The view from our hotel room was magnificent if you like neon lights & signs...

Presidents and presidential assassins are like Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. Even though one city is all about sin and the other is all about salvation, they are identical, one-dimensional company towns built up by the sheer will of true believers. –Sarah Vowell

I thought it was ironic that it mentions both SLC & Vegas. 

Weekend away to Las Vegas

We had a long weekend off work & school so I planned us a trip to Vegas for Valentines day/Mic’s birthday. We aren’t gamblers but Vegas is close & the weather forecast was warm (I am so over winter). And nice hotels are inexpensive.

We left after work/school Wednesday and drove to St. George. We got there late, and stayed the night with Mic’s sister Kate. She was nice to give up her King size bed for us, and slept on her couch.

Thursday we woke up and went to my favorite Bear Paw for breakfast. Shopped a little, and then headed to Vegas. We checked into our hotel, grabbed dinner, shopped & walked the entire strip & back. That city is crazy at night.

Before we’d left home I’d set up an itinerary of things I wanted to do/see. One of which was hiking in Red Rocks Canyon which is just outside the city. Somehow I forgot to pack hiking clothes/shoes though. While shopping at some outlets I told Mic that maybe I could find inexpensive tennis shoes to hike with- and if I didn’t maybe some thrift store would have some. But I didn’t want to pay a lot for cute ones that would get super dirty on the hike. I lucked out & found some cute ones for $15 in the kids section (since I wear size 4/5 shoes).

Friday we hiked most of the day & took a ton of pictures. Afterwards we also ate at DW Bistro which a friend recommended. It was delicious! Small bistro with a modern look. The owner is from Jamaica but lived in New Mexico, so the menu is a twist of Jamaican Tex Mex. And since it was our first time there, they gave us free dessert, which was also to die for. Seriously if you’re ever in Vegas, go to Summerlin & DW Bistro, you won’t regret it.

We also went to the hotels spa for hot tubing/sitting in the saunas. What I didn’t realize is that there was a separation between the male/female part of the spa. I headed into my side thinking it would join up with Mic’s but after sitting in the hot tub alone for a while I asked one of the spa attendants if the guys side joined this hot tub or not. It wasn’t as relaxing by myself & I kept stressing about figuring out when Mic would be done & waiting for me in the front of the spa. Finally some attendant came & told me that my husband said he’d meet me at 6:30. So I relaxed alone in the hot tub, and wet & dry saunas. Definitely would’ve been more enjoyable with him but still super fancy spa.

Saturday we shopped some more & then headed back to St G. We went to dinner with Kate at Samurai 21 & had yummy sushi. Recently we’ve gotten into eating Sushi, and I keep surprising myself by how much I enjoy it every time I try a new place/roll.

The weather was low 60’s*, and a beautiful blue sky. It was hard coming back to weather in the 30’s*. We’re seriously considering moving to St George in the near future. Yes it is unbearably hot 2 months out of the year there, but that beats SLC cold 6 months out of the year. I hate being cold. And I’ve always wanted to move to St G. 

my lunch at DW Bistro

Red Velvet Deliciousness

Happy B-day