More Wedding and Reception Pictures

Mr. Rick took a ton of pictures at our wedding events, wedding and reception. As a gift he gave us a wonderful album of those photos, as well as a CD of the prints. Here are a few of our favorites:

Leaving Las Vegas

This was my "window" view on our flight from Vegas!

My Last Day in Las Vegas

Santa is made of 100 percent chocolate

Lunch at Serendipity 3: frozen hot chocolate with fried chicken and waffles....s.o. g.o.o.d.

shopping at Forum Shops (I shopped at Ed Hardy, but this window was too cute!)

saw Pete Rose

my last fountain show

I toured the art museum at Bellagio...it was surprisingly good!

dinner at PBJ Rock Bar while watching the Carolina/Clemson game

me and Hello Kitty on the street

gotta love the strip!

finishing the game from my room at the Bellagio

It's Friday Night...in Las Vegas

When we got back to Las Vegas we were ready to celebrate Ruben's birthday!!! It started with the most awesome sushi ever (think POP ROCK SUSHI...yes, POP ROCKS!!!) at YellowTail in the Bellagio. We had tickets to a Cirque de Soleil show at New York, New York and had to head there shortly after dinner. It was, shall we say, interesting. We were walking to our seats when I was pulled on stage as part of the pre-show.....

After the show we met back up with Ruben at the Casino in Monte Carlo. I described Vegas as "Disney World for Adults" the entire time we were there. Everything was over the top, larger than life, gimmicky....and I wanted to go to, probably, the biggest gimmick of all. I had seen the "ice hotels" on TV (Amazing Race, maybe??) and that company has "ice lounges" in Vegas. Everything inside is made of ice and the temp is Minus 5 (celcius), hence the name. It is so cold that you have to pay (an exorbiant amount....Vegas....) to rent boots, gloves and a coat. I talked Glenn and Ruben into VIP packages which included fur coats, Russian-type keepsake hats and a photo. Did I mention you can't take a camera in because it is so cold?? It was definitely neat. I would most likely never go again. But, the tables and chairs were ice. Cups were ice. And the ice sculptures of polar bears, bulls, Mt. Rushmore and the famous Vegas sign were unbelievable. It was a true "only in Vegas" place!

I think the birthday for Ruben and last night for Glenn (its a long story, but we won a free plane ticket at a fundraiser which required a Saturday night stay...for me!) was memorable!

Happy Thanksgiving From Sunny (Cold) Las Vegas!

Thanksgiving in Las Vegas was beautiful! We had a busy, but fun filled day. We started our day off with our first married meal (with Ruben, too) at Mon Ami Gabi, a wonderful French cafe at the Paris Hotel. After eating we walked through the hotel and casino. It was amazing how Paris had been recreated.

Following our Paris visit, Glenn and I did some shopping at the mall next door and then returned to our hotel to change for lunch with both sets of his parents, the Keckleys and the Kuhns at Tableaux at the Wynn. From lunch we headed with his mom, Fred and the Kuhns to the Venetian for a touch of Italy. Our plan was to do a gondola ride but with my tired feet I knew there was no way I was walking around for the two hour wait. Eventually Peggy, Penny and Ruben joined up with us for a few minutes.

After a rest back at the hotel and a shower we dressed for dinner and a show. First stop, however, was back at the Paris for a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower. The view was terrific, but Glenn was ready to go as soon as he stepped off the elevator. Usually heights bothered me, but surprisingly I was okay. We took a couple of pictures and headed back down, though to catch a cab back to the Wynn.

First stop at the Wynn was the gift shop for emergency shoes. My feet were killing me (I had worn new boots for the second time that day and those boots were NOT made for walking). and I needed flip flops to get through. One thing about Vegas, wear good walking shoes. Everything is sooooo big. The saleslady saved me from the $90 flips and introduced me to the best invention (and the best $20 I spent in Vegas)...."afterheelz", think Sam and Libby ballerina slippers from the 80s.

Thanksgiving dinner was with Glenn's dad and Belinda and SW Steakhouse. As were all the meals in Las Vegas, it was wonderful. From dinner we went to see Le Reve, a Cirque de Soleil type of show. It was all done in water and it was unbelievably good. There were people coming from the water, the ceiling, entrance ways....amazing. Our seats were front row and at some points the cast came up out of the water right in front of us.

It was our best first Thanksgiving!!

Breakfast at Mon Ami Gabi (one of my favorite places we ate....in our matching Puma track suits--remember we bought them late night our first night??)

Paris Hotel

after lunch at Tableux in the Wynn

at the Venetian

He called Glenn up on the stage!

view from the top --- top of the Vegas Eiffel Tower!

After a delicious dinner at SW Steakhouse it was on to Le Reve...a beautiful and amazing show

Wedding Day Is Almost Over

Following the ceremony and photo session, Glenn's grandmother, dad and Belinda hosted a dinner for everyone at Prime Steakhouse in Bellagio. It was absolutely beautiful and food was delicious! At the end we cut our first wedding cake. It tasted as wonderful as it was gorgeous. (If you are ever in need of a wedding cake in Las Vegas, I highly recommend Shannon More at Shannicakes. She was delightful to work with and honestly, it was one of the best cakes I have ever eaten.)

Following dinner everyone went their own way and while we were going to rest a while before meeting our friends, we ended up falling asleep! It had been a busy day! Meanwhile, it was the boys last night in Vegas. Ruben took them to Treasure Island to see the Pirate Show and for one last walk down the strip! I woke up about midnight and ran to their room to tell them bye. Ruben was taking them for their 6 a.m. flight. He was definitely a lifesaver on this trip and a great friend to come to Vegas for our wedding and then keep up with two kids for two days! Thank you, Ruben!

The boys bundled up for the TI Pirate Show