It is officially operation catch up on the blog. I thought with having both girls in preschool two mornings a week, I would have all this extra time to catch up on the things that always fall to the bottom of the list, like updating the blog. However, when both girls are in preschool, I am never at home. I am out doing things that are 1000% easier when you don't have two little ones in tow like grocery shopping and going to doctor's appt (dentist and yearly physical appts, check). So, the blog has still fallen a little behind but I am trying to update it. This is a scrapbook of sorts for our life and our family and I want to remember all the fun things and sometimes not too fun things we are up to. So, I am typing this so it will hold me accountable.
Now, back to the fun times. The last weekend in September, Mike and I went away to Las Vegas for the weekend. We went with 3 other couples, our old neighbors in Charlotte. This trip has been planned for about 6 months but has been talked about for probably 5 years. Finally, no one was pregnant or had a newborn and most importantly everyone had babysitters for the weekend. Mike's parents came down from PA to watch the girls for us, thanks Grandma and Grandpa. We boarded the flight early Friday morning and even thought it is super early, we didn't care, we were so excited!
One of the couples, Mike and Karen went out a couple days early and then the six of us flew out together. Mike sent a limo for us to the airport with our names on the sign and we felt like big ballers!
We stayed at Mandalay Bay and as you can see, we went directly to the pool. The weather all weekend was absolutely perfect. Perfect blue sky, no humidity, just paradise.
The view of the strip from our room, not too shabby!
Friday, we spent the day, pooling it and gambling and then went to an amazing dinner at Strip, a steakhouse in Mandalay Bay. After dinner, we went up to a bar/club at the top of Mandalay. Drinking champagne on the very top floor was pretty incredible.
Saturday, we ventured out to explore Vegas and walk around. 3 of the 8 people have never been to Vegas before so of course they wanted to check out the Bellagio fountains. We had a very Ocean's Eleven moment.
Saturday afternoon, we spent more time by the pool and some gambling and the guys spent a lot of time in the sports book. Then, we all got dressed up for another fun dinner.
Since there was 8 of us, it usually was cheapest to travel by limo everywhere instead of 2 taxis and we felt like rock stars. Most haven't been in a limo since we got married so this was a real treat all weekend.
We ate at Circo, a restaurant in the Bellagio but before dinner, we went early to walk around the amazing and beautiful lobby of the Bellagio. There is literally beautiful artwork and flowers everywhere you turn.
Dinner was amazing! We got lucky and had a table right next to the windows so we got to see and hear the fountains go off all night long.
Sunday, we headed back home to Charlotte after a super fun and exhausting weekend in Vegas. Sometimes it is important for Mommy and Daddy to get away and stay in a hotel without the kiddos. Then, we just can't wait to get home and kiss those little girls who we missed so much. And a special thank you to G&G for taking such good care of our girls while we were gone.
**And as a quick side note and to keep things real, one hour after we got home Sunday night, Ella got the stomach bug and starting throwing up. Yup, all night long we were up with her. So reality hit us square in the face (some might also say punishing us for having so much fun that weekend!) The next day, my MIL got it, Maddie got a mild version and then yes, you guessed it, I got it on Tuesday night. Fun times in the Hennessy household that week. On Friday when everyone was finally all better, I turned to Mike and said it was the longest week of my life. I think it took us about a month to recover from Vegas, we certainly aren't 20 anymore but it was well worth it.**
