band that has been around awhile who both Shane & I enjoy. They both rocked the house & gave awesome performances. Then came Daughtry & he didn't disappoint either. He sang songs off his new album coming out this summer as well as all his well-known hits.
This weeks topic: Top 2 Favorite Dates that you have been on:
1) Dinner & a concert - this is one of my favorite reoccuring "dates" with the hubby. We really enjoy going to concerts together & have seen many in our 9 years of knowing each other. From our first concert together at Rockfest '01 to Poison, Def Leppard, Kenny Chesney, Bon Jovi, & the latest concert Daughtry just to name a few. Looking forward to what concerts the rest of the year brings us!
2) Harley rides & an afternoon matinee - once the weather starts getting nice, the Harley comes out & the many afternoon-date-outtings begin. I love our weekends where we hop on the Harley, ride through the Kansas countryside, stop for lunch & then see an afternoon movie. It is always a wonderful day spent with the hubby :)
Six years ago today I stood in front of God, my family, & my closest friends & said "I DO" to the most 
It turned out awesome, was dee-lish, very easy to make & plenty left over to freeze for another day. It is also a Weight Watchers dish for those of you on the WW diet - 3 shells are 6 pts! I ended up serving the dish with a Cesear salad & garlic bread - not on the WW diet :) We all stuffed ourselves but made sure to leave a little room for a quick run to Sonic for chocolate shakes...yummy! Later in the evening, we all settled in & watched the movie The Blindside which was excellent! 
Time flew by & before we knew it we were paying our bill & on our way to the Starlight Theatre to see Chelsea Handler. For those of you who don't know, Chelsea is a stand-up comedian who hosts her own late night talk show called Chelsea Lately on E! & she is hilarious. She has also written a few books which are definitely worth the read.
humor & left us wanting more. It ended up being a bit chilly out at Starlight but nothing a couple of beverages & a few good laughs couldn't take care of.
We had a dee-lish 3 course meal starting with a cranberry/walnut salad w/goat cheese, then the main entree consisted of a beef rib w/bbq sauce, chicken breast with a honey mustard glaze, garlic mashed potatoes & vegetables. The dessert was last & it came out to us looking like this:
We started out having our massage and afterwards spent the next couple of hours utilizing the saunas, roman mineral baths, jacuzzi tubs & then the luxurious showers. It was SO very relaxing & I think the girls were all glad that they had participated.
Once we finished our spa experience, we left Meghan & Desi as they had plans to meet up with the rest of her group for the day. Camille & I had lunch together on the strip & then made our way back to the hotel where we met Deanna & laid by the pool the rest of the afternoon. Deanna was flying back to Austin this evening so at 5:30pm Camille & I drove her to the airport & said our goodbyes. She is going to be back in KC over Memorial Day weekend so we will get to see her again soon! 
The laser show ended up being a tribute to the rock band Queen & was very cool! After that we headed to the craps table where Camille showed us all how to play the game. We all had fun rolling the dice, placing bets & not having a clue what we were doing! I won $10 which was good enough for me & I walked away. We all headed back to the car & made our way to the hotel to get ready for one last night of hitting the clubs.HK ended up getting us VIP entrance into the Playboy Bar & Ghostbar at the Palms so we headed over there for the night. I was super excited about going to these 2 bars because this is where alot of the celebrities hang out - especially the cast from MTV's The Hills.
We didn't end up seeing any celebrities but all agreed that we were glad we got to experience these 2 bars. It was around 1am & we were starting to have enough of the bar scene so we decided to head back to the hotel. But before we returned to the hotel, we took a little detour & stopped at the Las Vegas welcome sign for a few fun pictures. Lucky for us there was one other couple out there at 1:30am to take our picture! 
Several pics later we were on our way back to the hotel. By now it is past 2am & we have to be up in less than 2 hours to check out & leave for the airport for our 6:30am flight. We ended up staying up the rest of the night repacking our suitcases & reminiscing about the past few days events.
4am couldn't come soon enough & Camille & I both decided we were "done" with Vegas & ready to get home. We checked out, dropped off the rental car & made our way through security to the gate. It was a pleasant flight home as I pretty much slept the entire way! I sure do love going to Vegas but I love coming home even more :)
Thanks for the memories girls...
I ended up buying 2 Coach purses that were marked down 30% off PLUS I had a 30% off coupon so I got them both at a really good price. Too much for some - just right for me! We then made our way around the outlet mall stopping in & out of stores like Guess, Bebe, Kate Spade, True Religion & Seven just to name a few. It was a great outlet mall with lots of great stores & a wonderful afternoon spent with friends.
We made our way back to the hotel around 3pm, chilled for a bit in the room & then got ready for another evening out in Vegas.
Tonight was to be Meghan's Bachelorette Party so after I had finished getting ready, I made my way to Meghan's room to give the girls their "bachelorette party gear" for all to wear throughout the evening.
After everyone was ready, we made our way over to Mandalay Bay to have a drink at the Minus 5 Bar. For $25 you can go into the "Ice Bar", have a drink & experience a bar made totally of ice. Camille & I opted not to pay for the 10 minute experience but instead had a drink at the regular bar. We waited for the other girls while they went in, had their drink, took some pics & 15 minutes later were back.
Next stop was to one of the Mexican restaurants in Mandalay Bay for dinner. We all dined on chips & salsa & Camille & I shared quesadillas that were just so-so - which was disappointing but thankful it wasn't very expensive!
Camille & I had to unfortunately leave early after dinner as she is still breast-feeding & had to go pump for the night so the girls said they would meet up with us after she was done. By the time we got back to the hotel & Camille was done pumping a good hour had gone by & we made our way down to meet Meghan at the club. We ended up running into the KC girls & stopped to catch up with them for a minute since we hadn't seen them all day. Meghan, Desi & her sister Sarah came over also & then told us that Desi wasn't feeling well & they were all tired so they were going to turn in for the night. We were disappointed that Meghan wasn't going to get her "last night out as a single girl" but it was her decision! We did manage to get one last picture of the entire group before they left:
After they left, we hung out in the casino for awhile & then went to LAX to do some dancing. After almost an hour of waiting in line to get in I was done! It was 1am, my feet & back hurt, my stomach wasn't feeling well since dinner & I was exhausted so I went ahead and went back to the room while the other girls managed to stay out until 3am. According to them, I missed a good time :( Oh well - at least I was going to be well rested in the morning!
