Vacation's over...

It's been a while since I've posted, but that's because we've been in Vegas. No time for blogging there! I cannot write about all we did when we were in Vegas because it would take way too long. But I'll try to touch on a few fun happenings that we had. We arrived in Friday morning at 9:30 vegas time, which is 2 hours earlier than WI. So right there, I knew we were in for a long day. We checked our bags and met up with the Iggy's for some lunch at the ESPN zone. We played a lot of blackjack that day and seemed to do alright at the tables. Then time for some basketball watching at Monte Carlo Brew Pub (note the large beer tap on our table). Would you believe we finished that at halftime of the WI game??? The game pretty much sucked, but we had a lot of fun none-the-less. I made reservations at VooDoo Steak for dinner Fri night, which is a swanky restaurant on the 55th floor of the Rio. (if anyone cares, that is where the World Series of Poker took place!!!) We went to dinner there later that night. It was such an awesome time. The view of the city and strip was so beautiful. Of course, I didn't bring my camera that night, so no pictures, but the view was priceless. The VooDoo Lounge was located outside the restaurant, on the 56th floor. I was a little nervous being outside on an extremely windy evening 56 floors up...nothing a few glasses of wine couldn't cure! It was fun to see some new sights in Vegas, it was worth the pricey, but delicious meal!!
We were up by 7am Saturday, ready for some sportbook betting, and more blackjack. We were up a little bit by the afternoon so we decided to take a little break and try our luck (or skill) on poker. Ig, Anne, Jeff and I entered a poker tournament at the good ol' Excalibur. There was about 45 people signed up for the 1:00pm tournament. I think we were all a bit nervous to play, we all are used to our Cream City Poker League where we know everyone we are playing with. Once we started, we realized it was just a glorified home game, and a lot of the players were really bad!!! I was first out, followed by Jeff and Iggy. Anne cashed for 5th or 6th place! The odds were pretty good for one of us to cash. I guess Jeff and I were feeling lucky, because we entered the same tournament the following day, and did much better. We both made the final table, and I placed 2nd! I was very excited to play in a tourney in Vegas and cash. Next time, we'll be on the lookout for more poker.
On Sunday night, Jeff and I saw a one of the Cirque du Soleil shows at TI. Mystère is classic Cirque du Soleil, combining the powerful athleticism, high-energy acrobatics and inspiring imagery that has become the company's hallmark. Jeff ended up being part of the show, not by choice, but it was pretty funny. We had front row seats, which was the place for lots of audience participation.
Monday we flew home, excited to see the kids! We missed them, but still had a great vacation. Maddy was so cute when we got to Papa and Nana's house. Lots of hugs and kisses. We received excellent reports on Maddy and Winn. Maddy had so much fun with her cousins and aunt mimi and uncle scott, and papa and nana of course! Back to reality. We really had a nice time, not much relaxing in Las Vegas, but we're not really the relaxing type.