Sunday, April 4 (W - 4) - Easter Sunday
Nothing terribly exciting to report. It was Easter Sunday. Since Jerry's car is already at the shop to be worked on while we are out of town, I drove him to work and then came home to get some cleaning and packing done.
Mindy came over in the afternoon and we headed to the family Easter party. There really isn't much to report from the party. Once again I was super glad to have my sister, brother, and cousin LB there. I felt kind of bad though because everyone was asking me if I was excited for Vegas and getting married. And I am, I just don't think that I am fully there yet - as excited and happy, and nervous as I should be.
I am happy that so many people are excited for me, and a little sad that many of the people we were hanging out with weren't going to be with us this week. There are a few that I REALLY wish could make it and it truly makes me sad that I don't get to see them. Then there are those that I would be very happy to have with us, but am not so sad that they aren't. It would be mildly awesome to have the entire family together vacationing as adults!
But I am so excited about the people that will be joining us! To have my family and Jerry's family, a few extended family members, great friends (and a few friends of friends) celebrating with us, and getting to take a break sounds like it's going to be a blast!
Monday, April 5 (W - 3 days)
Three days?!?!?! Ok, maybe I'm starting to hit that nervous point. Jerry and I have had many difficulties sleeping - unfortunately it was not nerves/excitement, it was just allergies.
I was up and moving early finishing a few last minute things... one of them being forgetting to pack our wedding cake topper! Oh well, if that's the worst thing that happens, I'll take it.
I loaded up the car while Jerry showered and got ready. Around 8:15 we were off to the UDF for a few morning snacks and then on the road to Columbus. It was a smooth ride and we we were able to use the cruise control most of the way, arriving at the airport around 10 am. I was kind of stupid happy to see another bride toting her dress on our flight.
As we lined up for the Southwest cattle call, a woman walked by and asked me about my dress and told me of how she met her husband on a southwest flight to Vegas. Cute. The flight attendant greeted us with a smile and wished us luck. The lady in line at the bathroom (I HATE using airplane bathrooms, but holding it is so much worse!) asked us a million questions about the wedding and planning and again wished us well. As we landed in Vegas, the flight attendant announced that there were a few couples here to get married this week and we got some more well wishes by the other flyers. And traveling with the dress was not bad at all. If I had a bigger dress, it may not have happened, but everything seemed to work out well and it looks like I won't have to do any additional pressing/steaming.
Mom and dad brought us to our resort and we have a pretty sweet 2-bedroom condo. After checking in and settling for a minute, we were back on the road to the grocery store and then to dinner with mom and dad, and special guest Bridget! We tried the cheap dinners and craft beer at Ellis Island. Despite our waitress being a space cadet, it wasn't too shabby.
Although Jerry was very tired, I suggested that we hit up Fremont Street for a light stroll. While cruising Fremont, we caught the end of the Butler/Duke game (SO close Butler!) and the filming of a new TV series, The Odds, starring Donald Faison. Kinda cool. I'm pretty convinced that they are just filming the opening sequence since they did about a million takes of the cast walking into a casino - no talking.
Bridget introduced us to a cute bar, The Griffin, on East Fremont. After one beer, I admitted defeat and we returned to the resort. I needed to shower and wash my hair in preparation for my hair trial today (Tuesday). By the time I finished showering, Jerry was down for the count. And about 5 minuted later, I was there too!
More adventures today! I think (since it's still VERY early) that I am going to take a solo stroll around our property.
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