I woke Luke up at 8:30 so we could go to breakfast. (We have a free cooked-to-order breakfast as a part of our stay here at the Embassy Suites.) We didn't know what to expect, but it was very, very good! We both had an omelet, and I think that it might have been the best omelet that I have ever had!! And beyond the omelets that they cook-to-order...you can have sausage and bacon and pancakes and french toast. Then in another room you can get yogurt with or without granola, fruit, oatmeal or cereal, coffee and juices, pastries, toast...I am sure I am missing something. Let me just say that we were not expecting our breakfast to be so yummy!
After breakfast we hung out in our room for awhile while our food settled, and then we went down to the exercise room. I had planned to do a short run yesterday and a longer run tomorrow. Luke was gracious enough to plan to do the runs with me...so he talked me into running the long run yesterday evening. So, in the morning we ran 1 mile on the treadmill and then lifted for a while.
We then went out to the pool and just enjoyed the sun. They always have music going out there and it is just so relaxing. I did go partly in the pool yesterday. Not a recommended thing...it is SO COLD!!
We came back in and got ready to go to a very late lunch (2:00pm). I wanted Mexican food and so we walked over to Cozymels. It was very good. (We had had Cozymels before, almost 5 years ago, when we flew down to see Melissa, Luke's sister. She was living in Frisco at the time and we had dinner in Grapevine, after getting off the plan, with Luke and Melissa's Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin.)
After lunch...I called Luke's mom to see how the kiddos were doing. They were both awake. Keely had woken up during the night and wanted me and Mom just told her that I wasn't home and she went right back to bed. (Yeah!) So they are doing well. I don't need to worry about them. I talked to Keely for awhile and she, I could tell in her voice, was so excited. Tyson didn't want to talk. I am glad that they are doing well and aren't being horrible for their grandparents!!!
We took a nap yesterday...and I actually was able to fall asleep. It was rejuvenating and I had a hard time getting out of bed. I don't think I have caught up on my sleep yet.
After nap we played Hand and Foot for awhile (it's a card game). And then we got ready to go run at the worst part of the day for me to run. I do not do well running in the evening. We ran right around 6:30 and it was still in the mid 80s. We are directly across from the UNLV track and so we ran over there. It was NOT a good run! We did right under 4 miles. I guess when you put me back on a track I run much faster than out on the streets or sidewalks because we were running around a 7 or 7 1/2 minute mile for the first 1 1/2 miles. We then walked a lap. I was soooooo thirsty but didn't have any water to drink. We finished out the run...but, I was not happy with it. But, I guess with the sun beating down on us and the wind blowing and not being used to the extremely dry air...I shouldn't complain. And...we did almost 4 miles (plus the 1 mile from in the morning). While we were walking back from the track our fingers were swollen like little sausages and it hurt to bend our fingers. WE NEEDED WATER!
As soon as we got back we got ready to head down to the Strip. We wanted to go down at night to see all the lights. It is crazy how alive Vegas is ALL THE TIME! We walked down because there wasn't a shuttle anymore at that time. There is so much construction always going on in Vegas. Right now there is a huge, new casino that is being built. It is so weird to look at because of the angles that it sits at. We walked around a lot. We had an ice cream cone a the McDonalds on the strip. It is amazing to see all the signs. McDonalds, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens...every ordinary restaurant or store we passed on the Strip had bright flashing signs too. We saw the fountain show that's in front of the Belagio, very beautiful and amazing! We walked some more. We did go into M & M world. It is a 4 story building. Four floors of all sorts of M & M products that are WAY over-priced. They sell all sorts of colors of M & Ms in this store for only $12.99 a pound! :o) Wow all the sights we saw on our walk! And all the smells we smelled on our walk!
Hard Rock Cafe (We are staying right across the street from the Hard Rock Hotel and Cafe.)
The Harley Davidson Restaurant
Hotel Paris
New York-New York
The fountains at the Bellagio.
So since we hadn't eaten any dinner and since we had walked for hours on end, we were getting very hungry on the way back to our hotel. We decided that we would WALK over to In-N-Out again since it is somewhat close to our hotel (only another 1.5 miles+ round trip). So, at midnight we split a meal and a shake. Not a good meal to eat right befor going to bed! But, it was good and it did fill our bellies.
We are trying to figure out if we want to go on the roller coaster outside of NewYork NewYork or to a show. Or if we should just do both. I will let you know what we decide in the next blog.
I am sure, by the end of the day when everything was all said and done, that we easily walked/ran 10 miles.
We turned in at about 1:30am...way to late for me...but, at least I did sleep in more than usual! I don't think that Luke and I have gotten to hold hands as much as we did yesterday. This trip has been such a nice treat!
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