Vegas part 3

Saturday, we all went shopping at the mall. In the afternoon, Wayne and Penny went to the Lion King alone, since Rob and Jodi had just seen it. Rob took at nap, while Jodi went to go get us tickets to Ka! at MGM grand. Ka, is a Cirque. It is hard to describe, but its a story told via acrobatics and visual art. It was good, and we can't even begin to describe it. It is like no other show we have seen. It was the first Cirque show we have seen, and will probably see another one next time. The theater and stage itself was worth it. After the show, we went to ice cream, gambled a little, then went to bed. Sunday, we gambled again, ate breakfast and then went to the airport. A short delay, but we got back home around 8:30. It was great fun, and good to see family. We are already planning our next trip! We invite all readers of this blog to join us next time we go. It is always more fun with friends and family!

Vegas Random thoughts!

I think the economy has really changed Vegas. In the past, we really enjoyed sitting in the casino, where they used to have lots of free bands, karioke, etc... and play the game "daughter or girlfriend?" Every other couple that walked by was a great candidate for this game, however, this summer and fall, not only have all the free bands and stuff gone away, we literally saw almost no couples to play the game on! I guess the economy has really changed the dating scene! Also, every casino now has dancing girls. Dancing on tables, on stages, in cages, its really wierd. Jodi and Rob kind of enjoy watching the dancing girls, its kind of interesting. But in honor of what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, we thought of taking pictures of the girls, but decided on spongebob instead!

Vegas! Again!

Ok, we loved our trip to vegas during the summer so much, we decided to go again! With it only a short 2 hour flight, why not? This time, we went with Wayne and Penny! I can't speak for them, but we felt they were really good travel partners. We flew into Vegas on Thursday night around 8:30. That evening, we went to dinner and provided Wayne and Penny with our visitor orientation of the area. On Friday morning, Penny and Jodi went shopping, while Rob and Wayne went with Bill (Rob's friend) golfing. They seemed to have fun, since everyone was in a good mood upon return. We then met Kim and Garry for dinner at the Claim Jumper. (Wayne paid!) Then it was off to the Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian. Last time we sat in the third row, this time we were in the balcony, which may have been better seats! It was great again. I hope Kim and Garry had fun, it was fun seeing them! So, two thumbs up for Friday!

Pearl Jam review

Since I promised a Pearl Jam review, and I know regular readers of the blog (both of ya) are on the edge of your seat, a Pearl Jam review it is. Saturday night, Jodi and Rob attended the previously mentioned Pearl Jam concert. Trey stayed at the motel. He was invited, but did not want to go. The first hour of the concert was almost exclusively new songs, some good, some not so good. Its hard to sell angst when you are a multi millionaire I guess. Pearl Jam is anti -pop, no light show, no curtain, they started the show by walking on stage and saying "good evening" then right into the music. The last hour was gold, solid gold. While they did not play at least 5 songs they should have, the last hour was one hit after another from the "old days." The place was completely sold out, and everyone was signing along. Everyone should see them at least once in life! The observation I would make, not to get all philosophical on ya, but Eddie Vedder looked old. A little gray in his beard and hair, a few wrinkles on his face. So, by extension if Eddie is old, we all are old. There is my philosophical thought of the day. (by the way, he really did wear boots and flannel, they haven't changed wardrobe in years)

Pearl Jam! Yes, Pearl Jam.

We plan on breaking out the flannel and the timerland boots this weekend. It is off to Pearl Jam on Saturday night. We are looking forward to this walk down memory lane. Most who know us know we like concerts and have for years, but somehow have missed Pearl Jam. Full report to follow.....

Football update

An update for Trey's football team. Since our last update, they have won two more games. In three games this year, they have not allowed the other team to score in any of them. They have scored at least 40 points in each game. Pretty good for a team with only 10 players. They play 8 man football.

Week that was

No new pictures, just old ones. On Thursday night, Wayne was nice enough to go with Rob, Trey and Trampis to the Boise St. Oregon game. It was fun and Boise won. Friday morning, Rob and Trey had to get up early and head to Imbler for Trey's first football game of the season. He played well and the team played well, they won 40-0! That evening, Jodi met them in LaGrande and they drove back to Boise for the weekend. Saturday was for shopping, we went to the Nike store, the Mall, Costco, and other stores. We were thinking of a movie, but couldn't find one, so we watched a football game and went to bed. Sunday was more of the same, back to the Nike store, then we went and checked out the new mall in Nampa near the car store. It really isn't done yet, all it has so far is JC Pennys and Sports Authority. Jodi and Rob went to a movie, Extract, only average. The whole family went to Outback for dinner. It was good but they really raised the prices. It cost $80 for the three of us to eat dinner. Then we went home and watched another football game. Monday, we basically just got ready and drove home. Pretty boring, huh!