The Divine Miss M

Today is our last full day in Vegas and we decided to check out the Premium Outlet Mall before lunch to avoid the heat. We grabbed a taxi and made several shops at the mall before grabbing a taxi back to our resort. We decided to pack our stuff, so we could enjoy the rest of the evening.
We dressed for dinner, we had reservations at 5 pm at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill in Caesar's Palace. Wow, dinner was great, of course we ate to much, even had dessert.
We had tickets for the Divine Miss M tonight at 7:30 pm for our last show. Again we had good seats and waited for the show to begin. Bette Midler put on a great show, belted out some great songs and told some naughty jokes................she is quite the showman. It was a great show, we both enjoyed.
We went back to our room and turned in early, tomorrow we are headed home.
We had a light breakfast, checked out and took the shuttle to the airport. Our flight left on time, with a brief layover in Denver, before heading to Austin. We landed right on schedule and I pulled in the driveway at my house at 10:45 pm.
Mom and I had a good trip, packed in lots, saw some great shows, got in a little shopping and did some sightseeing, even in the Vegas heat.

Slot Queen

We grabbed a light breakfast downstairs and hit The Strip. We took the monorail to Harrah's to play a High Roller Slot for a friend. She didn't hit anything, but I walked away with $260..........a winner! We walked down to the Venetian, strolled the shops, watched a show and watched the tourist. We had lunch reservations at The Delmonico, a steakhouse and enjoyed a fabulous meal.
The food, service and setting were first rate. We then walked into the Palazzo, a new casino and resort that just opened on the strip, a very plush place.
We took the monorail back to Caesars and crashed, boy did the AC feel good. Tonight we have tickets to Mamma Mia at the Mandalay Bay.
We took the Double Deuce bus down to Mandalay Bay, walked around and had a couple of Pina Coladas before the show. The show was very good, lots of good music by Abba.
We are now looking forward for the movie to come out in a few weeks.
The joke of the evening was when we stopped in the Forum Shops at a Italian Gelato store and each got a couple scoops of gelato. I reached in my wallet, pulled out a $10 bill when the guy behind the counter said $36.61, shock!!!! I paid the bill and took the gelato to Mom, telling her to guess how much it cost, of course she didn't come close. We savored each bite of our high price dessert.

Hot, Hot, Hot in Vegas

Today our first goal was to hit the Fashion Show Mall, a huge complex of stores, including Chico's.
It was so hot, I think 108 degrees. We shopped, but didn't buy a thing.
Our show tonight was at the Wynn, a show called Le Reve. We decided we would try the Wynn Buffet before the show. We dressed, caught the Double Deuce bus for the Wynn.
The buffet was good, lots to pick from and of course we stuffed ourselves. After dinner we went in the theater, which was designed in the round, not a bad seat in the house. The show was terrific, with water, fire, wind, and amazing performers. After the show, we caught the bus and went down to the Bellagio to watch the "Dancing Fountains", it is beautiful at night especially the way they dance to the music. We looked around the Bellagio, it is an amazing place. Then we walked over the walkway to Caesars and went to our room. Another day in Vegas had come to an end.

Mydra and Gayla hit Vegas

We landed in Vegas, our flight was good, took the shuttle to Caesar's Palace and checked in. We unpacked and looked around, deciding we would eat supper after our show. We got tickets on the monorail and rode down to the Hilton for our show, Menopause the Musical. The show was funny and very entertaining, Mom loved it. I guess you would have to be a woman to appreciate it.
We took the Monorail back to our hotel, grabbed something to eat, and went up to our room.
We called it a night!

Vegas Bound

Well Mom and I are getting ready to head to Vegas..............a girl's only trip. We leave out on Sunday, June 29 on Southwest out of Austin and are staying at Caesar's Palace on the strip.
We are taking in some shows, seeing Bette Midler, shopping and doing some sightseeing.
Since neither of us are gamblers we will fill our days with other things. We also hope to eat at some nice restaurants while in Vegas. It looks like it is going to be hot in Vegas, but heck it is hot here at home in Texas.

Work Day at the Atchetee House

Dale took off to the airport this morning for a brief flight around town. I stayed home, washed some clothes and prepared lunch. Dale decided to treat the tops of the new fence post and I started painting the porch post. We also took Dale's old truck down to the highway in hopes of selling it. Got a few calls, but no sale yet.
It was hot and windy with no rain, except a brief shower early this morning. I watered my flowerbeds late this afternoon, the only way to keep them alive in the midst of our drought.
Tomorrow is another day, we might fly down the coast for lunch, if the weather permits.
I almost forgot, today we celebrated our four month anniversary!

Lunch Bunch El Campo Class of 1961

Today we headed to El Campo for the monthly meeting of the "Lunch Bunch" group at the Firehouse Bar and Grill. We made a couple stops before the restaurant, to visit some of Dale's old friends.
We started out with a small group, but soon the group grew and we had ten for lunch. As usual everybody was busy catching up and finding out what was going on in each other's lives. After lunch, we stopped by Evon and Linda's house to pick up some home grown tomatoes. Linda has a real green thumb!
It was good to see every-one, especially since we had missed the last two meetings of the "Lunch Bunch".