Vegas Family Trip!

Now that I am rested up from the week with my family here, I can successfully write this blog. An amazing time was had by all!  Here is a daily record of our time together.

July 14, 2013: Beautiful day in Red Rock Canyon followed by the Cirque du Soleil show, Beatles LOVE.

 

 

 

July 15, 2013:  A day of shopping and a performance of Jubilee!

 

July 16, 2013: A  visit to the world famous Hoover Dam!

 

 

July 17, 2013: Delicious Brunch at Hash House A-Go-Go, a 4 Showroom Car Museum, another show of Jubilee! and even a little Vegas gambling!

 

 

July 18, 2013: A true Las Vegas day. The Las Vegas sign, the Mob Museum and the Pawn Stars shop.

 

 

July 19, 2013: Road Trip to the Grand Canyon.  It was the perfect day with beautiful sunshine, a cool breeze, rain showers, lightning bolts and even a rainbow!  It was a wonderful day with my amazing family.

 

 

July 20, 2013: Our final day together in Las Vegas, hiking Robbers Roost on Mount Charleston and seeing Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana.

 

 

It was an absolutely amazing week!  I feel beyond blessed to have the family that I have.  Not only are they beautiful, but they all have the biggest hearts, desire to explore and such a sense of togetherness.  I am amazed that I was lucky enough to be born into this family.  Every time that we go on a vacation together I am reminded of just how incredible they are.  I hope that we keep this tradition going for many years to come.  I love them!  This vacation they helped me appreciate Las Vegas more than I thought was possible.  Together we did all the tourist-y activities that I hadn't done yet and it turned out to be awesome!  Thank you Mom, Dad and Andrew for loving me so much and for spending your vacation with me.  I can't wait to see where we go next summer :)

 

Anything exciting??

Well, it has been almost a month since my last post.  That shows that I have either been too busy to post, or that nothing that exciting has happened.  I am sad to announce that it is the latter of the two.  But maybe when I put all the events together here, it will seem more exciting! So here goes...

I have had wonderful friends come visit me and see Jubilee! from all over...

One of my best friends, Jamie Kennedy

Jamie and her boyfriend, Josh

Alex Bonnin and Laura Richins, very dear and longtime friends

 

I went on another Jubilee! boating trip on Lake Mead...

The crew of my boat!

The 3 boat drivers - Skipper Nate, Captain Artie, and Jessica (The Skipper too)

 

I had a delicious BBQ with friends when Laura's flight was delayed...

 

And I celebrated Independence Day!  It was so nice to actually BE in the United States, since last year I was in the Mediterranean and was one of 28 Americans in a crew of 300!

Homemade visors from mom!

 

Fireworks from Caesars Palace

So, I guess there have been exciting times.  And there are so many more to come.  As I am writing this my family is on their way to Vegas!  I'm so looking forward to their visit.  I wish Maarten and Bailey could be here too, but it will be nice to have my family together for a week!  We will see shows, take a trip to the Grand Canyon and then the Hoover Dam, eat lots of food, and maybe even do a little gambling!  Probably not, but it was worth a try!