Las Vegas Part 2

5 of the 6 sisters met in Vegas two weeks ago. Counting our parents and our only brother, we are 9 and rarely are all together.  We chose Vegas because my sister, Susie, has a home that could accommodate all of us together in one place. She and her husband are recently retired and both kids are gone.  So before they decide to downsize we thought it best to try and trash her place, plus it was Bobbys idea.

Susie arranged all the airport transportation and orchestrated the agenda for the entire stay beautifully.  Upon arrival we sat by her pool, had a Cinco de Mayo buffet the first night we went to my sister, Rebecca’s daughter’s house for dinner.

It was Ashleys first dinner party as an adult and first in her new home.  She was a little nervous so she called in reinforcements from her cousin, Alexa who flew down from Colorado for the weekend.  The 5 of us can be overwhelming to say the least. The dinner was wonderful and the after dinner plan was to gamble at the nearby casino.  However some of us were on Eastern Time zones so we were too tired and we were concerned about crowds due to Cinco de Mayo.  We went home and crashed.  Sunday morning we woke up to a  champagne brunch a la TJ, my brother-in-law. 

We were served waffles, fresh fruit, an egg/mushroom casserole, and bacon. we had every long leisurely breakfast.  Afterwards we went on a record-breaking 5 mile walking tour of the strip we borrowed a wheelchair from one of the casinos.  I wanted to alternate walk/ride but could not get permission from the troops because of the crowds. Along the tour we stopped and gambled, visited the Chihuly museum  and The Cosmopolitan hotel has the world’s largest chandelier(see below). Every trip has to have some drama.  For us it was thewheelchair on the people mover.  We were supposed to end our tour at my favorite mall - the Fashion Show for some Vegas bling but everyone was so tired we decided to go the the restaurant early and have a beer. Why were we tired? The people mover! Turns out it had a downhill component. We never saw it coming. Four women  standing, one in a wheelchair and all hanging on for dear life!

The next day was free flowing and several of us exercised at Susie's health club and then to the strip again for some more gambling for Mary. On Monday night, Susie arranged for front row seats at a show called “Legends in Concert. The legends featured Elvis, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and Michael Jackson.   we said our goodbyes Monday night and Susie and I flew back to Texas with Mary on Tuesday but not before Mary got one last gambling fix.  See above for major glee.   Im just glad we capped her spending.

Life sure doesn't end with a stroke.