This trip was quite different from last year because our group split up a lot. Charles, DJ and Joe spent the majority of their time gambling and sleeping in. Jen and Casey had other friends vacationing in Vegas at the same time, so they hung out with them a bit. Deana wasn't feeling great so she usually went to bed early. It was different, but that didn't stop Craig and I from having an amazing time.
Yesterday was Mother's Day and I was the only one there who was a mother, so Craig was sweet to help me celebrate that day. He told me that the day was mine and we would do whatever I wanted. We invited everyone to join us. Deana, Jen and Kaylyn took us up on our offer and off we went. our first stop was the dolphins!
We went to Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage. I don't think I've ever seen a dolphin in real life before. It was so much fun to watch them play.
We were even lucky enough to see some trainers come out and have the dolphins do some tricks. Right after this, Brayden called from my parents' house to wish me a Happy Mother's Day. It was so sweet. I really want him to come with us next year so he can see all of this. I think he'd love it.
Next, we went to the Secret Garden portion of the exhibit. It wasn't nearly as large as the area with the dolphins, but we saw some really cool cats.
I was starting to miss my little boy, but I really loved spending my day with my wonderful husband and awesome friends. Once we had finished up at the Mirage, we drove ourselves to the mall just south of the Strip.
Before we left Utah, I had mentioned that I really wanted to try an oxygen bar someday. I had heard that they were rather interesting and really relaxing. Well, we found one at the mall. None of us had every been to one before so we tried it out.
It wasn't quite what I had expected. First off, it wasn't the most glamorous thing I've ever done. No amount of jewelry could have made that nose piece look good. And the air was kind of cold, but the variety of flavors was great! Jen and Deana did this with me and we had fun sampling the different flavors until we each settled on our personal favorites. The lady running the booth had a few other relaxing toys that she shared with us while we sat there. the head scratching one was my favorite.
Meanwhile, while we were hooked up to oxygen, Craig and Kaylyn tried the water massager. Once you lay down on this thing, a piece a plastic is the only thing separating you from the deluge of water spraying at you. Craig said it was pretty awesome. Next time we go, I want to try that one!
On our way out, Jen bought me a cookie that said "Mom" on it. It was so sweet of her. For not being able to see my son today, I had a really great Mother's Day! When we got back to the hotel, Dorothy and Gary had arrived so we all met up with them to show off our room and then enjoy the last few minutes of Happy Hour and the Margarita Bar.
This morning, we met up with the rest of the bowling league to officially finish their season. It was fun having Craig on the Matiyasics' team this year. I felt like I was supposed to be there rather than just being a tag along.
After bowling, most of the group went to the New York, New York to ride the Manhattan Express, but it was closed. After goofing around at one of the little shops inside, we went back to the Orleans for swimming, dinner and gambling. It was a really great evening. I learned two new games; Let It Ride and Texas Hold 'Em. Well, I've played Texas Hold 'Em before, but this one was played between each player and the dealer. Craig had a lot of fun at the Blackjack table with Joe. We had a great time and it was a great way to end our vacation. Now I'm ready to go home and see my boy.
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