Well OTRR Fans, we are back from VEGAS!! Wow, what a trip!! I have been in Vegas since Sunday, December 5th and got back to the farm late last night. Guinness and my Heeling Hottie flew out to meet me on Tuesday and we had so much fun shopping at Country Christmas and Cowboy Marketplace, eating great food, and of course attending the National Finals Rodeo!! Some awesome moments of the trip were:
THE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO!!!!!!!!!! At the beginning of the rodeo when the Priefert Percherons came running into the Thomas and Mack Arena to the song Thunderstruck…..I about lost it. The energy in the Thomas and Mack and the lights and those horses………..it was incredible. I had goose bumps and still do just thinking about it. I will never forget that feeling.
RODEO VEGAS AT THE MIRAGE! It rocked! The music was great, the beer was cold and the atmosphere was very energetic. There were lots of contestants there and we also ran in to some old friends. It was a great time!
MCDONALDS AT THE LUXOR! I mean seriously….is there any better food at 2:00 in the morning? I don’t think so!!
COUNTRY CHRISTMAS AND COWBOY MARKETPLACE! Wow!! I think I could have walked through there 50 times!! However, we were all pretty good. We didn’t spend a lot of money. We all bought new boots and that was really about it….I spent too much at Congress in October..I was trying to be conservative. ha!
JACKIE JATZLAU AT COUNTRY CHRISTMAS! Guinness and I ran in to Jackie and let me tell you…………she is every bit as nice and as sweet as everyone says she is. I was so impressed with her. She talked to Guinness and I for about 30 minutes and she makes you feel like you have known her forever. Guiness had talked to Jackie several times through email but we had never met her in person. She is SOO pretty and so down to earth!! I loved getting to talk to her!
On Wednesday night Guinness, The Heeling Hottie and myself were having a beer at one of the bars in the Excalibur when Sue Smith walked in and sat down right next to us. She came in to watch the replay of the round that night, after she saw her round she headed out. Let me say this, I read recently that she is in her 50′s. She doesn’t look a day over 30!! She is a beautiful woman and getting to watch her live the next night was awesome!
Some reviews and thoughts on Vegas:
1. Vegas never sleeps, is always fun BUT I will say this…………the customer service in Sin City BLOWS!!!! You can almost get anything you want in Vegas but you may have to wait to get it. hahah! Not once did we have a waitress or a bartendar that was in a rush to help you. I ate at several five star resturaunts while I was there and even in those places the sevice was very slow. I think it is because that town never sleeps, so they assume that everyone is going to stay up all night so no one is in a hurry! hahaha
2. LUXOR Hotel: I stayed in the Luxor hotel because I was there for work for a couple of days and that was the host hotel. When I first arrived at the Luxor my room was not available so they put me in another room. This room was on the first floor of the Pyramid…..in other words…..you feel that you are underground. So for the first night I lived like a mole. Then I had my room changed to one of the towers. The Towers are definitley better than the pyrmaid. I thought the Luxor was a fine hotel to stay in, it is connected to the Excalibur, Mandalay Bay and THE Hotel…there is plenty of stuff to do and LOTS of places to eat. Of course the Cowboy Marketplace is in the Mandalay so it is easy to walk to.
3. Tacos & Tequilla: This resturaunt is in the Luxor hotel and serves GREAT mexican food and margaritas. The food is very reasonably priced for Vegas. The margaritas are awesome but expensive. We ate at this place twice and when we left both Guinness and Heelin’ Hottie were still talking about it. http://www.tacosandtequilalv.com/
4. Smith & Wollensky: Smith and Wollensky is an upscale resturaunt in Vegas. I took clients here and got high fives for how good this place was. They age thier own beef and they are known for their ribeye’s. Their steaks run about 50.00 a piece and are well worth it. Their portions are HUGE. The ribeye that I ordered was bigger than my head! Great place to eat! I would highly recommend it. http://www.smithandwollensky.com/about_us.htm
5. RM Seafood: INCREDIBLE! This place is very well known in NY and Rick Moonen recently opened this resturaunt in the Mandalay Bay. If you are a seafood or sushi fan…this is a MUST! I had the Garlic Tuna Sushi and Negi Tempura roll and it was to die for. http://www.rmseafood.com/welcome.html
Here is some video footage we took while we were out in the sin city! The Cowboy Marketplace, the Thomas and Mack and inside the 8th Round.
Looks like you guys had a blast at the NFR!!! I’m sooo jealous!! Maybe I’ll make it there next year!