Vacation!

Joseph and I had a week off. We knew we wanted to do something but we weren't really sure what to do. Our house projects have been sucking up a bit of cash, so we decided it would probably have to be within driving distance. I've never been to Vegas, and Joseph's good friend Steve lives in Utah, so it started to sound like a plan.

Hoover Dam baby!

This is off the Vegas strip. I don't really know what that boat is, but it looked like a good photo op.

The view out the window from our hotel room in Vegas. We were on the 23rd floor.

After our tour of the vegas strip, Joseph and I got massages, and I also got a facial. No pictures of that here, but it was probably one of my most favorite parts of the trip.

This was a little electric train that runs between some of the hotels/casinos and also the very upscale mall "Crystals." Joseph promised to take me shopping, but it isn't really shopping when you can't afford anything.

In the upscale mall. You see one of the stores behind me is Versace.

Here we are at our dinner/show. We stayed in the Excalibur hotel and the show we saw was something about the knights of the round table. It was kind of cheesy but also fun.

This is the king of Hungary, which was my section. I'm pretty sure he's an aspiring actor who is stuck playing a knight in Vegas. Joseph thinks he must like it because he seemed really into it.

Here is Steve. We drove all the way to Salt Lake to see this kid. When he and Joseph get together it's really fun to watch. You can just tell they're good friends. You don't get very many good friends in life, and I think when you have someone you really click with, you need to stay in touch. This is pretty late at night; we'd just got in that day and he had to work, but he came over after. He and Joseph gossiped a bit and made plans for the next night.

That area of Utah also has other friends. We met up with Joseph's cousin, the opera singer (no picture). We also met up with Jessica, featured in the picture above. Are you jealous that I got to see your sister Ashley? It was fun to catch up.

Around six we met Steve and his wife Ellen for dinner at Fazoli's. I was so stoked there was a Fazoli's right next to our hotel! It is one of my favorite places to eat, and a few years back they closed all the chains in Arizona. Steven and Ellen were a ton of fun. I'm actually sad that I made a new friend and she lives in Utah! The good news is they're coming to visit this summer. :)

I didn't do as much homework as I should have on the trip. But who wants to do homework while on vacation? Total buzzkill. I'm just going to have to crank it out these next couple days.