Here and There

Snowy Rochester, NY: 13 degrees (feels like 6!)

Sunny Las Vegas: high 50s and low 60s! We're staying at The Luxor Friday and Saturday nights.

We're staying at New York, New York on Sunday and Monday nights.

We're seeing Cirque du Soleil "O" at the Bellagio Saturday night.

Yep, Steve and I are going to Vegas again. We'll get there noonish on Friday and return Tuesday. The trip kind of just happened. In October, a few weeks after his mom died, I said, "Steve, you really need to get away and just relax for a minute. You've had so much on your plate with your mom for the last couple of years, plus the uncertainty of your job, it's been so much for you. You need to get away - and of course I would need to go with you. Even if it's just a weekend in Vegas, or anyplace, really, I th..."

"Okay, let's do it!"

We were going to go just for a weekend literally but decided that's too much flying in time and money for a short trip. Plus, they are practically giving the rooms away during the week. So it would be silly not to stay for 5 days and 4 nights, right?

It still cracks us up that we enjoy Las Vegas. It's so not us in our real life, but I guess that's what makes it interesting. Steve said the other day, until 2 years ago, he couldn't imagine himself ever going to Vegas, let alone enjoying it and going multiple times. (It was his idea to go 2 years ago, just to see, I was fairly skeptical - but we're both on the same page now!)

Last time we went in April and it was in the 80s but very comfortable. So it won't exactly be outdoor pool weather when we're there but we thought we might rent a car this time and explore the area, like Red Rock Canyon.