Vegas!!!

So our friend Jenny told us she had never been to Vegas about 2 months ago, so Trent and Suzanne were determined to take her there so we can show her what it's all about. So last weekend we set out after work and headed off to Vegas. The drive was fun and we got to jam out to the music on Trent's iPod. We stopped on the way to fill up with gas and we were shocked to find $4.49/gallon gas...and that's for regular gas! One day we'll look back and tell our kids, "Back in my day, we used gasoline in our vehicles and it cost $4.49/gallon. Be happy you only have to pay $100 to fill up your flux capacitor." Er...something like that. But for now, we'll just say it's a lot. Okay? Cool.



Suzanne filling up.


Jen and Jake "stretching their legs".

So after driving for a little while longer, we heard a collective grumbling coming from the stomachs of people in the car. That lead us to stop at the new In-N-Out Burger in St. George! It's great having one in Utah now, but it's still not in Salt Lake. :(


Finally about 11pm(12am Utah time) we made it into Vegas and we were unfortunately tired from the drive so we all went to bed without partying in Vegas. After sleeping in a little bit we had big plans to walk up and down the strip because Jenny wanted to see all the casino's. Well she and everyone else didn't plan for 107-degree weather and very little cloud cover. So that pushed us inside. We got some tickets to see some shows, one for that night and one for the next day before we left. Then we went to the Luxor for a Vegas-style buffet. Jake hadn't eaten in awhile(he turned down In-N-Out!!!) so he was anxious to chow down. We then walked around Luxor and Mandalay Bay, but we decided to go see Dark Knight which was awesome! After that we went and saw "Tony and Tina's Wedding" at The Rio. It was like attending a real wedding with just a bit more drama. Overall, it was okay. After that we all went to the Strip and watched the free show outside Treasure Island. The heat was sweltering still, so it was back home for the night.
The next morning we went to breakfast with Trent's brother, sister-in-law, and 2 nieces who live in Vegas. We went to a place called Egg Works and it was DELICIOUS! Too bad the portions were HUGE because we were all very full. We did some shopping, then went to a magic show at the Tropicana. This was seriously cool and they had a lot of animals. The guy was pretty funny too.
Here's our ticket





Jenny licked the ticket...it was cherry flavored apparently, I didn't dare try.




Trent and Suzanne at the Magic Show



Jen and Jake excited to see the show


After the show, we hit the slots for about 5 minutes and walked away with a total winnings of $9.25!!! Too bad it took $8 to get that. It was still fun though and helped pay for the In-N-Out Burger on our way out. After a long drive home, we crashed and felt bad for Jen and Jake who had to wake up at 6am the next morning. All in all, it was a ton of fun, but we have to go back again with more time to play.

Jenny and Jake doing some posing for the camera

Trent and Suzanne welcoming themselves to Vegas


Until next time...