Las Vegas in Style!

Over the Labor Day weekend, we took a trip to Las Vegas to escape the general Missouri blah-ness, and as a sort of "last hurrah" with the superb group of people that we have met while enduring this place.  It was a great weekend, and with some of the connections in the group, we were able to experience Vegas like Matt and I have never done before: guest lists and cutting to the front of some serious lines, private tables, daybeds, over-priced restaurants with questionable portions - the real VIP treatment.  Some of us, including me, caught the Ka Cirque du Soleil show while my husband and others somewhat ironically, but mostly wholeheartedly, attended a Britney Spears concert.  We dabbled at the Blackjack tables, saw Skrillex at XS nightclub and Martin Garrix at Wet Republic dayclub, and did our fair share of roaming the maze of delightfully over-the-top hotels that is The Strip.

Matt and I also went on a special excursion to an In'n'Out Burger to satisfy his eternal craving.  Personally I don't see, or rather, taste what is so darn spectacular, but whatever makes him happy - and at one point between bites, he earnestly declared, "I am rarely this happy."  Uhh?  If in our life together, he is "rarely" made as happy as he is by two spongey orbs of cooked beef, then that is truly sad, my friends.  Fortunately for him, I let that one slide... for now... muahaha...

Anyways.

We really lucked out with the group of people that Matt ended up sharing a small group with for the duration of the Career Course, and we've had such a blast with them these past months.  Slowly - and fortunately for them - people are trickling out of the area towards their next duty stations, and we will follow suit in December, so this trip was a great way to kick off the next phases in life for us and the great new people that we now get to call friends!

So now, without further ado, some pictures:

En route

 Sushi and Skrillex at XS

 Pure hamburger joy over here at the In'n'Out

Silliness, a daybed, and Martin Garrix at Wet Republic

The Britney Spears Entourage