My oldest daughter and I headed south to Las Vegas this week.....about 12 hours after I landed from my Dayton trip. Las Vegas was a road trip in the Miata. WHAT A BLAST!
I've been to Vegas nearly a dozen times. Each trip offered its own unique purpose and created its own history. A few trips have been work related and have either minimal signifigance or allowed me to stay at a notable casino. I recalled trips with significant others - each with its own adventure and place in my heart. Despite the numbers of visits this one took on its own uniqueness and place in history.
It was Heather's first visit to Sin City. She had places she wanted to see and I had places I wanted to show her. A perfect balance. We found the Klondike. This was where Robert and I stayed when we rolled into town with no forethought during spring break in March of 1986. We'd decided to get married and just went about doing it - with no reservations (nice play on words Teri). I had no idea where we had really ended up.
I was able to share the Golden Gate with her - the secret world Craig introduced me to. We dined on shrimp and beer. We kidded around with Bob Long, the Golden Gate's pianist. Heather got the Fremont Experience.
I did some of my famous "gee I hope I can find that thing I didn't buy last time I was here and wished I had" shopping. I did some of my "there's a Sephora here" shopping. And I introduced Heather to Chad....sure to be my dearest Las Vegas friend. Chad runs the Metropolitan Interiors store - at Sahara/Paradise Roads. I adore him, I can't visit Vegas without visiting his store and can't leave without buying something from him. He dotes on me during my visits and is just "so cute". It works out well because I just have to eat at India Oven which is in the same shopping center.
And of course the trip wouldn't have been at all if it weren't for my icon Barry Manilow. We did the April 26 show, 2nd row. AWESOME as always. I've created two Barry fans this year...my Mother-in-law Joanne and Heather. Yes, it is a very fine year.
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