Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Sacramento Area and Las Vegas

This will be a long post. So keep reading! I'll include pics and posts from our whole trip!


Mark was headed out to the World of Concrete Convention in Las Vegas and asked me to tag along. He then discovered that there would be a 50th birthday celebration for Larry Thiel . . . the director of InterVarsity (a ministry for college students) where Mark was involved when he was in college at UNLV. So we decided to get the most bang for our buck and head out to Sacramento/Stockton, CA the weekend before Vegas to attend the party. It was fun to meet Mark's college friends and especially Larry (and his family) who has such a big place in Mark's growth as a believer. Larry really took time to disciple Mark and help him establish a great foundation for his faith. Here are some pics from the birthday party weekend . . . .


This is the UNLV crowd. Larry and Nina Thiel are on the far right.




Mark, Heather, and Larry
Heather was one of Mark's good friends in InterVarsity. We spent two nights in the home of her and her husband Mike in Sacramento.



Mark and I were both excited to eat at In-N-Out Burger in California! If you've never had one, too bad for you. And thanks Angie S for the "secret menu" tips!




On Sunday night we made a quick trip with Mike and Heather down to San Francisco so I could see the Golden Gate Bridge and to meet up with Eric, a great friend who actually traveled all the way to Iowa for our wedding!

Mark and I with the bridge in the shadows behind us . . .


The Stenbergs at Ghiradelli Square


Dinner at "The Stinkin' Rose" where they flavor their garlic with food!


LAS VEGAS


We flew from Sacramento to Las Vegas on Monday. Mark was really excited to show me the city where he lived and went to school for four years. It was my first Vegas adventure. Some highlights: A nighttime helicopter ride around the strip, dinner with another college friend (Tina and Jay and Avi), incredible dinner at the "top of the world" restaurant at the Stratosphere (800 feet above the city in a revolving restaurant), walking the strip and downtown and seeing all the wild and craziness that is indeed Las Vegas, and seeing "O" (Cirque du Soleil) show at Bellagio.


Getting ready to get on the helicopter


Us on the helicopter with our cool headsets


Vegas at night from the Stratosphere. We had a GREAT meal here! And what a view!


Us at the Stratosphere.




Fountains at Bellagio



We had a great trip!

3 comments:

stacey said...

You guys are the cutest! Thanks for the updates. See ya soon...

Stacey

Rmomof3 said...

It looks like I wonderful time!

Anonymous said...

You look like one hot Momma in that pic on the stratosphere!! ;)