VEGAS, VEGAS, VEGAS!

In the Venetian Casino.

Just before the Phantom show.
I got in trouble for taking pics in the theater. Oops

Also before the show.

So pretty!

I felt like were were in Italy
(until I walked through the casino)

After Phantom of the Opera with a
fun view behind us.

The drive to Vegas, we were so tired from
already working all day, but we made it.

In front of the Paris hotel.

We ate at Planet Hollywood in one of the Casinos.
The food wasn't great, but the atmosphere was cool.

Tyler and I decided to take a trip to Vegas for our anniversary and to visit Zach and Amy before they move back to Utah. We drove there on Thursday after work for me and school for Tyler, so we were pretty tired when we left, but we got there and pretty much crashed when we got to Zach and Amy's. On Friday Tyler and I observed Zach teach at his school for a couple of classes. You're a great teacher by the way Zach. We were impressed. Then Tyler and I went off on our own to hang out on the strip, little did we know we were headed for a driving nightmare. We had a hard time parking and getting out of town back to Zach and Amy's. Tyler got really frustrated with the driving problems, and I got really frustrated with trying to get out of the casinos because I feel claustrophobic in them because there are no windows and they make it nearly impossible for you to get out of them. So the first day we were a bit bummed with the strip experience. We had a lot more fun when we went with Zach and Amy because their more familiar with the directions. We ate at Planet Hollywood and to be honest we weren't impressed.

Saturday Amy and I went shopping for fun new makeup and shoes and had a great time. She needs to move back soon Amy so I have a good shopping buddy. Tyler and Zach stayed home and talked music equipment for hours. Zach needs to get back to Utah soon too so Tyler has a music buddy. I'm not a great listener when it comes to all that stuff. We went to Phantom of the Opera that night with Zach and Amy and Mitch and Angela, and the show was so incredible, and definitely worth the money. (Minus the couple in front of us who were enjoying each other through the entire show) I'll let Amy explain that one in her blog. Zach and Amy also treated us to a really good dinner at a Mexican restaurant in the Venetian casino. I've been craving it since we got home. After the show we threw a couple dollars into some of the slot machines and lost them all of course. Although, on Friday I did win five dollars and pretty excited about that.

Sunday we all went to the Madame Tussaud's museum of wax, and it was really fun. We all decided that all the celebrities are shorter and smaller that we thought. I felt like a giant next to most of them, but we got some fun pics. After the museum we all went to In and Out Burger because I had been craving it since we got there, and it was delicious! We drove home that day and got home by bedtime, only to have to get up at five the next morning and start the work week:( We really had a great time though and Zach and Amy were great hosts and hostesses, thanks for letting us invade out home.