Tonight at dinner, the cute waiter made a flower out of a napkin for me. Pretty sweet. I will try and post a picture later. Sat on the patio lounger tonight and enjoyed the stars listening to the ocean. Doesn't get any better than this.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
A Bluetiful Day At The Beach
Today was a bluetiful day! The sky was blue the weather was warm and it was just bluetiful. After breakfast we snagged us a lounger on then beach. We were just a few feet from the gorgeous ocean. About 9:00 we went for a couples back massage. It was pretty good. Art is willing to do that but forget the pedicure. I think he actually enjoyed the massage. No feet were involved. When it was over, I said to him that was a pretty fast half hour and agreed. Then back to our lounger on the beach and that is where we stayed the rest if the day. Even took a nap. It was so great! Got word it snowed at home so we enjoyed the sun even more. The food is so good I will probably gain 10 pounds. We did go check the gym out tonight. Maybe we will take advantage of it before the week is over.....or maybe not.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Did you say upgrade
This morning we got up to the awesome sound of the ocean. Knowing back home it snowed makes it even better. We had a great breakfast. The fruit is so fresh and yummy, I just love it. I am not even worrying about my diet while I am here so I had a delicious omelette with my fruit.
We decided to do the presentation today. We were pretty set to tell them no thanks, we are done as we have so many times but........... Yep that's right we upgraded our membership to Presidential. The Presidential suit is pretty awesome. It is like a condo. Our sincere desire and hope is to bring our kids and grandkids here for a family vacation. Upgrading, puts us that much closer to that goal. It took most of the day taking care of it all. We did have some lunch at our favorite rooftop grill though. As part of the upgrade, we got a new room here. A free upgrade. We were going to upgrade anyway today but now we did it free. I asked the guy if we upgraded our membership could we upgrade our room now and not wait until our next trip (knowing full well I would have to wait). He said we had to wait and then came back a few minutes later and said he would pay for the upgrade now......sweet. Art talked to him about auctions. The guy said he wanted to start an auction here. Art said give me an airline ticket and I will tell you how it is set up and works. The next thing we know, we have two free airline tickets. Too funny.
After we got back to our hotel, we switched rooms and then I dashed off to the spa for a manicure and pedicure. I got to the spa and it was actually full of men. It made me think of Art. Some of you will remember the pedicure last time we were here. Art screamed when they filed his feet. Well... he refused to do it again. While I was thinking about how funny it was, no kidding, the guy across from me let out a scream. I was a goner. Embarrassed, he said in a very southern drawl, everyone said he would love it but he begged to differ. It was so funny.
A lovely dinner and walk then back to the room. We sat on the deck for a little while and now we are ready to turn in. Tomorrow we have hopes of beach time. Can you believe we have been in paradise for more than 24 hours and have yet to put our swimming suits on? Goodness......Tomorrow!
We decided to do the presentation today. We were pretty set to tell them no thanks, we are done as we have so many times but........... Yep that's right we upgraded our membership to Presidential. The Presidential suit is pretty awesome. It is like a condo. Our sincere desire and hope is to bring our kids and grandkids here for a family vacation. Upgrading, puts us that much closer to that goal. It took most of the day taking care of it all. We did have some lunch at our favorite rooftop grill though. As part of the upgrade, we got a new room here. A free upgrade. We were going to upgrade anyway today but now we did it free. I asked the guy if we upgraded our membership could we upgrade our room now and not wait until our next trip (knowing full well I would have to wait). He said we had to wait and then came back a few minutes later and said he would pay for the upgrade now......sweet. Art talked to him about auctions. The guy said he wanted to start an auction here. Art said give me an airline ticket and I will tell you how it is set up and works. The next thing we know, we have two free airline tickets. Too funny.
After we got back to our hotel, we switched rooms and then I dashed off to the spa for a manicure and pedicure. I got to the spa and it was actually full of men. It made me think of Art. Some of you will remember the pedicure last time we were here. Art screamed when they filed his feet. Well... he refused to do it again. While I was thinking about how funny it was, no kidding, the guy across from me let out a scream. I was a goner. Embarrassed, he said in a very southern drawl, everyone said he would love it but he begged to differ. It was so funny.
