1 Year Down...Many More to Go!

Last weekend we celebrated our 1st anniversary in Sin City, USA...Las Vegas. This wasn't my first choice of place to go but since I was already there for work at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) so it made sense. I flew down on January 6th and worked all week. Andy came down on January 11 to celebrate over the weekend.

This was the first time that we had been apart longer than 24 hours since we started dating in August of 2011! It was a long 6 days but when Andy finally arrived, I was so glad to see him.

We stayed at the Bellagio Hotel on the strip. It was a little ritzier than our liking but none the less, a very nice hotel. Our room had a view of the "lake" so we could see the fountains go off every 15 minutes. This was pretty cool. We could turn our TV on to channel 22 and hear music that the fountains were programmed to.

We weren't like most Vegas goers, staying up late at clubs and sleeping in till noon. We spent time relaxing at the hotel and on the morning of January 13, our anniversary, we ate at the Fountains brunch at the Jasmine. The food was soo tasty. Lots of fresh seafood, sushi, eggs, 3 types of prime rib and an entire room devoted to deserts complete with a floor to ceiling fondue fountain. We spent 3 hours eating here and watching the fountains.

On our last day we decided to gamble a little. I was VERY hesitant to do this but I gave in and we decided that $20 was our spending limit. We tried a slot machine and had no clue what we were doing and lost $2. Then we slide over to a video black jack machine and we found our niche. Here we spent 2 hours and won $25.

Las Vegas was a fun and I am glad to say I went there but I don't think it is on my list of must travel again. It is just not quite my style. I'm not a party girl but it was fun to celebrate 1 year married in a new place!

Slow Cooker Veggie Soup

Slow Cooker Veggie Soup

2 garlic cloves, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
2 small zucchini, chopped
2 medium carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, chopped
28 ounces tomatoes, undrained
2 (14 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth
4 cups tomato juice
2 teaspoons basil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 -2 drop hot sauce



Directions:

1.) Combine all ingredients in crockpot and cook on low 10-12 hours. Easy!

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