The "Vegas Strip" isn't my cup of tea. The chaos, sweaty bodies, an overflow of exposed cleavage and mullets galore, baking sun, smoke...you get the idea. But when Tim and I came across an auction package at a recent work event for The Ritz at Lake Las Vegas, we bit. Not expecting to win. Well, we won. An agreement had been made with our neighbors to take each other's kiddos for a weekend get away, so we used this past weekend and stole away to Vegas...but not really Vegas.
Lake Las Vegas is 20 miles off the strip and is a little taste of heaven. The hotel was gorgeous and the package came with a 1,000 square foot suite. It had 2 bathrooms! And views of the lake and mountains. And big white fluffy pillows. And mints on your pillow at night. We figured we might never treat ourselves to this decadence again, so we inhaled every precious moment of doing absolutely nothing for 2 days. Well, we did go swimming, slept a lot, ate and drank a plenty, listened to live jazz, watched a NBA wedding in the gardens and did a bit of gambling. But with no agenda, life was sweet. Other than missing our flight on the way home and being stuck listening to hung over frat boys and countless people sleeping with their sunglasses on to block the lights in the Vegas airport, the weekend was perfection.
My winning bet on the Notre Dame, MSU game. $17 baby!
The private "lagoon" area. The water was creepy and filled with fish, so we stuck to the pool.
We had a lovely dinner with Dad and Diane on Friday night.
The views at night. Live jazz played in the background.
Oh and dude had the time of his life too. 2 days with his girlfriends and a yellow lab. I don't think he even noticed that we had left. Thanks to Maria and Tim for a fabulous weekend! We can't wait to take the girls and let you do the same:)
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You're welcome! It was fun having him here and the girls loved it!! We are looking forward to our weekend away!
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