The Cougar

Has anyone seen the new reality show The Cougar? Pretty sure I can totally relate to it because I married someone younger. I know Al loves that he married a Cougar and definately not a BYU one. It's hard to believe that I'm only two months older than him, but it's good that he finally turned 26. Even though all the girls reading this know boys aren't as mature as girls anyway. --wink--wink--
Now to the Birthday Fun!! I made Al a nutritous birthday breakfast and I even remembered the birthday candle.(Thanks for the Strawberries SK)

I made reservations for dinner at Olives which is at the Bellagio.
I was really hoping we could sit on the balcony, but they don't take reservations for that which is so lame. We got there at 6 and it was packed and the people on the balcony should have just packed sleeping bags because they weren't leaving anytime soon.
The food was delicious. We had tuna tartar for an appetizer and it was almost too pretty to eat.
I had scallops with risotto and spinach.


Al had a big manly rib eye.

After dinner we walked through the conservatory and the flowers were beautiful.

The other day when we walked to the Bellagio with my mom, my eye caught a sign that said Ghiradelli!! That means we get to have that amazing ice cream sundae we had in San Fran called Gold Rush.


On our way home we walked through the ghetto fabulous Imperial Palace which is next to Ghiradelli. They have a pit area called dealerlookalike and all the dealers are dressed up. Pretty sure I would be scared to gamble at this guys table. I'm not sure who he is supposed to be.
Happy Birthday Al!! Thanks for being so great:)

Mmmmemorial Day Weekend

My mom and Ryan drove to Las Vegas for Memorial Day weekend and we had so much fun!! Of course we started off with a little shopping at the wonderful Fashion Show Mall.

Ryan developed a new habit of throwing up peace signs in pictures...
M&M Factory Peace Sign Forum Shops Peace Sign
Rio Show in the Sky Peace Sign
Food Peace Signs
We knew how much my mom loved going to Circus Circus last time, so it was a must do on the list plus Ryan had never seen the Adventuredome. This time we took it to a new level and went outside the front to take pictures. I don't know if anyone reading this has been there recently, but they have about 800 million light bulbs right when you walk out to valet and it is soooo bright. I don't think my vision has been the same since.

While Al and Ryan went to get the car my mom and I discovered a hidden casino next to Circus Circus called Slots A Fun. I made her walk through it with me and we might both have swine flu now. The first thing I witnessed walking into Slots A Fun was some random guy yelling the F word at his machine. Although everything in Vegas isn't G Rated I couldn't help but laugh and think he is having Lots A Fun at Slots A Fun.
The fun didn't end there and here is where this post gets good. We were at a stoplight on the strip and there was this big truck next to us with a guy dancing in the back to some music his friends were blasting.
I always like to enrich peoples Vegas experience, so I rolled down the window and yelled WOOOOOO and he danced more....lol

His friend revved the truck and when the light turned green he gunned it and the guy proceeded to fly back into the tail gate, fly into the air and land on the pavement. I'm not sure how he didn't hurt himself, but he got up fine and ran off. If I had a video it this incident I would be famous on Youtube.
We took Ryan to The Rio to watch the Show in the Sky and collected so many beads. We made him wear all of them because we had to wait 30 minutes to see that awful show. Also I found out you can pay $12.95 to ride the float during the show. That could be pretty entertaining, but I don't know if I would pay $1 to do it.
And tell me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure we saw Santa Clause.
On Saturday we went to Caesars and walked to the Bellagio which is a lot further than it looks.



We witnessed another aaaamzing Fremont Street Experience Show. People get so into it and sing along and are seriously enthrawled by the lights above. It's pretty funny.

I found some more Fannie Packs and got serious about this purchase and tried a couple on. The next step will be to purchase one and wear it whenever I go to Fremont Street.



More to come later this week on Al's Big Birthday Celebration Tomorrow!! Ta Ta

Pre Birthday Fun with the Bush Fam

So000 Tonya and Billy stayed with us last night on their way to Cali. We always love having a little Bush family fun. We went to dinner with them at Suhsi Samba which is at the Palazzo and I made it into a Pre Celebratory Birthday Party for Al.

We tried a ton of different sushi rolls which were all delicious. However Sushi Fever is still the best and waay better prices.

Sushi Samba Wamba gave Al a little birthday dessert with sparklers. He was loving it until it got a little smoky. Afterwards Tonya and Billy went to see The Phantom of the Opera, so I diddle daddled through the casino taking pictures before we went home.



I have recently decided that no one should live in Las Vegas. It should only be the strip, airport, and tumbleweeds because thats all anyone thinks of when they hear the word Vegas. Who can really live here with skin that is still dry after applying lotion 3 times a day? Who really has rocks in their front yards? And who really lives in 115 degree weather? These are some of the questions I ask myself when I realize I live in Las Vegas. To prove my point I took some pictures of weird plants and flowers that grow in rocks.
What is that thing growing out of the rocks? Is it a pineapple? Is it a palm tree? I'm not really sure.
And these flowers actually look pretty in this picture, but don't be fooled:)