About Me
- Maureen
- East Providence, RI, United States
- I am the proud gramma of a beautiful 10-year- old girl named Hailee. Her Pappa and I started this site so she can follow us as we travel throughout different states on our vacations. Now that she is older and we are able to travel the country with her, this will be a site for all of our friends and family to join us on our adventures throughout the USA
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
VEGAS DAY 7 AND 8
Hi Everyone,
On Thursday, we went to the Flamingo Hotel and checked out the Habitat. It was beautiful. That hotel was my second choice if we had not stayed at the Luxor. We then went on to the Venetian Hotel. Very classy and elegant. We saw the gondolas but did not take a ride on one.
After resting in our hotel and playing with our chips, we got dressed up to see the Criss Angel Magic Show. It was very dark and weird. We’re glad that we saw the show; however, it not one that I would say “rush right out to see it”. After the show we tried our luck at the casino again. In all, I lost a total of $64. Carl, on the other hand, well we won’t talk about that!!
Well, we are on the plane heading home. So, far we have had wonderful plane rides. Going to Vegas was exciting and fun. Now, on the way home, it is peaceful and relaxing.
Superman is sleeping like a baby and I am blogging the final day of our trip. We should be landing in three hours.
We had a great time on our trip. We hope all of you did too. If it wasn’t for missing all of you, we would have wanted to stay longer. One week in Vegas was definitely not enough for us. It felt so good to feel the “LOVE” from Emily when we texted her that we were staying another week. Sorry, Emily. Thank you for being a part of our trip. Our family has sure grown since last year and we love you all.
See you soon,
Love, Gramma and Pappa
On Thursday, we went to the Flamingo Hotel and checked out the Habitat. It was beautiful. That hotel was my second choice if we had not stayed at the Luxor. We then went on to the Venetian Hotel. Very classy and elegant. We saw the gondolas but did not take a ride on one.
After resting in our hotel and playing with our chips, we got dressed up to see the Criss Angel Magic Show. It was very dark and weird. We’re glad that we saw the show; however, it not one that I would say “rush right out to see it”. After the show we tried our luck at the casino again. In all, I lost a total of $64. Carl, on the other hand, well we won’t talk about that!!
Well, we are on the plane heading home. So, far we have had wonderful plane rides. Going to Vegas was exciting and fun. Now, on the way home, it is peaceful and relaxing.
Superman is sleeping like a baby and I am blogging the final day of our trip. We should be landing in three hours.
We had a great time on our trip. We hope all of you did too. If it wasn’t for missing all of you, we would have wanted to stay longer. One week in Vegas was definitely not enough for us. It felt so good to feel the “LOVE” from Emily when we texted her that we were staying another week. Sorry, Emily. Thank you for being a part of our trip. Our family has sure grown since last year and we love you all.
See you soon,
Love, Gramma and Pappa
Friday, September 18, 2009
VEGAS DAY 6
Hi Again,
Dinner at StripSteak was delicious. It was a 5-star restaurant from start to finish. The presentation was unbelievable.
The Lion King show was wonderful. I had seen it at PPAC a few years ago and it was almost the same. Carl thought it was great. The theatre was sold out. It was beautiful, but I think PPAC is just as nice if not better.
Tomorrow it will be finishing up the strip. We have Flamingo and Venetian hotels left to see. We got to see all the hotels on my index cards and still have time to sit by the pool each morning. We won’t be able to see Freemont Street, so we will just have to come back here again someday. After the strip, we will see Criss Angel and his magic show.
Our trip is coming to an end. It will be hard to leave this exciting, sin city; but, it will be nice to return home to our family and friends. We miss you all.
Love, Gramma and Pappa
Dinner at StripSteak was delicious. It was a 5-star restaurant from start to finish. The presentation was unbelievable.
The Lion King show was wonderful. I had seen it at PPAC a few years ago and it was almost the same. Carl thought it was great. The theatre was sold out. It was beautiful, but I think PPAC is just as nice if not better.
Tomorrow it will be finishing up the strip. We have Flamingo and Venetian hotels left to see. We got to see all the hotels on my index cards and still have time to sit by the pool each morning. We won’t be able to see Freemont Street, so we will just have to come back here again someday. After the strip, we will see Criss Angel and his magic show.
Our trip is coming to an end. It will be hard to leave this exciting, sin city; but, it will be nice to return home to our family and friends. We miss you all.
Love, Gramma and Pappa
Thursday, September 17, 2009
VEGAS - DAY 5
Good Morning Everyone,
Life is good! We are lying by the pool sipping Pina Coladas and I am blogging. What can be better than that!! OK guys, no comment.
