Shane and I were up at 6:30 this morning cause we just couldn't sleep. I think we were so excited to be there, and although we didn't go to bed until 2:00 am, we wanted to get the day going! Uncle Tim had been told there was a really great breakfast place off the strip, so we took a cab to The Egg and I. The food was wonderful, but I'm not sure it was worth the $30.00 cab ride there, considering it was more than our entire meal. Nonetheless, we were there for the experiences, and now we can say we ate at a really great restaurant. Not to mention the wonderful words of wisdom we received from the cab driver. He was in a nutshell, a dirty old man with terrible jokes!
After breakfast, we called the others and decided to spend the day at the pool. Well, the girls were going to the pool, and the boys were dying to get in a poker tournament. Shell and I met Mom and Marc at their pool. We took the tram over there, which was really nice. It went right between our two hotels, so that was perfect! We stayed there for the better part of the day, and Adam, Sarah, Beth and Daryl made their way to the pool too. It was nice to see everyone and spend some much needed time in the sun. Their pool was amazing, and although we didn't want to spend our entire long weekend in the pool, it could have been easy to do!
Shane didn't do too well in the tournament and apparently was out the second hand. He had bullets, but ended up getting beat. That is never any fun, so Uncle Tim, Scott and Shane went golfing near the Mandalay Bay. I don't know if they were more anxious to play poker or go golfing, so lets call it a wash. They had a really great time, and then met up with us later at the hotel.
Before heading back to the hotel, we went to see Mom and Marc's room and to share our opinions again about her outfit for the big day! All the girls went to their room to see all of her options, she actually brought several dresses, just in case she changed her mind. However, the vote was unanimous and we picked the perfect outfit that would match Marc's clothes too! It was going to be a great day and we couldn't wait!
After taking the tram back to our hotel to get ready, we headed to dinner at Toby Keith's Bar. I had heard of this place from a friend of mine, and so we were looking forward to checking it out. They had a live band playing, Left of Center, who were awesome. We had a great dinner and managed to get out on the dance floor several times. We were having so much fun and didn't want to leave, however Amy's cousin worked at a place in town, so we decided to meet up with her for a while.
She actually works at Sapphire which come to find out was a strip club. So, I guess we went knowing we wanted to exprience all aspcts of Vegas, and considering I had never been to a strip club, what better way to get acclimated than in Vegas. So, off we went. Her cousin actually sent a party bus to come and pick us up and take us there, free of charge. And they paid the $30.00 cover charge for each of us, which was also nice. And, we basically drank for free quite a bit of the evening, altough I know Uncle Scott picked up quite a few rounds as well. Surprsingly, we had a really great time, and I am contributing that more to the company we were with, rather than the surroundings, although the boys seemed to like that part too! If I am going to be honest, it was kind of like watching a train wreck, you don't want to look, but you can't help it. Regardless, we were all having a ball and drinking quite a bit, so it was time to head back to the hotel. We made our way to the tram to head back to the hotel, and were all ready for bed. It had been a long day, and we were quite tired. The only other question I had in my mind, was how was I going to ecplain this to my Mom!! :-) The pictures for day two are listed below (No pictures taken at the strip club)!
After breakfast, we called the others and decided to spend the day at the pool. Well, the girls were going to the pool, and the boys were dying to get in a poker tournament. Shell and I met Mom and Marc at their pool. We took the tram over there, which was really nice. It went right between our two hotels, so that was perfect! We stayed there for the better part of the day, and Adam, Sarah, Beth and Daryl made their way to the pool too. It was nice to see everyone and spend some much needed time in the sun. Their pool was amazing, and although we didn't want to spend our entire long weekend in the pool, it could have been easy to do!
Shane didn't do too well in the tournament and apparently was out the second hand. He had bullets, but ended up getting beat. That is never any fun, so Uncle Tim, Scott and Shane went golfing near the Mandalay Bay. I don't know if they were more anxious to play poker or go golfing, so lets call it a wash. They had a really great time, and then met up with us later at the hotel.
Before heading back to the hotel, we went to see Mom and Marc's room and to share our opinions again about her outfit for the big day! All the girls went to their room to see all of her options, she actually brought several dresses, just in case she changed her mind. However, the vote was unanimous and we picked the perfect outfit that would match Marc's clothes too! It was going to be a great day and we couldn't wait!
After taking the tram back to our hotel to get ready, we headed to dinner at Toby Keith's Bar. I had heard of this place from a friend of mine, and so we were looking forward to checking it out. They had a live band playing, Left of Center, who were awesome. We had a great dinner and managed to get out on the dance floor several times. We were having so much fun and didn't want to leave, however Amy's cousin worked at a place in town, so we decided to meet up with her for a while.
She actually works at Sapphire which come to find out was a strip club. So, I guess we went knowing we wanted to exprience all aspcts of Vegas, and considering I had never been to a strip club, what better way to get acclimated than in Vegas. So, off we went. Her cousin actually sent a party bus to come and pick us up and take us there, free of charge. And they paid the $30.00 cover charge for each of us, which was also nice. And, we basically drank for free quite a bit of the evening, altough I know Uncle Scott picked up quite a few rounds as well. Surprsingly, we had a really great time, and I am contributing that more to the company we were with, rather than the surroundings, although the boys seemed to like that part too! If I am going to be honest, it was kind of like watching a train wreck, you don't want to look, but you can't help it. Regardless, we were all having a ball and drinking quite a bit, so it was time to head back to the hotel. We made our way to the tram to head back to the hotel, and were all ready for bed. It had been a long day, and we were quite tired. The only other question I had in my mind, was how was I going to ecplain this to my Mom!! :-) The pictures for day two are listed below (No pictures taken at the strip club)!
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