Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts

Friday, July 29, 2011

Viva Las Vegas!

Four days in Las Vegas with some fantastic girlfriends. What more can you ask for??? The weather was fantastic (it was actually cooler in Vegas than in Manhattan the entire time we were there), the company was great, hotel was nice and comfy and the food was spectacular. Oh and the shows were great and the clubs were pretty fun too.

Here is the hotel that we stayed at - highly reccomend the Plazzo, it easily fit the four of us quite comfortably in one suite:



The only real downsides of the trip were one, that none of us won any money and two that the plane right there and subsequent treadmill run made my knee hurt so bad I hard time walking the first half of the trip. That said, I never plan to run on a treadmill again if I can help it. I don't know if it was the treadmill or the 6 hours of sitting in the same place on the plane that aggravated my knee, but either way, I'm not planning on taking that risk again anytime soon if I can help it.

I had been to vegas before, but it had been a few years, and this trip definitely exceeded my expectations. I thought for a minute about counting calories and sticking to my new vegetarian ways, but that quickly went out the window pretty much the minute we landed:


If you're ever in Vegas try Hash House a Go Go. It was a real crowd pleaser. The service kinda sucked, but the food more than made up for it.

Luckily though it doesn't look like I gained any weight on the trip. I'm sure walking for miles every day up and down the strip in the 100+ degree heat had something to do with it. Official weigh in is tomorrow and I plan on giving a weight update then.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Sweet Home Indiana

8 days in Indiana = awesome

I haven't spent that much time in my home state since I lived there in college. Every trip home has always been limited by vacation time and obligations and has always felt way too rushed. This trip was the exact opposite. I made a few plans as possible and was able to spend a lot of time with some of my most favorite people in the world.

My time was split between my family - mom, Jack (stepdad), John (brother) and the rest of the crew (aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) and my bestest friend Katie and her family. Heaven.

Did I mention that there was no internet or cable at Katie's house? Double heaven. I felt truly disconnected and it was wonderful.

The week was full of long talks, good food, lots of running, chasing a baby (ahem, toddler) around and lots of hugs. All in all, it was amazing. I of course wish Jeff could have been there with me because it would have been even more amazing, but alas, that just wasn't possible.

But, even though the week was amazing, at IT WAS, it's great to be home. I suppose that's how you know you really have it good, if after even the best trip away you still love being home the most.