Well I think it's time for a new blog and I haven't even been reminded about it from my dad and family :) My last post was about us finding out we're having a baby girl which is very exciting and things have continued to change and progress with the whole pregnancy and life. So here's me at 24 1/2 weeks... no one can say I'm not showing anymore haha
We finally came home from Newfoundland and Dustin ended up having his best summer number for sales, which is very exciting! He worked his butt off and it paid off! I came home a week early to see Jarah and her new baby boy, Roan, before they left to go back down to Utah for school. Baby Roan is adorable! He's got dark hair like his mama and is soooo tiny! Jarah is doing great and loving being a mom! I got to spend some time with the fam before taking off to meet Dust in Las Vegas for our 1 year anniversary. And boy did we have a blast!
We went to the Mandalay Hotel to see the sharks
I touched a stingray.... took me quite a while, but I did it and man are they slimy creatures and fast!
Had an octopus swimming next to me
Met the shark from jaws. He still had food hanging from his teeth.. eww!!!!!
Saw this cool shark... can't remember what they're called, but I called him the Pinocchio shark
We went strolling along the strip, went to the variety show which was awesome and we wished we had gone to a couple more while we were there!
And of course, we had to make a stop at hte M&M store! It was like a mini heaven for me :)
We went out to dinner at 'The Prime' which was a very high end restaurant. Dust and I hadn't brought a lot of clothes and Dust was wearing his shorts.. well as we're walkin in the door we notice a sign that saws 'NO SHORTS. DRESS PANTS PREFERABLE'! oh dear... so I thought we could use our anniversary as an excuse so they still let us sit down to eat. Turns out they have a stash of extra dress pants that the men can put over the shorts they've worn, so Dust headed to the change room to put on his borrowed dress pants. We got to watch the water show from the window by our table that the Bellagio Hotel puts on in the movie Ocean's 11. It was such a fun view! We found the two cheapest, but still delicious sounding meals on the menu and enjoyed the heck out of them! I even forgot to take a picture because we demolished them so quickly, but Dust got a crab leg with sides and I got a chicken with sides. Then we got a special surprise. Because the hostess had found out it was our anniversary, they brought us dessert on the house. It was melt in your mouth delicious brownie with ice cream. We loved it and loved to celebrate our amazing first year together at such a beautiful place!
We stayed at the Aria Hotel, which we loved and would definitely stay there again! It was all 'yes maam, no sir' and high end, but totally affordable with the package deal we did. We spend some time chillin by the pool and really enjoyed the restaurants in the hotel as well. Here's a picture of the Filipino waitresses that Dust and I made good friends with during our stay. They got so excited when they saw Dust because he would speak Filipino with them, which they thought was amazing.
On our last day, we decided to rent a car and head to Hoover Dam to check it out. It was truly amazing what had been built and to see it in person was even more amazing. It was a hot hot hot day (well really the whole week was scorching hot), but we got some cold water and walked around for a while.
All in all, the trip was a big success and we would do it again for sure! We are now back home and Dust is taking his two last classes for his degree at the U of L. I am on the sub list with Westwind School Division and am in the process of applying the the Lethbridge school division too, so hopefully I can get some jobs soon before the baby comes :) We've moved into Lethbridge and are living in an upstairs apartment with 3 bedrooms and a roomy, cute place. Next blog will update on our move.
