Viva Las Vegas!!

For awhile now Philip and I have been talking about how we wanted to just get away for the weekend and go somewhere. We tossed up a quick trip to Cali or a trip to Vegas and after all was said and done we decided to go to Vegas. We had a blast!

 

 The first pic is from the drive in. The pic doesn't do it justice. One of my favorite things about Vegas is driving in at night and seeing all the lights. It's crazy! Such a cool experience. I remember seeing it for the first time with my pop and brothers and ever since then I've just loved it. We didn't get into Vegas until around 2am, but we decided to get dressed up and go out anyway for a little bit. Party animals right?

 The next day we woke up and found out that our friend Chad was in town! We were so excited to be able to hang out with him. Both of our schedules are usually pretty crazy so we don't get to hang out as much as we should, but when we do hang out it's a blast!

 Before we met up with Chad we went to go see LOVE! It was such a great show. I always say no one puts on a show like Vegas does! I'd recommend this show to anyone!

 I tried to get a picture of us with the ceiling. It was decorated really cool and all the staff wore Beatles inspired outfits.

After LOVE we met up with Chad. We had dinner on the strip and took some pics, then we were out for a fun night on the town!

The next day Chad had left town and it was a pretty low key day for Philip and me. We went to a few exhibits and just had a relaxing day away from home. First we went to the Bodies Exhibit. Which was pretty neat, but definitely didn't have as much as we expected. From what I hear when they traveled to SLC they had much more in their exhibit then they had at the one in Vegas, but it was still fun to see. After we went to the Bodies Exhibit we went to the Titanic Exhibit (ironic that another cruise ship crashed that weekend?). The Titanic Exhibit was awesome! Philip and I both were people from SLC, but we both ended up dying. There was a lot of cool artifacts and interesting information. I'd recommend going to this exhibit as well.

 After all was said and done we had dinner at Serendipity 3. We shared the frozen hot chocolate (which was very chocolately, but good with the whipped cream) and then had our food. Most food in Vegas is super overpriced and not that great of food, but we actually thought their food was pretty good. We had a great view on their deck which is located right on the strip.

 After dinner we just kind of walked the strip and did a little site seeing. We stopped and watched the Bellagio water show and took a couple pictures.

 

The next morning it was time to go home, but we wanted to do one last thing before heading home so we went to Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden . Supposedly they are adding more to the place, but it was just okay for us. The dolphin show was by far the best, but it was pretty neat seeing all the other different animals. They were all so big. The white tiger that is standing on it's legs was almost double Philip even though you can't really tell in the pic.

These guys all knew how to pose for pictures. It was so funny! One day Philip and I want to swim with dolphins! Just another thing to add to our to do list.

Even though it was a short weekend trip, it was just what we needed. Sometimes we get so bogged down with work, school, and all the little odds and ends with our house we just forget to relax and have fun. This trip definitely provided that for us. Trips also make you realize what all you leave behind at home and how much it means to you. We were so ready to return home to that!