Las Vegas Here We Come. We are going to Las Vegas in August for a long weekend. We figured that we may never get again so we decided we better get some show tickets and picked Love and Cirque du Soleil. I have been a fan of the Beatles for as long as I can remember. In fact, my mother purchased my first album for me when I was in the first grade, boy was that a long time ago. Our show tickets are for 10:30 on Sunday, August 13. We will need to make sure and take a nap that day. We are actually going to Vegas for our niece's wedding. I thought hotel rooms in Vegas were supposed to be cheap. Not so cheap on Friday and Saturday nights that's for sure. This long weekend is going to cost almost as 10 days in Belize. Luckily, we were able to use flyer miles for the airline. Anyway, it is going to be a fun time and we are going to have a good time. I can hardly wait. It will be nice to have some time off of work and see my Al's brother and his family. It seems that that is the only time we see family anymore...weddings and funerals. We are flying in to Vegas on Thursday and leaving on Monday afternoon. I am not renting a car because we plan to stay close to town and the strip. Most of the hotels have a shuttle service from the airport and I understand public transportation is pretty good...trams, etc. We are staying at the Flamingo Las Vegas. This is also where the wedding will be held. I need to get into research mode. I am sure not going to spend all of my time in the casino, but you never know...we may actually win some money. I am not really a gambler tho and don't expect I will lose much money, although Al might. I was quite surprised when the wedding invitation arrived. I did not realize that Las Vegas was a "wedding destination". I know people have been eloping there for years...Anyway, it will be fun. Maybe they will have an Elvis impersonator at the reception.