Ahhhh, finally!! Don’t get me wrong, Shaun and I love our little girl and any extended amount of time away from her is tough, but boy were we happy to have a weekend to ourselves! So on Friday night we were off to Las Vegas for a bit of fun! Like many people, Vegas is fun and pretty entertaining on its own! But for the two of us, it was made even better by throwing a hockey game into the mix. Frozen Fury 2009…. Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalance! The only thing that could ruin the weekend would be a loss to Colorado.

The game was being held at the Garden Arena at the MGM Grand, so we decided to stay at the MGM Signature, a new addition to the MGM Grand. When we pulled up we were amazed to see that the Signature was gated. At first I thought we had the wrong hotel! When we pulled up to Tower 2, we were greeted by valet and a bellman (all included in the price of the room except for a tip). The service there was amazing! From the valet, to the bellman, to the desk staff. To top it off, the Signature is a no smoking, no gambling hotel. Now dont get me wrong, I like the casinos and all of that.. after all that is why you go to Vegas, but it was nice to not deal with the smoke and the drunks at 3am piling on to the elevators. I felt like royalty even though we paid far less then one would think for service like that. And the room! What can I say… the big jacuzzi bathtub had me at hello! I made sure we made a stop at LUSH so that I could take several amazing baths before we left.

After a great nights sleep and one fantastic bath, we made our way out of the hotel around 12:30 in the afternoon and searched for a place to have lunch. We ended up at the Venician and a restaurant called SambaSushi. This place was a blend of Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian food and all I can say is…. AMAZING! The food was fantastic and their cucumber martini was killer. After lunch we shopped for a bit and then went back to our room to get ready for the game. And then it was time to go and have some fun!

The game was amazing and the energy from the fans was through the roof. A lot of the energy was alcohol induced, but still… it was great! The game was sloppy but great and included one heck of a fight from Wayne Simmonds. Some of the fans down the row from us got a little bit out of control and the guy next to me was so drunk that he was making up his own words and sharing them with anyone who would listen, but I just laughed and enjoyed the game. All in all it was amazing and to top it off… the Kings won!!

After the game, we had some dinner and gambled for a bit then went back to the room for some much needed sleep. The next morning I took yet another bath and daydreamed about having a bathroom like that in our house. Then I had to come back to reality, pack our stuff and head home. The big bummer of the weekend was driving home. I know there is generally some traffic on Sunday’s but my goodness. Its 2 hours to get from Vegas to State Line! In total it was a near nine hour trip home due to four rolled cars. After a drive like that, we could not wait to see Abby and get home and relax! It was a fun weekend though… Go Kings Go!