Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Bellagio... Take Me Away!!!

Some may turn to Calgon, we turned to the Bellagio. Last weekend, Keith and I went to Las Vegas for a weekend getaway. This was our first time leaving Oliver alone with someone else. We flew Grandma Garner down from Washington and she spent the weekend with Oliver. First, the two of us had a Mother/Daughter day which I thoroughly enjoyed. Friday morning, Keith and I were on a 7:30 AM flight to Las Vegas, NV. WOOHOO!!! We were there well before lunch and ready to start our weekend of rest and relaxation. On the agenda: Pool Time, Great Food, Refreshing Drinks, Rest, Relaxation and NO Deadlines!

*** Warning***
In typical Hamilton Family vacation fashion, we took a ton of pictures. Again, in typical fashion, I have a hard time narrowing down what to post, so I posted a TON! We hope you enjoy coming along with us through a photo tour.
This is Keith in the entry way to the Bellagio pool. Ahh... fruity drink!!!
Vacation is officially here!!!
This is the view of the pool from our room.
I always like to take pictures of our room. The room at the Bellagio was quite nice. I was especially impressed with the bathroom! This photo only shows half of it!
After some pool time and lunch at Mon Ami Gabi in Paris, we went for a stroll in the 100 degree heat. Sounds like a fun plan, don't you think?

This is Keith and I in front of Paris.
Ahh.... it's like we're back in Europe!! Friday night we went to dinner at Circo in the Bellagio. Here I am in the entry way of our hotel room. I don't think I've ever had a hotel room with an entry way like this. At our Circo dinner
We thought we could celebrate our 5 year anniversary... 4 month early!!!
After a fabulous dinner, we went to see "O". It was an unbelievable show and we had 4th row seats. The only tough part was the show didn't start until 10:30. With our hectic and early schedules, our grand plans of staying up late since we were kid free didn't work out too well. After the show we hit the hay.
Day 2 - Saturday
Keith is fired up to spend a day at the pool
Even though we were at the pool around 9 AM, there weren't any lounge chairs available. We set up camp on the edge of the pool. I must say, I think we had one of the best seats in the house!
Keith took this picture to capture the moment. Ahhh.... refreshment!!!
Of course, you can also see the red spots on my big toes from the shoes I was wearing the night before. It's tough being a girl!
Ahh.... fruity mojito!!!

Yes, we are on vacation but that doesn't mean that we aren't connected to work constantly. What has the world come to?
Really, does it get any better?
I dream of moments like this!
The backside view of the Bellagio from the pool.
There is more than one way to float on a raft.
After 8 hours at the pool, we took a stroll through the Bellagio to check out the Conservatory.

This is the worlds largest chocolate fountain. I could only get about half of it in the picture. Don't believe me, I even took a picture of the proof. See the certificate below.
Ahhh... Milk Chocolate!!!
The proof is in the (pudding) Chocolate!Saturday night we ate at Mesa Grill. SO GOOD! Ahhh.... Celebrating 5 years 2 nights in a row!
When dining on Southwest Cuisine, how can you pass up a fresh and hot Churro? When they are so fun, how can you pass up taking crazy pictures with Churros?
Do you think we have finally relaxed?
The Bellagio at night
Keith waiting for the water show outside of the Bellagio The water show has begun. This particular show was choreographed to Elton John's "Your Song". I Love Elton John! It was perfect!!
That night we had big plans to go out dancing. No kid, no curfew, why not?! Well, because at 10 PM we tend to shrivel up and start dreaming of sleep. We even had free passes to get into The Bank at the Bellagio. We showed up at 10:15 and they didn't even open until 10:30. We decided this was a sign and headed for bed.

Party poopers, yes.

Happy, relaxed, rested and ecstatic to celebrate 5 years of marriage 4 months early. YES!!!!

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