12/15/17

Las Vegas Food & Fun

Our quick trip to Vegas was a lot of fun.  It is crazy that in those two full days we walked a total of 22 miles!  We didn’t do a whole heck of a lot but we had a lot of fun.

On Tuesday when we flew out of Boise, the football team was flying out 10 minutes ahead of us on a charter flight at the gate near us.  I was wearing my new BSU jacket, which ended up getting me through TSA really fast as they thought I was with the team.


We booked a fountain view room at Bellagio, which was awesome.  It was a comped deal since Kenyon plays the My Vegas game and we are also MLife rewards members.  It was amazing to be able to see the fountain so frequently.  If anything, I took it for granted and wished I had spent more time in the room.  Maybe we can get this deal again in the future.







Our first night in Vegas, we rode the bus to The Park, which is by New York New York and Monte Carlo and where the new T-Mobile Arena is.  There was a Golden Knight hockey game so there was a lot going on.  I had wanted to have a beer at Beer Haus but sadly, we didn’t stop in.  From there we continued to the South Outlet Mall where I found stuff to buy at both Kate Spade and Vera Bradley.





The Bellagio Conservatory did not disappoint.  It has been changed over to their Christmas display and I think this was my favorite yet.  Since we were staying at The Bellagio, we were able to snap photos early in the morning before it got crowded. 












We got the 24-hour buffet deal at the Total Rewards casinos (Planet Hollywood, Flamingo, Harrah’s, and Paris) and when we made our way to the Flamingo, we noticed the habitat exhibit we’ve not been to.  It was so neat to see this oasis in the middle of Sin City. 










We both did pretty well at the slot machines.  I put on my Vegas Jamberry nail wraps just before I left and I think it brought me luck.  Kenyon and I played off our winnings the entire weekend.







We rode the bus to the Hard Rock casino, which I’ve wanted to visit because they have various memorabilia to look at.  Despite getting off the bus at the closest stop, we still had to walk a mile or so to get there.





We signed up for their casino club card for $15 in free casino free play.  I swear to you, our waitress was lucky.  Each time she came around to ask if we wanted a drink, we would suddenly start to win.  And once, Kenyon won $300!  We cashed out after that and caught the shuttle from the hotel back to the strip.



We needed a break from gambling because we didn’t want to lose money after we finally won some back so we headed to Cowboy Christmas as part of the National Rodeo Finals.  It has grown a lot since we’ve been there the last few years.





We ended our night at Buca de Bippo for some pizza.  We had a coupon so we got a large one.  Boy was it large!





I’ll miss this view…and the warm temps!




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