The Ramos Family

Paul & I went to Vegas with Missy, Matt and Matt's two sisters (Angie & Amy) and their spouses (Kevin & Pete). Our first night there, we went to see the Cirque de Soleil show LOVE and it was unbelievable! It was the first Cirque show we'd ever seen and it was awesome. For the most part, it was a relaxing, unscheduled vacation. We spent a lot of time during the day by the pool, enjoying Miami Vice's and the warm sunshine. The weather was absolutely beautiful - hot but not uncomfortably hot, which was quite a change from our last trip there in June two years ago. So hot you could melt! We enjoyed a nice dinner at Tao one night - which was a lot of fun. Our final night there, Paul & I met up with a college friend of his, Joe Bernal, who is living out in Vegas now and working as a casino host for various casinos.

Our temporary home for the week, The Bellagio:

On our way to see the show.

Dressed up for our dinner at Tao!

Group photo at The Venetian

Like a lot of the casinos, The Venetian was beautifully decorated. I loved the umbrellas hanging from the ceiling, and they had some fiber optic lights that made it look like it was raining, very cool!

Having drinks at Cut - Wolfgang Puck's restaurant at The Venetian

Paul & I

Me and my sis-in-law, Missy :o)

Having a drink in the lounge at The Wynn. Too bad we didn't 'win' while we were there!

We decided to keep walking down the strip to our old stompin' grounds, The Riv! It was kind of a sad sight, it was very quiet in there! We were hoping to find a $5 blackjack table where we could all play together. The Riv only had like eight tables open so we didn't stay long. The guys had a drink and we headed back home.......to The Bellagio.

Our last night in Vegas, Joe took us to a local restaurant called Firefly. The food was delicious and the prices were right (well, at least by looking at the menu, Joe actually treated us to dinner - thanks Joe!). It was a very cool place, we were sitting on a couch! After dinner, we headed to Hard Rock Hotel where we played blackjack for a good hour. We had a lot of fun and both walked away with a profit (mine smaller than Paul's, however)!

Thanks to Matt and Amy for organizing everything, we had a great time and can't wait to go back! It was nice to come home and see the kids and, of course, we're already back to our crazy, scheduled life!