Three Nights in Paris

The Paris Hotel in Vegas, that is. Our trip was wonderful and we came back exhausted! We saw all the sights, laid by the pool, and spent some really good time with Jon and Lori. One of the highlights of the trip was having dinner at a really cool place called Cafe Martorano. Check out this website- the chef is from Philly, learned to cook in his "momma's" kitchen, very rough around the edges in his white beater and tattoos, but it is the best Italian food I have ever tasted. They have tvs so you can periodically watch what is happening in the kitchen- each dinner is cooked separately in its own pan- none of that cooking in mass. Pricey but SO yummy! We stayed at the Paris hotel which I absolutely loved because it was very French in decor, food and wine. Lori and I had some great bruschetta, very good Pinot Grigio one afternoon and really great conversation. I love her. We watched the fountain show at the Bellagio which was very cool and did plenty of walking up and down the strip. We gambled a little- won some, lost some- but came home under budget. We came home exhausted and have spent the day catching up on sleep. My sleep pattern in definitely off now from staying up all night! That's the craziest part about Vegas- everywhere is crowded all the time. There were people waiting in line for dinner at midnight and 1 in the morning! Here are some pics of the vacation- I apologize for the vacationy pictures....you know, the ones that don't have any of us in them....but I wanted you to see the hotel.

That's the Paris in the background. We're actually standing right in front of the Bellagio.

The one and only picture we got of the four of us. Luckily, all of our eyes are open.

This is part of the front of the Paris. Very Parisian.

Lori and I in our, what Derek calls our "cheerleader, bottom out hug" picture pose.

And this is our hotel in the background of the Bellagio water fountain show.

I Like to Think That God is Funny

Disclaimer: This is a personal story with intimate references :)
So today I went to CVS to buy tampons which for me in my situation is a monumentally sad experience. (I was hoping it would be many many months and way post baby before I would have to do that but today I found myself there.) So I go to the feminine/ family planning aisle and immediately see something interesting. There is a man standing there completely engaged in reading the back of a bottle of lubricant. But not just any bottle of lubricant....it was the KIWI STRAWBERRY flavored one. The funny part of this story is that this man was, I kid you not, pushing 90 years-old!!! Not some 20-year-old, shouldn't be having sex anyways, all about himself guy but a sweet old grampa! I like to think that this man who has been married for 60 plus years was just trying to keep it interesting! But I loved that he was completely engaged in reading the directions or perhaps the ingredients to ensure that his sweetie wouldn't be allergic. I hurried and grabbed the box I needed and laughed all the way to the register and back to my car. I think that maybe that was God's way of making my sad experience not so terrible :)

Viva Las Vegas

We leave for 3 nights in Vegas next Tuesday! We are so pumped! Lori and Jon will be joining us for 2 of those nights and there will sure to be fun memories created and lots of great photo opps! Lori and I will be spending most of our time relaxing by the pool at the Paris. It's Derek and my first visit to Vegas so we want to see everything! Any must sees? Let us know!