A lovely dinner and walk then back to the room. We sat on the deck for a little while and now we are ready to turn in. Tomorrow we have hopes of beach time. Can you believe we have been in paradise for more than 24 hours and have yet to put our swimming suits on? Goodness......Tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
All in a day
I knew morning would come early but oh my....... We got up at 4:15. I actually woke up this morning at 4:00. My bladder was full and when I looked to see what time it was I decided to stay in bed for the extra fifteen minutes. My bladder could wait.
After a prior discussion of our options, we decided that we would drive ourselves to the airport and just park in long term parking. I still think it was a wise decision. It was super chilly this morning. Some might even say it was cold. Art had to deice the car. Brrrrrrrrr. Traffic was light and we got to the airport in about 15 minutes. We had a fun treat while at the checkin counter, our sweet MKs parents were there. They are headed to Texas. We had a quick visit.
Art booked the trip with his credit card so he had priority boarding. I however .....didn't. He was with the first to board and I was was with the last. I was stunned and amazed how many strangers had an opinion on that.
The flights were flawless. We arrived safe and sound. As we stepped into the building to enter customs, I was a tad bit nervous anticipating the line. I thought it would be light but you never know. Fortunately, my nervous feeling soon vanished. The room was pretty empty. We made it through customs in about five minutes. Sweet! We had to wait a little bit for our luggage but that really is to be expected. As we stepped out of the airport, the smell of the warm Caribbean air and the sun on my face was awesome. Just like greeting an old friend. We had to wait for about 40 minutes for our ride to the hotel. Glad the sun was warm.
We didn't get the room we requested but thought oh well until we got to the room they gave us. Not thrilled with it so Art went and requested a different one. They don't have another room til tomorrow so we will take care of that in the morning.
We had a great dinner. I just love the squash and tomato soup here. It is the kind that when you put it in your mouth, your taste buds shiver with joy and say thank you very much. I had been anticipating it for a while so Art said lets have it tonight and let me say it didn't disappoint. A funny..... My mouth is really tiny and waiters always bring me a giant serving spoon. I can't fit one in my mouth, so when he brought it, before I could say anything, Art requested a small spoon. The waiter had a funny look but agreed. Once he realized it was for me and not Art he was fine. Art told him he would stick with the big spoon. Don't know how folks use such a big spoon.
Traveling always wears me out with excitement of going and anxiety of wondering if everything will work out. That mixed with the early morning, this kid is ready for bed. Art is already "resting his eyes". We are going to relax a little bit and will head to bed early......... I hope. As I am writing this, I am listening to crash of the ocean waves. Love it!! So excited for tomorrow.
After a prior discussion of our options, we decided that we would drive ourselves to the airport and just park in long term parking. I still think it was a wise decision. It was super chilly this morning. Some might even say it was cold. Art had to deice the car. Brrrrrrrrr. Traffic was light and we got to the airport in about 15 minutes. We had a fun treat while at the checkin counter, our sweet MKs parents were there. They are headed to Texas. We had a quick visit.
Art booked the trip with his credit card so he had priority boarding. I however .....didn't. He was with the first to board and I was was with the last. I was stunned and amazed how many strangers had an opinion on that.
The flights were flawless. We arrived safe and sound. As we stepped into the building to enter customs, I was a tad bit nervous anticipating the line. I thought it would be light but you never know. Fortunately, my nervous feeling soon vanished. The room was pretty empty. We made it through customs in about five minutes. Sweet! We had to wait a little bit for our luggage but that really is to be expected. As we stepped out of the airport, the smell of the warm Caribbean air and the sun on my face was awesome. Just like greeting an old friend. We had to wait for about 40 minutes for our ride to the hotel. Glad the sun was warm.
We didn't get the room we requested but thought oh well until we got to the room they gave us. Not thrilled with it so Art went and requested a different one. They don't have another room til tomorrow so we will take care of that in the morning.
We had a great dinner. I just love the squash and tomato soup here. It is the kind that when you put it in your mouth, your taste buds shiver with joy and say thank you very much. I had been anticipating it for a while so Art said lets have it tonight and let me say it didn't disappoint. A funny..... My mouth is really tiny and waiters always bring me a giant serving spoon. I can't fit one in my mouth, so when he brought it, before I could say anything, Art requested a small spoon. The waiter had a funny look but agreed. Once he realized it was for me and not Art he was fine. Art told him he would stick with the big spoon. Don't know how folks use such a big spoon.
