Anniversary

Yesterday was our 4th wedding anniversary. I can't believe it's been four years already!

Our original plan was to be in Las Vegas for a long weekend. The new Wynn Resort grand opening was on the same day - so since we love Vegas so much, it seemed natural that we would want to go celebrate our anniversary in our second favorite city and try to be one of the first groups of people to experience the new hotel. We were there for the grand opening of the Bellagio - and it was just fantastic.

Well, plans change. We bought a condo a few months ago, and that just put a stopper on any activity that would involve a lot of $$. Plane tickets from San Francisco for two people run about $400. Then there's the fact that we both like to gamble. OK - so if we just down on that, what else are we going to do there? Shows? We love the Cirque du Soleil shows. We've seen them all. But as the years go by, the prices go up. Good seats run about $150 per ticket. So that's out. Food? Yes, we can get by eating McDonald's or something like that - but why fly for $400, or drive 9 hours for McDonald's?

Anyway, Vegas was out of the question (for now). We did other things that were still fun. We went to the Jelly Belly Factory and the Budweiser Brewery . Both were interesting - and FREE! I don't think I'd go back to either one any time soon, but since it was a free tour, it was worth taking a peek. I wouldn't pay for either tour though. In the factory, it's too loud for the guide to really give you any information - so you're mainly dependent of watching their special 'how they do it' videos.

Check this out. I had a jelly bean shaped burger at the Jelly Belly Factory. It was OK, but look at my little cup of mayo. I didn't even notice it at first. All I did was squirt it into the cup from these little electric dispensers they have there. Do you see the face?



After the tours, we had a wonderful dinner with our in-laws. Both are very good cooks, so it was better than any fancy restaurant we could have gone to.

Vegas will always be there. I'm just glad that my hubby and I could take time off from work and celebrate our special day together and having a good time. That's what it's all about.