Back to Life, Back to Reality...and so glad to be back!

It's been a while since I've posted, but I've been getting ready to go on vacation and then actually on my vacation.  I went to Las Vegas.  Not my dream destination, but my husband has been wanting to go and he was going with his business partner to gamble, so we decided to add a few more days on to his trip so I could fly out and meet him and have some couple time.  We have not been on a vacation with just the two of us since before my firstborn was born--over 4 years ago!  It was high time!  It was SOOO hard to leave my babies, though.  I know, logically, it's no big deal, but I really just don't like being away from my kids.  It's easier for some to be away from their kids for a few days, but I just prefer being around my kids.  With that said, that doesn't mean that I don't need a break some days and need to be alone--there are days when I want no one to talk to me or touch me or wipe their snot on me, etc.  Vegas was great, but I was glad to come home too!

Anyway, Vegas was fun.  It had been ten years since I'd been, so it was fun to go back.  Not much has changed, just a couple new hotels, but Vegas is still Vegas.  Crazy, fun, and expensive (especially if you gamble!).  This time around, we visited the Hoover Dam.  I'd never been and it was amazing to see it and take the tour inside the dam and see how it was built.  The area where it's built is really quite beautiful.  Other than that, we just walked around our hotel/resort and the Venetian and Ceasar's Palace and shopped...or rather I shopped and my husband accompanied me :)

We stayed in the Wynn Hotel and Casino.  It was fabulous!  I took some pics of the hotel/casino and our room.  You'll have to forgive some of the room shots.  They are blurry and I am on the hunt for a much better camera.  I think my iPhone takes better pictures sometimes than my actual camera.

The Wynn and it's sister hotel, The Encore.  Such beautiful hotels and the staff was awesome!

Our room.  I would have taken another pic, but soon after I took this, my husband took a nap and messed up the covers even more...  The headboard was a grasscloth fabric--an idea I'll stow away in the back of my mind for a future project in my house!!

The opposite side from the bed.  The curtains were automatic curtains, so you just had to press a button to open/close them.  It only took us a couple of times trying to manually close the curtains to figure this out! 

The bathroom.  I liked the vanities and the sconces. 

The TV in the bathroom, which my husband completely missed the first day we were there.  I told him about it and he was like "what TV?" 

Shower/bath.  Reminded me a little of my own bathroom. 

The condiment tray... 

OK, this is new to me, but it's been a while since I've been outside of my own home: The treats are on a sensor that detects when an item has been removed, and after 60 seconds, it automatically charges your room account for the removed item. 

The hotel hallway.  I loved the dark brown wallpaper and the dark brown and ivory carpet.  Very luxe. 

These red crystal chandeliers were so fun!  They were in the casino area of the Encore.  They look a little pink in this picture, but trust me, they were super awesome.  I don't think I'd ever have one in my own house, but I just loved them. 

One of the pools at the Wynn.  Somewhere, I read in the brochure, they had a pool for topless sunbathing.  And...no...I did not visit that pool.