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Jenny & I just got back last night from celebrating our 1st Anniversary in Las Vegas!! If you don’t remember, we got married here last year at The Little White Wedding Chapel.
We arrived on Tuesday (the 8th) mid-afternoon and after getting acquainted with our room, and the Luxor, we were picked up by Tony (from First Presbyterian Church of Las Vegas [FPCLV]) and taken to Jan & Jack Kluever’s for dinner and then a spirited time of Wii Sports! It was pretty awesome. We met Jan & Jack at FPCLV last year and have kept a good relationship with them. It was so awesome to see them and keep our friendship growing. Tony dropped us off afterwards, and we spent a little time in and around the Luxor. 

September 9th was our anniversary and we had a very full day. We took the bus down the Strip to the Wynn, and then toured the Venetian, the Mirage, the Flamingo’s wildlife exhibit, the observation deck of Paris’ Eiffel Tower, and the Bellagio. We had lunch at Chipolte, which is a fast food Mexican place with pretty good burritos. We cruised back to the Luxor to chill at the pool for a bit.

For our evening festivities we kicked off at 7pm with Criss Angel/Cirque de Soliel’s show Believe. It was pretty amazing, and, it was included in our vacation package!. Then we travelled back down the Strip to Caesar’s Palace where we ate at the Cheesecake Factory. Then we caught a free show at Treasure Island called Sirens of TI. To end the night we went to the Rockhouse at Imperial Palace. It has been ages since I was last at a ‘club’, and I now see why. After maybe 10 minutes, we were outta there! Terrible. 

Yesterday, we kicked the day off by going to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. In my opinion, it was over-hyped and over-priced, but it was still kinda cool. We got to pet sting rays, so that was sweet. Then we met Jan & Dana (from FPCLV) and ate at the Four Seasons restaurant. I had a salmon burger and IT WAS SOOOO GOOD! Crazy good, even. We then returned to the Luxor and hung out at the pool for an hour or so. After that we treated ourselves to some of the tastiest treats in the world at Cold Stone at Excaliber! I love Cherry Cheesecake Milkshakes! We finished our touring by visiting Hooters (which has an undeserved negative reputation compared with almost any other bar) and indulging in some wings. 

It was an awesome time, but once again, Jenny & I were struck by the stories we heard from our time of hanging out with the homeless of Las Vegas. Any time we passed the homeless, we made sure to sit and talk with them for a couple of minutes. The stories (believable or not) were heartbreaking. Being in Vegas only a few days, the best we could do was give them some change and recommend a great feeding/clothing ministry called Amazing Grace. There are services for the poor in Las Vegas, but like Mother Teresa has said, “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” It is important to not throw some change or a bill at the homeless as we walk by, without taking the time to acknowledge them. We may be passing Jesus by.
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Paris Las Vegas, Bally's, Planet Hollywood, Bellagio sign,and City In A City
 


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Michelle link
09/12/2009 12:14

I'm not going to go on and on about how jealous I am of another Vegas vacation (especially not going to mention that I've always wanted to see Cirque de Soliel), I'm just going to say CONGRATS on your 1 year anniversary :)

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