Current mood:

happy

Viva Las Vegas
So I'm back and after my fourth trip, I can honestly say that I never get tired of that town.  Something so alluring about it.  Anything you want is there at your fingertips - for a price of course :)  We had a blast and I think we have created some future gamblers.  Always the case, right?  We acted like big shots in our lush hotel and we were able to get a cabana by the pool which included our own personal server, a flat screen to keep up with the games and our own fridge.  Then we went to see Jersey Boys (totally awesome - I loved it!!) and we got moved from our top mezzanine seats to the orchestra at no charge.  Crazy Lucky!  No I am not big time, but somehow I always manage to pull off the impossible.  Needless to say, it was an awesome time.  Now it is back to real life.  And it's funny how the same routine falls back into place right away.  Even for Drew, who had a couple of crazy days with both sets of grandparents where he got to stay up late and eat whatever he wanted. 
Oh and I have found a sleep trick that works!  So before we left, we had one night too many of Drew kicking us and playing around in our bed before he went to sleep.  Even though I thought I would have to start all over again after we came back, we started our new bedtime ritual.  At about 8:15, I tell Drew - 15 more minutes till Deaux-Deaux (Ok - interjection here.  Deaux-Deaux is a cajun word for bedtime or going to sleep.  Back me up LA readers :)  Then I tell him again at 10 minutes then again at 5 minutes.  When time is up, we put him in his bed, pat him on the back and say, "We'll see you in the morning."  He cries for less than 6 minutes (we timed it) and that is a wrap until morning.  I am almost shocked at how easy that was.  And last night, we had no issues as once in bed, he didn't even cry at all!!!  I can't believe I waited so long to try this.  I was so afraid of the meltdown that didn't happen.  Well, lesson learned, and I am officially adding another notch to my belt.
Now I am waiting until my next vacation which is around July 24th - just a short  trip to Destin, FL with the family.  I have this vacay fever, and I just want to keep going.  My hubby's friend asked him, "How do you get to go so many places?" To which Brad responded, "I don't drive a Lexus like you."  Yeah we drive an 01 Nissan Sentra with 120K miles, but I think I am the one with my priorities straight :)