if to say, “Why are we out here in this?”  Once we made it home from the walk, I got her ready and put her in the car.  Easy enough to do since she loves going places.  Once there, she was not having it.  The lady started to lead her into the back where the kennels are and she avoided the door the best she could.

We arrived in Vegas around 1900.  Not too much excitement there.  We found a lounge to sit at, ordered drinks and found food before calling it a night around 2000 or 2100.  Thursday I had my spa appointment.  I had a body treatment called Goddess of the Sun Ritual followed by a Swedish massage at the South Point spa.  I wish I could do that every day.  Or at the very least once a month.  It was amazing.  And I would have stuck around the spa area to soak in the hot tub or just relax in the lounge but we had a reservation at Maggiano’s with C’s dad and stepmom.

Friday we headed out into town and went to Bass Pro Shop where I found a hip quiver for my arrows (I dabble in archery) and a large Whisker Biscuit (arrow rest) since the small and medium that I have are too small for my arrows, no thanks to the guy at the PSE Archery Pro Shop in Arizona who told me the small would work.  We also went to an outdoor mall where we found a new squeaky stuffed toy for Luna.  I also found a shop that brought me back to that spa feeling that I had the day before.  It’s a little place called Sweet Bubble Bath Confections.  I got a pomegranate peach sugar scrub.  I can’t wait to try it out.  Smells so good!  And the soaps there are way too freaking cute.  Some are shaped like cupcakes and popsicle bars.

Saturday was an incredibly long day.  It didn’t help that the night before we stayed up until about midnight to see Oz in the casino theater.  We woke up at 0600 and left the hotel at 0700.  We made it back on post just in time to pick up Luna from the kennel before 1000 when we were supposed to get her otherwise they would charge us for the full day.  We took some time to relax before heading out to see Gary Sinise and the Lt Dan Band.  That was pretty fun.  They had come before but I had the day wrong and missed them.  And the last time they were supposed to come out last year, Gary was in a car accident and had to cancel.  It was actually a fun show.  I didn’t get any pictures from this since it was after 2100 and my phone probably wouldn’t have gotten very clear shots anyway.

So that’s my weekend in a nutshell.  Didn’t get to go to the Welcome to Las Vegas sign and get my picture in front of it.  I’ve been there a number of times and never gone to do it.  Next time I’m over there, it’s a must.