Last weekend Matt and I went to Las Vegas for three, fun filled days! It was a rare kid free getaway and it was such a wonderful break from "normal" life! Perspective is always a great thing and when I'm away from the kids for a few days it always makes me love what I do even more. I am exactly where I desire to be in life. Home. A mom. Three little babies. I have more today then I ever dreamed my life would be filled with. I am so blessed. I love these little getaways because they refresh the soul. Allow me to recharge and think through how I love each of the kids. How I love Matt. What I can do better. What I should do more/less. Pray. Read. Sleep. Eat a whole meal (while it is still hot :)).
We were in Las Vegas for fun, but also to be with some good friends of ours. Our friends Craig and Jeanette moved their 2 years ago after living in GR for 2 years. Craig runs a ministry and has a great heart for the broken and loving people in places a lot of people don't want to be. Matt has had the pleasure of being on the board of Fireproof for the past 4 years. This weekend was their big fundraiser "Bowlfest." We each raised support and bowled a 100 frames (10 games...my best score was 120/Matt's 178). It was a lot of bowling ... but also a lot of fun :). It was great to be with old friends and to make new friends!
On Friday, Matt had board meetings for most of the day. I had 6 hours to myself. I truly can't remember the last time I had 6 hours without someone needing me or feeling like I needed to get things done :). It was a gift. I spent half of it by the pool and the other half I read and just enjoyed the quietness! That night we had dinner with friends and then Matt (thanks to Craig) surprised me and took me to the Keith Urban concert! It was at a really small venue at the Hard Rock, which was such a cool place to see him! It was a really fun night!
Saturday we bowled, hung out by the pool and went sight seeing. At night we had an amazing dinner in the Mandalay Bay hotel with friends. It was on the 68th floor and the view was incredible! It was definitely a fun way to see the city! We left Vegas with less $ than we came with, but I did have my first casino experience (yes, I was cheap there too) and Matt got in a lot of black jack hands... mainly between the hours of 1-3am!
After getting delayed coming home we finally made it back. I love those hugs you get when you've been missed! McLleyton gave me a very serious look for a few moments, but then got very excited and was super snugly!
I did a bad job taking pictures on this trip and one of the nights we were out my battery was dead, but here's a few :) (the kids pictures are way more fun anyways!)
The pool I got to spend my days at...
Bowling...
Matt's good form...
Matt and Craig... 
Random cool wall ... we really didn't take many pictures :)
This was the view from floor 23 ... we had dinner at a different hotel on floor 68
I think it was about 1am in this picture... looking a little tired. 
Glad you guys had fun! We just had a getaway their as well! And I think we were at the same restaurant and bar that you went to at THE hotel at Mandalay Bay! What a great view! And so good to have some time away with your hubby!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great time Jayne; nice to hear you got a little rest. Love you.
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