As I mentioned, my parents decided to drive up from Scottsdale this past weekend for a quick visit. They arrived Saturday around 1:00 p.m. with Mr. Nash in tow. After a crazy reunion between the dogs, we headed over to Justin and I's new apartment to show my parents. Later that night, we decided to go walk around the new casino/condo area, City Center, and scope it out. Our overall impression was not so good- we got lost, it was dark- no signs, confusing, HUGE, and just inconvenient to do or get anywhere. Once we finally made our way OUT of the casino, we headed over to the Paris hotel to find some dinner! Justin and I had this burger place we'd been meaning to try, so we decided to go there- Le Burger Brasserie. After dinner we decided to go to a movie and the one that worked best time-wise for us was 'Extraordinary Measures.' Although it was kind of slow moving, overall it was a good movie.
Sunday we got up early and went out for breakfast and then headed to the strip again in an unsuccessful attempt to get Garth Brooks tickets! [I'm still fuming mad that we didn't get any]. After being told to go to the wrong place and waiting in line for 3 hours, we decided to give up because our chances looked pretty bleak. BUT, we did learn a lot and now we know all the secrets and tricks, so we're going to attempt to get them again at the end of Feb. for his next show. [I <3 Garth Brooks]
After our disappointing morning, we headed back towards our place and hit up the casino right by our house to play a little blackjack. After losing a combined $600 (daddy's money, thankfully!) in an hour, we caught on that the cards weren't in our favor today. Which was only to be evident later on, when we watched the Vikings lose. Justin is still moping around about that. Oh well, there's always next year!
Finally, all good things have to come to an end, and mom and dad left early Monday morning- dad wanted to get back in time to golf.
Thanks for a great weekend mom and dad- I love you!!!
Sunday we got up early and went out for breakfast and then headed to the strip again in an unsuccessful attempt to get Garth Brooks tickets! [I'm still fuming mad that we didn't get any]. After being told to go to the wrong place and waiting in line for 3 hours, we decided to give up because our chances looked pretty bleak. BUT, we did learn a lot and now we know all the secrets and tricks, so we're going to attempt to get them again at the end of Feb. for his next show. [I <3 Garth Brooks]
After our disappointing morning, we headed back towards our place and hit up the casino right by our house to play a little blackjack. After losing a combined $600 (daddy's money, thankfully!) in an hour, we caught on that the cards weren't in our favor today. Which was only to be evident later on, when we watched the Vikings lose. Justin is still moping around about that. Oh well, there's always next year!
Finally, all good things have to come to an end, and mom and dad left early Monday morning- dad wanted to get back in time to golf.
Thanks for a great weekend mom and dad- I love you!!!
