Basically my family is the very best. And I can't thank Dad enough for finding me a flight to Vegas, so that I could meet up with them all earlier. I hate missing out on things (especially for work) and it was so nice to be able to get there so quickly and be with them.... even though a longer-than-I've-ever-seen line at security nearly made me miss my flight.
I got to Vegas on Thursday evening. We spent the night chatting, eating, exploring Cesar's (the mall obviously) walking(actually limping) the strip, getting big diet cokes at the coke factory, laughing at all the drunk people, and buying a few way too overpriced m&ms.
Friday we got to sleep in (it was amazing) and then we headed down to the pool for some tanning, swimming and relaxing. The 100 degree weather felt amazing, and I loved just laughing with my mom and sisters as we took quick dips in the pool, then dried off. After that we packed up our room, checked out, went shopping (oh man was H&M good to me) and then we proceeded to have the best lunch of my life.
Oh how I love you Max Brenner.
(Mostly your chocolate.. .the smores sunday Abbie and I split(pictured above) was seriously indescribable)
I even tried my recently-turned-21 hand at the slots. I put in exactly $1 and decided to cash out while I was ahead...
(obviously taken in a casino... doesn't it just look gross)I ended up with....
$2.25!!!!
Yes this did made me very excited. No, I'm not ashamed to admit that.
Vegas was fun. I forgot how gross/nasty/horrible the strip area is. But it was sooo good to be there with my family. I loved that.
Friday afternoon, after Dad got done with meetings, we drove to St. George. After freshening up and a quick Pizza Factory dinner run we headed to Tuchan for The Little Mermaid!
Three summers ago on our infamous trip to NYC we saw The Little Mermaid on Broadway. It was with much anticipation that we headed to Tuchan to see this show, we had very high expectations. Luckily we were not disappointed in the least. There is just something magical about they way they are able to use the water at Tuchan. It was absolutely stunning.
If you live in Utah or anywhere near by... go.
On Saturday we slept in, and headed down to the pool again. After spending our morning laying in the sun we hit up Smash Burger for lunch, took dad to get his free father's day Sweet Tooth Fairy cupcake and went back to the hotel to nap.
And watch Never Say Never. ( I can't believe Megan had never seen it)
That night we went back to Tuchan and saw Grease. Now I didn't really have as high of expectations for this one, since the night before had been so amazing. But it was very very well done, and was a lot of fun!
Sunday Mom woke up early to take Dad to the airport. He had to speak for the first time in a singles ward as part of his new calling, and he thought we'd sleep in, drive back and make it home around dinner time. Little did he know we had a surprise up our sleeve.
At & 7:00 we were packed and ready to go. We made it home around 11:45, where we creeped up to the back door. Shock covered his face when he realized we'd lied to him. He, having called only 30 minutes before, believed us when we said we were hours away. It was nice to be able to surprise him, and be there to support him as he spoke in church.
The rest of the day was spent opening fathers day presents, napping, and enjoying a wonderful dinner at Aunt Debbie's.
It was the perfect weekend. Lots of laughs, good entertainment, delicious food, my favorite people, a nice tan and....
(My H&M goodies...)
What more could a girl ask for?
Thanks for making this happen Dad and Mom. It was so nice to be there with you all! I love you.
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