We’ve been in Las Vegas
for two weeks now. We “moved” here from Lake Powell on Sunday, September 23rd.
We had planned to spend
six weeks here to give the Friendly Ford body shop plenty of time to repair our
F-150. We got rear-ended last February in Ft. Myers, Florida in a left-turn
lane when the guy behind us didn’t stop. The light had turned green but we had
to stop because a guy several cars ahead of us had stopped while making a
left-hand turn. The accident damaged our rear bumper and left rear fender.
Lucky for us that the guy that rear-ended us had good insurance and they’re
paying for all repairs plus a rental car while our truck is in the body shop.
We used the Friendly Ford
body shop two years ago to fix the hail damage on our pickup. They did a great
job, especially with the aluminum body on our Ford F-150, because it requires
special training and tools.
My sister Marcia and
brother-in-law Mike came with us from Lake Powell and they spent a week with
us. We enjoyed the week, especially going to The Mirage on Wednesday night to
see LOVE, Cirque du Soleil’s interpretation of the Beatles legacy. We all
thoroughly enjoyed the show.
We also got tickets to
visit the Las Vegas Neon Museum on Friday night. We first went to the Venetian
for dinner in St. Mark’s Square. The tour of the Neon boneyard was very good
and our guide was quite knowledgeable of the history of Las Vegas and the old casinos.
Mike and Marcia left last
Saturday and it felt strange to be by ourselves after spending three weeks with
family and friends.
Julie and I decided to go
to the Wynn for their Sunday Brunch, voted best buffet in Las Vegas. We usually
go to buffets around 3PM because you pay the brunch price and then transition
to dinner which starts at 3:30PM.
We picked the Wynn because
they were supposed to have free parking (and the best buffet). Almost all of
the casinos on the strip now charge for parking. We later learned the Wynn also
charges for parking, unless you spend at least $50 and get your parking ticket
validated.
We went to The Mirage last
Friday night to see David Spade and Ray Romano at a special 10PM comedy show.
It was very good, especially Ray Romano’s stories about getting older, and stories
about his wife and kids.
Steve & Julie
Cornelius
