Viva Las Vegas

On March 21st Big J & I tucked year number 5 under our belt. Where has the time gone...I think I have an idea...its rushed away with losing loved ones & bringing new bundles into the world, its filled with meaningless arguments & sweet little glimpse's of why we love each other, unforgettable memories, laughter, 'pillow talk', winks from across the room, Jason's endless determination to never let a 'girl' (named Shanda) beat him in any game (or its a re-due, malfunction, or some other foul play), finally perfecting 'the kiss', and so much more. 5 years came and went in a blink of an eye. We celebrated our union by having honeymoon #2 back in the place where it all started. LasVegas. Big J planned a little recreation of our 1st honeymoon. Everything kept the same except the entertainment. Day 1, 1st show - The Price is Right. Every small town girls dream to have her name called to "Come on down!" BUT unfortunately luck wasn't with us Thursday afternoon. A little disappointed and spirits dampened we moved on to the next priority.....going out with one of my favorite girls (and letting the boys tag a long behind us). Dawn & Wyatt came to pick us up and away we went to fill our bellies with The Cheesecake Factory. Its always a good time when you don't get to see friend (but only a couple of times a year) and you know that the two of you can always pick up where you left off like you never skipped a beat. That's why your the best Dawn. Good times, good laughs, and Dawns cutest prego belly, ended our night of day 1. Day #2, actually getting a chance to sleep in without 2 little boys coming in to tell you to Rise & Shine. Although, kind of missed (and a phone call later to check on the normally rascally boys) we were off to the top of the Stratosphere tower to check out the view and 'think' about whether or not "the BIG shot" was the ride for us. 10 min. later and a little weak kneed after seeing the rides (and thinking that you would have to be ridiculously out of your mind to go on them) we headed out to the "strip" to take in the scene. Fast forward to night and out and about the town we headed to the Venetian for show #2, the Blue Man Group, all to find out when arriving to pick up our tickets that our show wasn't until Saturday night. With no time to make it back to our hotel room to grab the tickets for the show that we were supposed to be at, at another venue (The Ultimate Variety Show) Big J asked what the chances where to get Phantom tickets for the night. Thinking we didn't have a chance the little box office man said I have 2 tickets for the Phantom of the Opera tonight. A swipe of the card and 2 tickets later we where seated in the Opera house ready for the show. The night was ended with tears on my face and a grin that could stretch for miles. Day 3, another wake less morning and having no time restrictions we decided to hit the top of the tower for one more look of the city.....and to be one of those ridiculously silly persons and ride "The BIG Shot." A little green in the face, and wobbly kneed we made our way back down from the ride. Glad we can say we did it, not likely to do it again. A little over exuberated from the ride we took a little afternoon nap to fade any, if not all, the green faced Jason & Shanda to our regular being. Hours later. Primped and poised we headed out for our final show....The Blue Man Group. So excited for the show I stole a few snap-shots of Jason & I in our seats before the show....an usher approached us and before he could get a word out I began babbling that I am sorry, I am putting my camera away BLAH BLAH BLAH.... making an idiot of myself I realized that the camera is not why he came to talk to us!!! He wanted Jason to be a part of the show!!! He handed Big J a HUGE candy bar and told us that one of the "Blue Men" was going to climb up the latter over the balcony and come find the candy bar!!! The close encounter with the BLUE MAN was so much fun....IF only I could have taken a picture!!! Such a fun show!!! We headed back to the Stratosphere to catch a few winks of the eye before we set out on the next endeavor....driving to St. Johns at 2:00 in the morning to make it back to spend Easter with the boys and for Tyson's farewell. I think we were both relieved that night to get our rowdy little monsters to sleep and hit the sack ourselves. Its good to be home, even better 5 years, and this time around we didn't come home with an unexpected 'bun in the oven'!