Las Vegas, NV

Wow, time goes way too fast sometimes.  Stephen left a few days ago to go back home to Boston. We are already trying to figure out when we can get together again, but life is a little too up in the air to figure it out right now.  Jess went to her stepsister's wedding and had a great time.  She spent Tuesday with them as well, so Paul and I tried to take advantage of her being busy and took off to go hiking Red Rock Canyon.  The day was nice, so we brought lunch and wore light jackets.  Unfortunately by the time we actually got to the canyon, it was 33 degreees out and snowing.  hmmmm. It would have been smart to pack warmer jackets, but we weren't that clever.  Actually, it wouldn't have mattered much.  It was snowing QUITE a bit, and the wind was blowing.  We just did the scenic drive instead, but we are interested enough that we will try to head back there tomorrow after we drop Jess off at the airport.

   Wednesday Paul and I took the shuttle to the strip, wandered around for a bit, did some window shopping, and watched the fountain at the Bellagio.  Later on in the day we met up with Jess, her stepsisters and the guys with them.  We all met at Margaritaville, had some drinks and food, then wandered the strip some more.  We saw the "Siren" show at Treasure Island and none of us were really sure why we actually stuck around to watch the whole thing. Its really silly.  We also saw the fountains at Bellagio again, which was nice for me because I have never seen them at night before.

Also on our list of things to do was visit the Ethel M chocolate factory.  We did that Friday, but they only operate Monday thru Thursday!  We did get some free chocolate though, and since it was only a  2 mile drive, it was no big deal. We came back and decided to go see a movie.  The RV Park we are staying in has a movie theater and bowling alley.  Valentine's Day was starting soon, so thats what we went to see.  It was actually a fun movie.  Once we got back home we played another game of Phase 10, the game that Jess is apparently addicted to at the moment.

This afternoon Paul and Jess went to see Avatar.  I had no interest in it, so I stayed behind to clean up, and make Jess's favorite dinner- Macaroni and Cheese.