Traveling always wears me out with excitement of going and anxiety of wondering if everything will work out. That mixed with the early morning, this kid is ready for bed. Art is already "resting his eyes". We are going to relax a little bit and will head to bed early......... I hope. As I am writing this, I am listening to crash of the ocean waves. Love it!! So excited for tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
It's Magic
We had the privilege to go to a Penn & Teller show. It was awesome! I am sure those who know me and know I don't like magic, that it makes me nervous, will be surprised to hear be say it was awesome. We arrived at the theater about 30 minutes ahead of schedule. There was a man playing piano and a man playing the bass. They were playing jazz. The bass player was wearing a hat so you couldn't see his face really well but I soon realized it was Penn. And let me tell you, he was a great bass player. We had front row center seats. They were the best seats ever. The pianist kept announcing as folks arrived to come up on stage. On stage was a wood box. A crate type of box. You were welcome to examine it and even get in it if you so desired. They also had poster type board on an easel. It had the date and an 8x11 manila envelope on it. They asked everyone to sign the envelope. So of coarse, I did. (It was actually used in the show.) When the show began, a stage hand closed the box tipped it on it's side and moved it to the front of the stage. They announced Penn and Teller, Penn walked out on stage and Teller popped out of the box. How he got in there I don't know. I was stunned…… my mouth dropped to my chest and my eyed popped wide open. Teller pointed at me and imitated my face. Truly I was stunned. I watched the stage hand with the box the whole time. All I can say is "Magic"
A few of the tricks I knew how they worked and a couple I could figure out but they rest was a total mystery. Pure magic. They were very engaging and entertaining. Would I go again? Absolutely!
The theater is a beautiful theater and probably holds about 1200 people so after the show, I said to Art let's just sit here and let all these folks head out. So we did. The theater was practically empty when we walked out. We didn't make to too far and we found the crowd. It was elbow to elbow. I didn't understand why. Then I saw folks holding cameras up in the air. Teller was standing there and taking pictures with people. That was pretty cool. He did a card trick earlier in the show and we picked up two of the cards so I wanted to have him sign them and take a picture but the crowd was too big. We decided to keep walking. Glad we did as just up a little ways was Penn and he was taking pictures with people as well. A man was there with his 10 year old daughter and said he wished he could get someone to take their picture so I said to him, I will take a picture of you guys with your camera, if you will take our picture. He happily agreed. I could hardly stand there I was so excited. I was going to have my picture taken with Penn. Woohooo!!! I know Art isn't big on that short of thing ( I can't imagine it) but I told him since it was his birthday, he should have his picture taken too. He agreed. Penn called everyone "Boss" and it wasn't long he pointed at me and said your turn boss. Oh! I was like a star struck giddy school girl. The battery on my phone had died just before the show so we used the camera on Art's phone. I hurried up and asked if he would sign one of the cards. He smiled and said I will do whatever you want Boss. I said oooooh. He looked and me and got a huge grin and chuckled. Not only did he sign one of the cards, he signed them both. Penn stood between Art and I and posed for the picture. It was so cool. The guy who took our picture didn't a very good job….darn it. I took about 4 great ones for him and he did one lousy one. Oh well, we still have it. It is on Art's phone so I don't have it to post so you just have to take my word for it. It was really him….not a poster or a wax figure. It was him. He really was a genuinely nice guy and holy smokes Myrna….that guy is TALL.
It was just a "Magical" moment and night.
A few of the tricks I knew how they worked and a couple I could figure out but they rest was a total mystery. Pure magic. They were very engaging and entertaining. Would I go again? Absolutely!
