LAS VEGAS

Last weekend Rich and I drove to Las Vegas to see one of my old roomies at her reception. It was fun seeing some of our friends there and of course, seeing the happy couple!

Megan looked beautiful! I love her dress!

Here's me, Megan, and Shannon... the old Pepertree condo roommates. Spending time with these girls in Vegas are some of my most memorable. We had the best kitchen in our condo and would all sit around the bar talking and laughing until it was waaaay past my bedtime.

My good friend (and former boss) let us stay at her house. She was so hospitable!! What other host would give up her master bedroom and put nutter butters on our pillows?? I'm sad I didn't get any pictures with her (or our friend, Dormisha, who stopped by to say hello). :(

Oh boy, do I miss the weather there!! We were able to go for a hike at Mt. Charleston. It was bright and early and still warm enough to hike with only lightweight clothes on.

We hiked up to a lookout point where you could see the Vegas strip in the distance.

Such a pretty view!

This is the gardens at the Bellagio. They are celebrating the Chinese New Year. (The year of the Rabbit).

So festive!

Its funny that when I lived in Las Vegas I thought I would never want to go there for a vacation. I thought living there would cause Vegas to lose it's appeal to me, but I love going there now more than ever before. We can eat at our favorite spots and we know how to get around. We know where to go for some good hiking, biking, swimming, and tennis. There are so many fun things to do there! I'm glad we live close enough still to have weekend getaways there.