What Happens in Vegas....

Hello All Reporting to you from Valencia CA (which I recently learned was self named Awesome Town..I know not very original..)

This was probably the most fun vacation thus far TC and I have taken..

It was a little different than we expected because I was in KY...but hey it was a good time

So on one Thursday afternoon I flew from Louisville to LAX...and got to stay the night at my house..

then the next morning we woke up and hit the ground running...we were so excited for our fun filled road trip.

I would love to say I have attached pics of the drive from LA to Vegas..but I am not because it would probably put you to sleep..and like my dad says.."once you have seen one cactus you have seen them all.." same goes with Joshua trees!! After about ohh 10 miles..i was like this is cool...oh neat...um then i was over it.

We got there right at check in on Friday- My hubby got us a great deal on a 3 night package at the Encore which is in with the Wynn- just more modern.

If you get time you should definitely google Encore..it was amazing

As soon as we walked in the door we were hit with the vibrant colors and decorations...the color scheme was reds, purples, and butterflies..it was so amazing.

We were starving so we grabbed some lunch at a tapas restaurant in the hotel which was pretty good.

Friday night we just went out and explored...our hotel and some other hotels (The Cosmopolitan). Saturday we were up early and out to the amazing pool...talk about relaxing...

Then we got ready and went to La Reve (a cirque De Soleil production which took place in water) If you have never seen a Cirque show you simply must put it on your list of things to do..it will amaze you...

Then TC and I decided to hit the town...we went to a club an spent the whole night dancing and hanging out...WE HAD A BLAST...

We met another couple and just danced the night away...

Sunday we slept in..(basically we were bums) we decided around lunch time to hit the pool again where we ordered some fruity drinks...(at this point and time I was trying to figure out if we could sell the house how long we could both be unemployed and just stay in Vegas on vacation) But since I am writing this from CA...you know that plan never materialized...

Then our last night in Vegas my hubby took me to a nice Italian Restaurant...our meals were both incredible..TC had Risotto (which I had never had...and it was tasty).

After that we decided to continue exploring our hotel..just when you think you have seen everything you see something new!

At this point we still had not gambled a single dime..haha

But on Monday morning we decided we could not leave Vegas and not gamble so we took 40 bucks- I picked roulette and TC picked black jack. TC won 3 straight hands of black jack..(you are probably saying to yourself..that Karen is his lucky charm) and while part of that is true my hubby has SKILLS..haha

Then I started winning in roulette...in 15 minutes we won 100 bucks on top of our 40 so we walked away and cashed in our good fortune.

At this point it was time for us to say good bye to each other as he was dropping me off at the Vegas airport to go back to KY and he was headed home to CA...have i mentioned these goodbyes get rather old...

We will be heading back to Vegas in Sept to meet my parents and bring them back with us to CA...so we are looking forward to exploring some other hotels.

My betsie-Jacqueline and I went to Vegas to celebrate our 25th bdays...and we were rock stars...now this trip was a little different it was still a blast..and I am looking forward to my sidekick coming to visit so we can hit up the town again! HINT HINT - jack and Chris!!

Attaching pics as usual for your viewing pleasure