Our vacation was so awesome. An entire 10 days spent with my love. I turned 29 in Las Vegas and spent some time with some awesome friends. We drove to Zion National Park for 3 days and had so much fun! On our way home we stopped in Oregon for a quick visit with Al's family. I really love Oregon, maybe we will live there someday. I was excited to show Al Vegas because he ahs never been. We stayed at the Luxor which was kind of a dump, but who cares? You never spend time in your room anyway! We went to a Cirque show and the Knights at Excalibur! We also saw a topless show at the Excalibur, which was actually my favorite show. There was a hilarious comedian and the host was an awesome singer! We ate yummy food, got our Yogurtland fix, and fought through the crowds. 3 days in Vegas is MORE than enough.We even managed to win a little money! We got our rental car and headed for Zion national Park in Utah. We stopped the "The Valley of Fire" which was pretty cool! My friend Ashley also took us too Red Rock which I liked better. The drive to Zion was pretty long. We passed through a pretty big town called St. George Utah which looked pretty neat. It was starting to get dark when we finally arrived at the entry way to the Park. I figured our place had to be getting close. We stopeed to ask someone along the way how "close" we were. We were told that our ranch was on the other side of the park and we were still an hour away. I was sooo tired and couldn't believe ti would be another hour! We trudged on through the park. Luckily the last hour was one of the coolest drives I have ever been on. The park was so beautiful and there are long windy roads all through it. It was dusk and the sunset on the mountains was beautiful! We finally arrive at the ranch around 8pm and are starving! The next few days we spent hiking around and exploring the park. It was a blast!!! I love exploring new places! We took tons of pictures! Al is quite the photographer!
We headed back to Vegas for one last night. Al really wanted to see Penn and Teller so we stayed at the RIO (where their show is). This hotel is an all suite hotel and $50 bucks a night; it will be my choice if I ever go back! We went to a Seafood buffet and ended our Vegas experience with Penn and Teller. They were Ok. Off to Eaugene Oregon we went at 5 am!
We grabbed our rental car and drove to Al's Mom's house. We had a great visit with her! We drove to Kings Estate Winery out in the country. We did a wine tasting and bought some to take home. Later that night we took Sue (Al's mom) to the movies. We saw "True Grit" and it was fantastic! We visited a bit with his Grandparents too. Back to Alaska we go. Until next time we meet! So thankful for everything and everyone that made our trip special!
