Good morning, Vegas!
Mike was off to work around 9:30, so that meant I was on my own until 5 p.m. I decided to order room service for breakfast and truly take in the view of the Strip
while watching some TV. It sounds so ordinary, but when you have kids and a busy schedule, this is
dreamy! Side note: I've never ordered room service before!
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| I look very tired, but I am truly happy and excited for this time away. Had to capture it! |
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| Spa Time at the Encore! Woohoo! |
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| This is what it looks like when you step off of the elevator. |
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| The front desk...yeah. Amazing. |
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| This is where I waited for my spa slippers. It just gets better!! |
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| The bathrooms complete with gold doors |
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| The hallway leading to the most beautiful pool/jacuzzi area |
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| My locker room area among the 4 |
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| Ahhhhhh |
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| The chairs along side the pool area are heated. Another nap happened right here. |
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| A nap here in the waiting area was just what I needed. The pregnancy massage was AMAZING! |
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| Chazzie & I going out for lunch at the Wynn |
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| On our way to LOVE (we hope!) and dinner at Scarpetta! |
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| In the 3rd row at LOVE! |
Our show plans on Thursday night were up-in-the-air. Mike mentioned he'd love to go see the Beatles' show, "LOVE." I really wanted to make that happen because he knows every single one of their songs.
We walked over to the discount ticket booth at the Fashion Mall, but they only had tickets for the 9:30 showing. The guy suggested we go to the Mirage ticket counter to see what they had there.
When we arrived, I had to use the facilities (shocker!). While I was there, a man approached Mike about buying/selling tickets. Mike told him he was looking to buy and the guy offered him his tickets since he couldn't use them that night. For $200, we scored 3rd ROW tickets worth almost $400! Mike was in Heaven which meant I was too. I loved seeing him so happy. This trip just got better and better!
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| The show is beginning, so we had to put the cameras away, but I wanted to get a shot of how cool the stage was. |
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| One happy guy! |
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| Time for dinner at the Cosmopolitan Hotel! |
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| We're here! SCARPETTA! |
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| They serve no average bread basket here! Check out this bombolini bread filled with salami and cheese!! The other bread was served with a compote that was to-die-for! |
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| Yummy heirloom beet salad with la tur cheese and hazelnuts |
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| Crispy fritto misto with seafood, vegetables, artichokes, herbs and lemons! |
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| One of Scarpetta's signature "paste" - Spaghetti! |
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| My hottie husband ordered the Kobe Beef Ribcap with potato gnocchi, mushrooms and a barolo reduction. |
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| I ordered the most DELICIOUS meal ever...the Veal Duo: guanciale wrapped loin & braised breast with carrots, chanterelles and fava beans! |
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| Yeah, I made a good choice. |
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| Our view from our booth--the spectacular Bellagio fountains! |
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| Notice how big my belly has grown since the beginning of the meal? lol Dessert was a Strawberry Souffle with a rhubarb compote, vanilla creme anglaise and vanilla bean gelato! YUM-O! |
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| We definitely celebrated this 10th anniversary the right way! What an amazing finish to our trip! | | |
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I know you are wondering, so I will tell you. We stayed at the Cosmopolitan for more gambling. Mike was having lots of fun, but we moved on after he broke even. I retired to bed around 1 a.m. while Mike went back for more Paigow at the Wynn. He won big time! Woohoo!