Day Three in Vegas:

To do list...provided by darling Tony. J and E firmly grasped said to-do list in hand and set out to do all of their to-do's. First though, it was plotting and planning out by the pool. E is sporting a tan, not easy for a girl with her Irish complexion. She does look healthy though. We chill out in the sun (hey, is that an oxymoron?) and discuss the afternoon and evening plans. Head inside to shower and change..

It's raining in Vegas on Thursday afternoon. Here we are, in the desert and it's RAINING. Kinda cool though, because at home when it rains, it just gets more muggy. Here the moisture is actually soaked up by the ground and it cools the air. Very nice.

Okay so here's Tony's "to do" list. Things you MUST do in Vegas.
1. Watch the waterfountains at Bellagio (better at night). And we did, absolutely gorgeous. They danced and waved all lit up white in front of this MASSIVE hotel. Oh, they had them dancing to that music on the "Beef--it's what's for dinner" commercial. E was craving steak by the time it was all done.

2. See the Pirate Show outside Treasure Island. Done, see yesterday's entry. E saw this one alone

3. See the fountains come to life in the Forum Shops at Caesar's PalaceThis one we didn't get to do, because the Forum Shops are under renovation. We did walk around Caesar's Palace though and enjoyed the beautiful grounds

4. See the lions at MGM Done. Those are some big pussies. Oh c'mon, you KNEW I was going to go there. J and E also saw a wonderful piano player and singer at the MGM. Shane Stephens. English, or Aussie, cute accent and even cuter face and bod. *meow*

5. Watch the ceiling shows at the Rio. Done. See the "beads and dick" posting. Can't say enough how cool that entire thing really was.

6. Watch the circus acts at Circus Circus. Okay so we didn't even DO this one until our final day. We were staying at Circus Circus, and played skee ball and acted like clowns. Does that count?

7. Watch the volcano at the Mirage. Also done. Frequent and cool, a nice break and it gave E some more people to watch.

He also recommended seeing the Paris, Aladdin, and Venetian Hotels. Which we did, and took pictures. Had an absolutely decadent chocolate eclair at the Paris. Ooohed and Aaaahed over the French tarts (in the bakery silly) and acted like American tarts as J and E wondered if there was a VCB convention we somehow missed. What's VCB? Very Cute Boys. Lots of yummy things to eat at the Paris!

The Venetian amazed E. She was quite attractive with her jaw hanging open the entire time. The shopping area was to die for, especially all the ceramic theatre masks. E collects these things and to see the incredible indoor canal and gondola rides along with shops and stands all carrying her collectibles was almost too much. The digital pictures look like they were taken outside in the daylight. Hard to believe the girls saw this spectacular at 10:30 pm on Thursday night!

Almost completely exhausted, J and E hopped the bus for another trip to Freemont Street. J had missed the show the night before and E wanted to show it off. Imagine the surprise and delight of both girls when tonight's show was new and different from the night before! Instead of the 60's-inspired plethora of colors and waves of music, tonight's featured butterflies (J's fave) ladybugs (are you listening Quicksilver?) and FROGS! (E and Joyous may now rejoice). Very cool stuff and again a super highlight.

J and E collapse into bed at about 1:30 am after setting a wakeup call. Tomorrow it's souvenier shopping, Circus acts and then off to the airport for the flight home.
Thanks for the list, Tony! *smooooch*