Yesterday, we took a tour of California. We began at Warner Brother’s Studio and then went onto to: Beverly Hills, Rodeao Drive, Sunset Strip, Stars Walk of Fame and Graumann’s Chinese Theatre, Mulholland Drive and ended at Santa Monica Pier. Although we were not in Cali for a very long time, we saw soooo much. We went by Michael Jackson’s house in Beverly Hills. His mailbox was adorned with many flowers, notes, pics and candles. There was so much security around the property that we could not stop and take pics. Santa Monica Pier was fun. I was so surprised that the Pacific Ocean is so cold. I would have thought it would have been much warmer then the Atlantic.
In Hollywood we saw the Four Seasons Hotel where Pretty Woman was filmed. In Beverly Hills we saw the Hollywood sign, the Greystone Mansion where President Obama had his fundraiser, Richie Rich, Spiderman III, Witches of Eastwick and Ghostbusters (to name a few) was filmed. We saw Cher’s and Elton John’s condo. We saw Hugh Heffner’s home and across the street where he houses his “bunnies”.
I had been soooo nervous about taking this trip for months. I was afraid that we would be mugged and robbed in the Mojave Dessert by our tour driver. I was also not too happy to be going in an SUV with only one other couple. Well, I worried for nothing. Our tour driver Ken (although he LOOKED like a criminal) was amazing, we rode in a 2008 luxury conversion van, which was more comfortable and relaxing than in the tour bus on Sunday and there were six of us and the driver. The Mojave Dessert was wonderful. Nothing but sand, cactus plants, and mountains in the background. Miles and miles of vast open land with a major highway running right through it. I loved seeing the Joshua plants (named by the Mormons for St. Joshua because the plant looks like it arms reach out to the “Promised Land”). It was a very long trip; but, I believe it’s not just the destination but the journey! The 4 ½ hours each way gave me memories that I may never get to have again.
We returned back to our hotel at 7pm. We headed down the strip and did not return to our room until 2:30 AM. We have logged over 75,000 steps so far this week and have drunk over a gallon of water each every day. CRAZY!!
Tonight it is dinner at Mandalay Bay and The Lion King show. After dinner I will try my luck again at the casino (trying to hit it big to send for Emily). I did invest some money yesterday on the money wheel and won a profit of $2. I was so excited I took my money and ran!
Talk to you all soon. Parents, give all our adopted grandchildren kisses and hugs!
Love, Gramma and Pappa
Life is good! We are lying by the pool sipping Pina Coladas and I am blogging. What can be better than that!! OK guys, no comment.
Yesterday, we took a tour of California. We began at Warner Brother’s Studio and then went onto to: Beverly Hills, Rodeao Drive, Sunset Strip, Stars Walk of Fame and Graumann’s Chinese Theatre, Mulholland Drive and ended at Santa Monica Pier. Although we were not in Cali for a very long time, we saw soooo much. We went by Michael Jackson’s house in Beverly Hills. His mailbox was adorned with many flowers, notes, pics and candles. There was so much security around the property that we could not stop and take pics. Santa Monica Pier was fun. I was so surprised that the Pacific Ocean is so cold. I would have thought it would have been much warmer then the Atlantic.
In Hollywood we saw the Four Seasons Hotel where Pretty Woman was filmed. In Beverly Hills we saw the Hollywood sign, the Greystone Mansion where President Obama had his fundraiser, Richie Rich, Spiderman III, Witches of Eastwick and Ghostbusters (to name a few) was filmed. We saw Cher’s and Elton John’s condo. We saw Hugh Heffner’s home and across the street where he houses his “bunnies”.
I had been soooo nervous about taking this trip for months. I was afraid that we would be mugged and robbed in the Mojave Dessert by our tour driver. I was also not too happy to be going in an SUV with only one other couple. Well, I worried for nothing. Our tour driver Ken (although he LOOKED like a criminal) was amazing, we rode in a 2008 luxury conversion van, which was more comfortable and relaxing than in the tour bus on Sunday and there were six of us and the driver. The Mojave Dessert was wonderful. Nothing but sand, cactus plants, and mountains in the background. Miles and miles of vast open land with a major highway running right through it. I loved seeing the Joshua plants (named by the Mormons for St. Joshua because the plant looks like it arms reach out to the “Promised Land”). It was a very long trip; but, I believe it’s not just the destination but the journey! The 4 ½ hours each way gave me memories that I may never get to have again.
We returned back to our hotel at 7pm. We headed down the strip and did not return to our room until 2:30 AM. We have logged over 75,000 steps so far this week and have drunk over a gallon of water each every day. CRAZY!!
Tonight it is dinner at Mandalay Bay and The Lion King show. After dinner I will try my luck again at the casino (trying to hit it big to send for Emily). I did invest some money yesterday on the money wheel and won a profit of $2. I was so excited I took my money and ran!
Talk to you all soon. Parents, give all our adopted grandchildren kisses and hugs!
Love, Gramma and Pappa
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