We had never left the kids with anyone for more than a few hours. Tatyana and Caleb stayed overnight at my parents house when I was in the hospital delivering Alyssa and that's pretty much it. I have to confess that I was having a little bit of anxiety when I left them Tuesday afternoon with Jalyn, a very nice 12 year old girl in our ward. My parents would only be able to go to my house later that night. I left two letters with instructions, one for my parents and one for Jalyn. During the 4 hours that Jalyn babysat for me, I called her 5 times... But everything went well and the kids had a blast! Tatyana was actually really excited for us to leave. She knows she can get away with a lot when she is with grandma and grandpa.
We stayed at the Excalibur and we had a non-smoking room. But I still could not stand the smell. I woke up a couple of times during the night because of it. I thought I would be used to it since when growing up in Brazil there were many friends and members of my family that smoked.
We had a great time! We walked a lot, visited a lot of the hotels and went to the shark reef at the Mandalay Bay. But there is something else that I need to confess... I'm 33 years old and that was the first time in my life gambling. I wasn't that interested at all. Roman wanted to gamble, so we tried the slots, the penny machines. I asked for a dollar, since I was there anyways I might as well gamble too. And I won $26.00. "This is really fun!!", I told Roman. And after that I was completely hooked. I kept going from machine to machine and at the end we got more than $150.00. I was so excited!
Now I understand why people get addicted to gambling. I'm glad I don't leave in Vegas or in any other place where it's legal to gamble. I think I would have a problem!
The battery for the camera died on the first day we were there and I forgot to pack the charger. We don't have a lot of pictures, but here are some of them:
2 comments:
Que legal que voces puderam tirar umas ferias so voces DOIS!!! Nao acontece muito, ne? Amuuu Vegas! Quando minha mae chegar aqui do Brasil com a Bella estou querendo fazer uma surpresa pro Jared e ir pra algum lugar so nos dois tambem e Vegas esta na lista! :) Nossa, estavam com sorte, heim? Ganharam a grana! :) Beijos
Hey lucky girl! $150???? That's awesome! We got married in Vegas, so we go back every year to celebrate our anniversary. James gambles a little bit, but we've never been that lucky, I guess I need to try it next time ;)
It's so fun to get away with no kids, even if it's just for a few days. I'm glad you guys had a good time!
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