Fun Times in Las Vegas

After not going on a vacation without the kids for 7 years, Ryan and I decided it was FINALLY time to get away by ourselves.

December 29th will be our 10 year anniversary.  Also Las Vegas was having a half marathon on the strip at night.  Since everyone knows how much I love to run, I thought this would be the perfect way to celebrate our anniversary.

Off to Vegas we went (without the kids)...

We arrived on Thursday and checked in to the Bellagio.

View from our room.  

Bellagio is perfectly located in the center of the strip.

I absolutely loved this hotel!  Our room was great and we had a fantastic view of the strip.  I would definitely stay there again but there are so many great hotels in Vegas so I would probably try another hotel next time.

Thursday night we went out to eat at Fix where we had a great meal and $20 cocktails. (Wow, Vegas is expensive).  Then we saw Ka (a cirque du soleil).

Friday we rented a car and drove to Zion National Park.  This was Ryan's highlight of the trip.  I thought it was spectactular too!  We hiked a total of 6 miles.  2 of those miles were literally straight uphill.  I was sooooo sore from this.  I was more sore from this hike then running the half marathon.

Breathtaking

This is only about half way up.  Yes I climbed this.  Do you see why I was so sore?

We're almost there

This is the part of the trail that literally goes straight up.  You have to hold onto the chain because if you slip you fall of the edge of the cliff and... About 1 person a year dies on this trail.  I did not even make it half way up before I got too scared.

Slowly making my way back down.

A flatter trail

After we were back in Vegas we ate at Scarpetta.  This was the only meal there that I did not like.

Saturday we went to the expo at the Venetian to pick up our bibs.  We found some good running gear there too.  We then did some more shopping along the strip.  I did not buy anything but Ryan did:)  Ryan is like most guys and does not like to go clothes shopping so it was fun to get some new clothes for him.

On Saturday night we met up with our neighbors, Alyssa and Travis along with some more of their friends, and ate at Tao.  It was a fun night!  I of course talked Alyssa's ear off about running.  I think one day she is going to send me a bill for all of the running questions I ask her.

One of our only pictures together and it is blurry...

Sunday was race day.  This day deserves a post of its own.  This was the highlight of the weekend for me.

Monday was our last day in Vegas.  We tried to make the most of the last few hours we had left of our vacation.  We finished it off by eating at Mon Ami Gabi again then it was off to the airport...