Jul 12 - 18

Monday, July 12 - Simon ordered him and I a new pair of Shady Rays sunglasses. He was hoping that they would come before we left for Vegas but didn't think they actually would. Well, they showed up today so in plenty of time! I'm excited to try mine out! I told Simon that at $25, this is the most expensive pair of sunglasses I've ever owned! :)

 

Tuesday, July 13 - Liz asked Marisa and I to write a brief bio of ourselves for our Instagram page and website. This is what I wrote about me and it prompted a lot of questions from Liz about what Diamond Art is. I explained what it is and sent her this picture of the Eifel Tower Diamond Art I just finished up. I'm thinking...maybe a little gift for her for Christmas? Or birthday?

Wednesday, July 14 - We have been waiting and it has finally arrived! Our fridge was delivered today while I was at work! Yay!! Our kitchen is getting more and more complete. Now all we need is the faucet, backsplash, and microwave (which we have but we have to wait for the backsplash to put it in) and then we are all set and the basement will finally be 100% done! 

Thursday, July 15 - I can't believe this day has finally arrived! We packed up and headed out to Vegas around 10:30 this morning. We stopped to eat at Beaver Taco on our way down and made it in pretty darn good time. When we had just arrived in Vegas, Simon mentioned that maybe we should find a gas station before we go to the hotel so we found a Costco right off the strip and pulled in. The line was forever long to get gas but we decided to wait in it because we were already there. Sure enough, before we had gone far, the car started idling hard and shut off. We ran out of gas! At the gas station!! Haha! Alex and Simon had to get out and push us along the line to the pump. It was kind of hilarious! :) Glad we ran out of gas at the station and not somewhere along I-15! P.S. In Simon's defense, our car said it had 9 miles till empty and we can usually drive on zero miles for several miles so he wasn't worried. It's just that when the temperature outside is 106°, the gas vaporizes and you don't get as much mileage as you normally would. I was just happy it happened the way it did and we were totally fine.

Friday, July 16 - Happy birthday to the man of my life! We got up...when we wanted to...and headed to breakfast in Boulder at The Coffee Cup. We went there with Gary and Alexis a long time ago and it was yummy. It didn't disappoint this time either! After breakfast, we headed to Lake Mead to hang out and do some paddle boarding. It was way fun but super hot and oh-so windy! Simon kept stressing out that the easy-up would break and sure enough, around 4pm, a strong gust of wind came and broke one of the bars he was trying to hold. We were almost done anyway so when that happened and we had no shade in 111° heat, we packed up and left. We went over and checked out the dam and the Pat Tillman bridge for a bit (and even drove over the bridge...yikes!) then headed back to the resort. We had made sandwiches to bring to the lake but between the huge breakfast and the heat, we didn't eat them so that is what we ended up doing for dinner. We swam in the amazing pool at the resort for a while then when it got later, we dried off and went to Kate's Korner for some ice cream. That was Simon's request for his birthday and I didn't disagree! I never want this vacation to end!!

Saturday, July 17 - We got up late again this morning, made breakfast in, and then went to the pool for the day. The lazy river was amazing and the temp outside was 108° so it felt so nice to jump in and cool off. I also got to read for a bit and even fell asleep for a few minutes! Around 4:00, we went back to the room to shower and get ready for the evening. We had some places we wanted to visit while we were in Vegas. First stop was the Allegiant Stadium where the Las Vegas Raiders (formally Oakland Raiders) now play. That was extra exciting for me because I grew up with an avid Raiders fan (dad) and just found out his brother Ahmad is a Raiders fan too. We hope to meet him there this year and go to a game so the nostalgia of what may be hit me. After that, we had dinner at a nice restaurant called "Yard House". It was very good! We then moseyed over to the strip, parked at Caesar's Palace, got Amie & Alex a drink outside, walked through the Bellagio, then stopped to watch some fountain shows before heading back to the resort around midnight. Today was another fun-filled but relaxing and perfect day with the best company I know! 

Sunday, July 18 - Well, we're home. Booo! We had to check out by 10:00 Vegas time/11:00 Salt Lake time so we got up early, checked out, and hit the road. We did stop for a while in St. George to have brunch at Bishop's Grill, which never disappoints either. We only made one more stop on the way and got home around 6:15. We dropped off our friends, said our goodbyes, and went to have dinner and pick up the kids from Dave & Viv. It was such a great weekend, I didn't want it to come to an end. I just love how fun and easy it is to be with Alex and Amie. They are great friends and I look forward to more adventures with them!