happy anniversary vacation

i wasn't going to post, but i didn't want people, like kristi, thinking all we did was stay in our room :)

we took our time getting to vegas on thursday morning, and yes, it was VERY hard to leave kate at my parent's house. i was missing her when i turned around to walk out the front door.

weston prepared for the drive by loading some reminiscent tunes onto his ipod - tunes from when we first fell in love . . . starting with the likes of blink 182's cheshire cat.

our first stop was in beaver (yes kristi, we talked about you) for some mcdonald's breakfast. no joke - we waited in that drive-thru line before ordering for over 10 minutes (behind ONE car). then, we waited for another fifteen minutes at the window where you pay and get your food. no exaggerating - we checked the clock. and, they hadn't gotten my breakfast order on the ticket - so we waited again. alex, i know you'll appreciate that story :) the same kind of experience happened when we stopped for some gas and drinks outside of parowan. i guess those are the things that make a trip like this memorable.

we stopped at the outlets in st. george to do some quick shopping for weston - he was looking for a specific cut and wash of levis. no luck.

we got to vegas and went straight to the "high end" shops in north lv. no luck for weston there, either. it was SOOOO incredibly hot. unbelievable. after that shopping/walking, we grabbed some lunch at in-n-out and had to share our table with some chatty men who asked if we were in las vegas to get married. once we got some sustenance, we hit up the outlets at the other end of town. again, no luck for weston.

our hotel was amazing. once we got checked in, we relaxed for a bit and then hit the strip. we walked the half mile to ceasar's palace to do some more shopping. it was there that weston got me my sick nikes :) if there's a swoosh, it's almost a guarantee he'll buy them for me :) no luck for weston on the pants ... again. we went across the street to watch the fountains at the bellagio, courtesy of "luck be a lady" by old blue eyes. the last time i watched the show, it was set to a patriotic song and it was much better - but this was still pretty good. we then went across the street once more to urban outfitters where weston tried to find his jeans again - no luck - but i did find my sweet granny wallet. we grabbed some dinner at this little seafood spot in ceaser's and made the walk back to our hotel. i slept SO well - i was super worn out from all that walking . . . i know, i'm a wimp.

we checked out by 11am the next morning and made our way around fremont street so weston could take some pictures of old las vegas (read the previous post for what happened there). after his run-in with the las vegas parking authorities, we made our way to st. george.

our first stop was lunch - pizza factory in pineview. all i ever order at PF is the raspberry viniagrette salad - which this location does not have. however, i got a sandwich and it did not disappoint.

after lunch, we meandered around tai pan trading - one of my favorites. i didn't buy anything, as all i could think of was "we'll have to pack this next year" but my mind was filled with new ideas for how i want to decorate wherever we land next summer.

we had to make the rounds for any possible place that sold levis in st. george, but had no luck there, either. poor weston :)

after we checked into our hotel, we kicked it for a bit, relaxing in the ac room and watched some "i love the millenium" courtesy of vh1. i love those shows :) we decided to take advantage of not having kate with us and went to a movie - indiana jones and the crystal skull. say what you will (if you weren't impressed) but i loved it! it was just a fun movie and i loved the throw-back/inside jokes in reference to indy facts. i want to go see it again!

weston topped off the night with a late night jack in the box run and we went back to our hotel for the evening.

we got out by 11am the next morning (doesn't 11am checkout STINK when you're on vacation and you just want to sleep in and take your time???) we hit the road to kanab so weston could show me around the little town he grew up in (before moving to the next little town - central valley). we spent a few hours in kanab eating, driving, walking, and yes - a little shopping :) again, no luck - even at duke's who sport "the largest selection of levi's in the state of utah."

once we left kanab, we made our way home up highway 89 and weston stopped here and there to take pictures of old motel signs or interesting landmarks. he certainly has an eye for things that i do not possess. we made good time getting back to monroe and were able to pull in just as kate was waking up from her late afternoon nap. i think all three of us were pretty excited to see each other :)

this was quite the travelog - if nobody's that impressed, i stick my tongue out at you! :) weston and i had a great time enjoying each other's company, walking hand in hand, people-watching and making fun of mullets and such, talking-talking-talking, and just being the 2 of us for a moment again. hopefully it won't take another 4 years for us to get a couple of days away again!

thanks to my parents, who so generously took care of our daughter. we love you!