We're Back

Vegas was so much fun! Although the trip was not long enough, we wished that we could have stayed for at least one more day. We were excited though to come home to see the kids.
We were kinda feeling like crummy parents because we were never able to make it back to the hotel room to read to them at bedtime.
Vegas is two hours behind us and the casino's are massive, we had decided to stay at a hotel about 7 miles from the strip because it was cheaper and nicer than most of them on the strip.
The only downside was that it was not on the strip. So therefore we had to shuttle from the hotel to the strip which wasn't bad since it was complimentary but we would always get lost in the casino's trying to find our pick up spot and confused about what time it was.
We had to laugh because it always took us about 45 minutes or longer to figure out where we were going in the casino, it also did not help that when you would ask the casino employee's for directions they would actually give you directions just not the right ones since they had no idea themselves. We learned who to ask and who not to ask quickly, by the last day (of course) we were able to walk right to it. So needless to say we rarely made it anywhere on time, at least we had cell phones so we were able to at least call the kids at bedtime and tell them goodnight.
We did tour the Hoover Dam ,which to be able to walk across the dam was just amazing. It is so massive that it takes your breath away at it's beauty.
I have driven over the dam but never stopped so it was really exciting to be able to share the experience with James.
We didn't do a whole lot of gambling while we were there, we feel like we work to hard for our money to just give it away but with saying that we also did not win anything. We walked the 4 mile strip literally which I suppose by the time you also zigzag around the casino's it ends up being more than 4 miles but who's counting. All we know is that our feet and legs were killing us the next day when we did about half of it again before we got smart and starting riding the Deuce which was a double Decker bus.
On the last day we were there which was also James's birthday we got all dressed up and went to New York New York to Gallagher's for dinner then went clubbing to Coyote Ugly and then ended our evening with a show (Rodney Carrington) this is one of James's favorite comedians.
All in All we had a great time. It felt good to just reconnect as a couple and not just as mom and dad.
We always try to take a short trip just the two of us every year on our anniversary, we usually just go to Branson for the weekend. We hadn't done that this year yet and we both felt as though it was over due. It feels so good to be able to reconnect with your husband even for a short time. I think it helps you to remember that there is more to your relationship than just activities, dinner and bedtime at 8.
I love you so much James, I hope you had a great 40th birthday. You are the greatest husband and father and I hope you know that I appreciate all that you do for me and our family.