Thank you for the coffee! I think I'll need more, though.
We got back from Vegas last night. We stayed on the 31st floor at NY, NY and had a marvelous time. The first night I won $500 at blackjack, so the next day I went shopping. (same type of thing on night/day 2 as well) That's my kind of vacation! We had great food (that's the other reason to vacation, right?) including the "Nine Fine Irishmen Pub". At night there was an irish band, and the folks in the pub were swinging their beer mugs and singing along. It looked just like we were in a movie. The food was fab, of course, with bangers & mustard mash, shepard's pie, fish & chips & a wonderful appetizer with various fruits, cheeses & breads.
Then there was Samba, a brazilian place in the Mirage. They brought meat out on large (2-1/2' long) skewers and kept on bringing them in random order till we couldn't eat anymore. There was flank steak, bacon wrapped turkey with a honey glaze, roast beef, chicken legs, pork ribs, pork loin roast & fish filets. They also served rice w/black beans, roasted plantains with honey sauce, carrots in a good sweet/spicy sauce, and a lovely salad with hearts of palm, olives, carrots & a wonderful dressing.
Okay, now I'm hungry...
I'll take 3 cream puffs, Maidrite!
Oh, and crewsk, don't feel bad about your husband leaving the day after your anniversary. When my second son was born, my husband left 6 days later for a trip he'd received through work, so he took his best friend and they golfed! And did I mention I was recovering from a c-section and had a 2-1/2 year old at the time?