20th Anniversary Trip!

 

Scott and I escaped to Vegas for a few days for our 20th anniversary celebration.  We were upgraded rooms at the Luxor to #10073 on the 10th floor with a cool view. How nice! 

We had a yummy dinner at Red Lobster then enjoyed the beauty of the Bellagio gardens.

The next day we went to Zak Bagins Haunted Museum.  It was pretty heavy, especially in the room with Dr. Kavorkian's van.  He supposedly helped over 200 people end their lives.  You could feel the sadness there.  Then we went bowling to lighten things up.

Then we caught the water show at Sam's Town.

Hoover Dam was next on the list of things to check out.

Our trip highlight was front row seats at the 'Michael Jackson One' show.  Holy cow, it was great!  Such good music and dancing too.

Pinball Hall of Fame and Area 15 were next on our list.  We had a good time at both places.

We wrapped up the day by watching a hillbilly comedy show at the Stratosphere.

The next morning, we got a yummy brunch buffet, then headed home.  Happy 20 years to us! And thanks to Scott's mom for watching our kids. Pics from Lake Mead vs. our honeymoon in Cancun.

Universal Studios Summer Trip

We decided to venture out to Florida and see what the Universal Studios there has to offer.  We stayed on their property in the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel.  It was a great experience!

Day 1

We stopped for dinner on the way to the airport.  Then we caught a red eye flight.

We had some hours to pass before check-in, so we ate some brunch and went swimming.  

We ended the night with putt putt at a really fun course.

Day 2

Our hotel provided a boat shuttle to and from Universal Studios, so that was nice to not have to do the long walk.

We had a great time exploring and catching the rides.

One of the special parts of the day was in Harry Potter land, where we zoomed in to watch Scott and Laura get married in Utah.  We are happy they found each other after 4 long years.  They are a good match!

Day 3

Have to document Sterling hold Scott's hand.  So cute, and one of the last times he has done that.

We ate at the Chocolate Emporium restaurant, which had a fun theme and vibe.

Then we played at the water park and got some yummy chili dogs for dinner.

Day 4

We saw a mossy turtle in the morning, then hung out in Harry Potter land. We wrapped up day with the firework water show.

Day 5

After more rides and heading to the water park again, we stopped and got some fancy ice creams on the way to the hotel.

Day 6

After some frozen butterbeers and time in Dr. Suessland, we took a break and saw "Top Gun Maverick" in the theater to break things up.  Then we caught some more rides. We finished the night eating at Antojitos, a tasty Mexican restaurant.

Day 7

The best part of this day, surprisingly, was eating in the Mythos Restaurant.  We got some yummy peanut butter ice cream that was dreamy.  

Day 8

Pretty chill day, wandered around Harry Potter-land, ate at Krusty Burger, and swam at the hotel.

Day 9

Had dinner at the Harry Potter restaurant and then got some treats later on.

Day 10

Last day of our trip.  We caught our favorite rides again: Velociraptor, Gringott's Bank coaster, and Hagrid's motorcycle coaster.

Then we caught our flight home. If we visit again, we will shorten the Universal days and add in some Disney or Seaworld.  Overall though, it was a great vacation!