The theater is a beautiful theater and probably holds about 1200 people so after the show, I said to Art let's just sit here and let all these folks head out. So we did. The theater was practically empty when we walked out. We didn't make to too far and we found the crowd. It was elbow to elbow. I didn't understand why. Then I saw folks holding cameras up in the air. Teller was standing there and taking pictures with people. That was pretty cool. He did a card trick earlier in the show and we picked up two of the cards so I wanted to have him sign them and take a picture but the crowd was too big. We decided to keep walking. Glad we did as just up a little ways was Penn and he was taking pictures with people as well. A man was there with his 10 year old daughter and said he wished he could get someone to take their picture so I said to him, I will take a picture of you guys with your camera, if you will take our picture. He happily agreed. I could hardly stand there I was so excited. I was going to have my picture taken with Penn. Woohooo!!! I know Art isn't big on that short of thing ( I can't imagine it) but I told him since it was his birthday, he should have his picture taken too. He agreed. Penn called everyone "Boss" and it wasn't long he pointed at me and said your turn boss. Oh! I was like a star struck giddy school girl. The battery on my phone had died just before the show so we used the camera on Art's phone. I hurried up and asked if he would sign one of the cards. He smiled and said I will do whatever you want Boss. I said oooooh. He looked and me and got a huge grin and chuckled. Not only did he sign one of the cards, he signed them both. Penn stood between Art and I and posed for the picture. It was so cool. The guy who took our picture didn't a very good job….darn it. I took about 4 great ones for him and he did one lousy one. Oh well, we still have it. It is on Art's phone so I don't have it to post so you just have to take my word for it. It was really him….not a poster or a wax figure. It was him. He really was a genuinely nice guy and holy smokes Myrna….that guy is TALL.
It was just a "Magical" moment and night.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Happy Birthday Art
Happy Birthday to Art. The day started early . How early you ask. 5:15 am. It was a crazy night. About 3:00 am we were waken by a loud bank. We have an adjoining room and I don't know what they were up to but they banged the adjoining door a few times. Then at 5:15 there was banging on our door. A lot of banging. I finally got up, looked through the peep hole and saw a man standing there. I noticed he didn't have a shirt on and then I realized he was in his underwear. ( I don't even want to know). I hollered throught the door "wrong room" and he staggered off. Art said I wonder what two things will happen tonight. We seem to be on a roll.
We decided to walk the strip......go to the M&M store. For some reason this town turns us around. We didn't go the way we should have so it took us a lot longer to walk there and it was the back roads. Oh well....we made it. What a sea of people. It was hard to walk the streets it was so crowded. We found the quick way back to the hotel.
We took a nap. Art is feeling all better. I am so glad. Even his color returned. Throughout the day, he got birthday wishes from his peeps. It was awesome!
We went the RIO hotel. We had a great dinner there. The restaurant was located on the 50th floor. It was floor to ceiling windows all the way around. The views were awesome. We had the filet mignon. It was so good. It was the best filet mignon I have ever eaten. Mine was cooked just perfect and the flavor was out of the world. They brought Art cake for his birthday. It was a layered carrot spice cake. He was too full to eat it. Too bad because he really likes that kind of cake. After dinner we stepped out on the balcony and both caught a terrible chill. We about shivered our teeth loose. We headed in and bought hooded jackets.
We played a little craps on a machine. It is a new machine and you push a button and these giant dice are rolled. It was really fun and you get to sit playing it......bonus.
Off to Penn and Teller. It deserves it's own post, so I will post when I have more time. But I will say it was very enjoyable and we even got our picture taken with Penn. stay tuned............
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Low-key is what is was
Today was pretty low-key. Art didn't feel well most of the day. We didn't go to breakfast until 10:30. I had a delicious omelette but Art just had some coffee and toast. After eating we came back to the room and Art dozed the rest of the morning and most of the afternoon. Poor guy!! I feel bad for him.
We did sit outside for about a half hour and then walked across the street to another hotel. Art was a little hungry by then so we stopped and he ate some apple pie and ice cream. Then we headed back to the room so he could rest.
We didn't have lunch but for dinner we decided to have a bowl of soup. I had a half sandwich with my soup and Art had toast with his. We took Kevin the minion with us. We had fun taking pictures of him at various locations.
Tonight we went to the Donny and Marie show. Let me just say it was excellent! We sat at a table with two other couples. The music was so good. They are both so incredibly talented. Marie sang an opera song that just gave me chills. I am not a big opera fan but it was so good. She began to sing and I became transfixed. I don't think I moved or even so muched as blinked while she sang. Good thing breathing was just a natural thing or I would probably would have stopped. When she was done I had goosebumps and was just so taken away by Marie's incredibly beautiful voice. The notes just left her mouth and floated effortlessly across the air. The entire show was so entertaining. I can see why it is rated the number one show. The time went by so quickly. And Marie's shoes were awesome. She wore a couple pair that I wish I had. I was so excited when the announcer welcomed everyone and the show started. Donny looks just like my cousin Glen. Well......at least the way I remember him. It has been many years since I saw Glen last. Anyway... I was really surprised ..... As they walked down the steps onto the stage I was surprised at how small they are. But I must say they are a very good looking couple.
As I enjoyed the music and humor. I couldn't help but think about how close they are and it really reminded me of my brother. Maybe because today is his birthday and he was on my mind but I was taken back to when we were teenagers and how folks thought we were a couple. It is also amazing how a song can take you back in time.
We did sit outside for about a half hour and then walked across the street to another hotel. Art was a little hungry by then so we stopped and he ate some apple pie and ice cream. Then we headed back to the room so he could rest.
We didn't have lunch but for dinner we decided to have a bowl of soup. I had a half sandwich with my soup and Art had toast with his. We took Kevin the minion with us. We had fun taking pictures of him at various locations.
Tonight we went to the Donny and Marie show. Let me just say it was excellent! We sat at a table with two other couples. The music was so good. They are both so incredibly talented. Marie sang an opera song that just gave me chills. I am not a big opera fan but it was so good. She began to sing and I became transfixed. I don't think I moved or even so muched as blinked while she sang. Good thing breathing was just a natural thing or I would probably would have stopped. When she was done I had goosebumps and was just so taken away by Marie's incredibly beautiful voice. The notes just left her mouth and floated effortlessly across the air. The entire show was so entertaining. I can see why it is rated the number one show. The time went by so quickly. And Marie's shoes were awesome. She wore a couple pair that I wish I had. I was so excited when the announcer welcomed everyone and the show started. Donny looks just like my cousin Glen. Well......at least the way I remember him. It has been many years since I saw Glen last. Anyway... I was really surprised ..... As they walked down the steps onto the stage I was surprised at how small they are. But I must say they are a very good looking couple.
As I enjoyed the music and humor. I couldn't help but think about how close they are and it really reminded me of my brother. Maybe because today is his birthday and he was on my mind but I was taken back to when we were teenagers and how folks thought we were a couple. It is also amazing how a song can take you back in time.
Tomorrow is Art's birthday so I hope he feels better and has an awesome day.
57
This month on the 30th Art turns 57. It is special because his numbers align. How you ask? He was born in 1957. To celebrate his special day, he wanted to go to Las Vegas. Not being one to pass up on a fun trip, I was all for it.
So here we are in Sin City. We have met some fun folks. Currently I have been given $15 dollars from fellow gamblers. The tables and slots have not been so kind but we are having a great time. Art brought his Minion Kevin and he is enjoying it here as well.
We didn't get to bed until about 1:30 am. Yes that's right 1:30 AM. We just had a great time. But around 3:30, someone kept calling and hanging up. It was particularly alarming as my sweet brother in law suffered a major heart attach and is in the hospital so when the phone rings at 3:30 in the morning....... It is rarely good. After about the fourth call, Art thought it to be extremely funny and started making cracks that whoever it was was calling for the minion Kevin. He say something like "Kevin isn't here....he is at the craps table" then he would laugh until his cheeks hurt. I finally took the phone off the hook. We just back to sleep and an alarm went off. That is when I started to laugh. Not sure what the alarm was about but Art was able to sleep through it. He even slept in. Must have been the bottle of grand mariner he drank.
Oh I must say something about the fabulous dinner we had. Oh it was soooooo good? We had bone in prime rib, lobster tail, vegetables, and mashed potatoes. The meat was bone sucking good. It was so tender and tasteful. When you put it in your mouth, your tongue could not help but jump for joy.....demanding another bite. Then they brought this delicious chocolate cake with a candle on it for Arts birthday. It had a drizzle of rasberry syrup around it with a strawberry. Art isn't a big chocolate fan but it was so good he ate it.
Art is feeling a little under the weather this morning so we are laying low. Hopefully he can rest and be better this afternoon. It is after all his birthday weekend.
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