Friday Faves and Vegas Recap

superadminJuly 9, 2022

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What’s occurring this weekend? How was the week?

Ours was an excellent one. We acquired again from Vegas late on Sunday and hopped into the adventures of the week. The women have been taking a kickboxing class with some buddies – they like it!!- and we met up with some buddies on the pool, lit fireworks within the entrance yard for 4th of July, I took the ladies on a nails and film date, and now we have been preparing for guests at present. The Pilot’s sis, mother, dad, and our niece and nephew are visiting for the lengthy weekend and we will’t look ahead to some Tucson adventures with them.

Friday Faves and Vegas Recap

Before the usual Friday Faves put up, I needed to share some Vegas adventures! We met up with Betsy and Jeremy (our San Diego besties and journey buddies) final weekend and had the very best time buying, playing, people-watching, and consuming all the ridiculous meals. It was our fifth journey to Vegas collectively (!) and we needed to attempt a brand new resort. We sometimes love the Venetian and Bellagio, however determined to remain on the Wynn and had been NOT upset. It’s undoubtedly our new place. I want I might have snapped a pic of our room with the panoramic view. Everything was lately renovated, the rooms and property had been beautiful, and the service and meals had been glorious. Highly advocate it for those who’re planning a visit to Vegas anytime quickly.

Also needed to say right here that I booked the journey utilizing our AMEX platinum card, which has SO many advantages. We get free entry to a number of airport lounges (clutch when touring with the youngsters) and additionally get resort credit score, late checkout, and room upgrades when out there. It’s by far my favourite bank card, particularly for inns and journey.

Friday afternoon, the Pilot and I walked across the Strip and into the Caesar’s Forums outlets, then stopped for appetizers and iced tea at True Food. It was that tough level of the day if you don’t need a full lunch to spoil your dinner, however undoubtedly need somewhat snack to carry you over. True Food was good! We had dinner reservations that evening on the Mirage, which is the place we met up with Betsy and Jeremy.

ALWAYS the seafood tower:

The Pilot and I shared a Wagyu steak, and additionally ordered Caesar salad, broccolini, and the very best onion rings to share with the desk. Everything was scrumptious and perfectly-cooked. After that, we had tickets to see LOVE, which is the Beatles-themed Cirque du Soliel present.

Cirque tends to be somewhat trippy, however I all the time admire the immersive expertise and breathtaking performances. We’ve seen a number of Cirque du Soleil exhibits and this was most likely my favourite one! (I additionally love O on the Bellagio.) It additionally made me understand how a lot I am keen on Beatles music? Every single tune that got here on, I assumed, “Oh, I love this song.”

We known as it an earlier evening as a result of Betsy and I had been signed up for a Saturday am SOULCYCLE class. It was my first one and I completely want we had a studio right here in Tucson. I’ll undoubtedly hunt down extra lessons after we journey! The teacher J was so enjoyable and had a ton of vitality. I additionally loved the truth that SOULCYCLE isn’t centered on screens or metrics; you push your self relying on the way you’re feeling and what you want from the exercise. The 45-minute class flew by and I used to be drenched in sweat afterwards.

After class, we grabbed breakfast from Urth Caffé, which was additionally conveniently situated within the resort. I had the gluten-free avocado toast with rooster sausage and a decaf almond milk latte:

We went again to the room to vary and then walked to the Paris resort for lunch at one in all our fave spots, Mon Ami Gabi. They’ve modified the menu (it’s a lot smaller now), however I had an superior salmon and kale salad.

After that, we parted methods. The boys went off to gamble and Betsy and I set off for buying at Dry Bar. We shopped for hours on the Forum Shops and Fashion Show mall. Vegas has EVERYTHING.

After our buying celebration and our recent blowouts, we acquired prepared for dinner at RPM Italian, which opened lately.

I’ve been eager to attempt RPM (OG reader buddies will keep in mind my woman crush on Giuliana Rancic) and it exceeded my expectations by a landslide. It’s the very best Italian meals we’ve had exterior of Italy. Everything was beautifully-plated and SO flavorful with out being greasy or heavy. We had stuffed squash blossoms, caviar and burrata, recent pasta, cocktails, and I had the fish for my entree. We additionally loved a gorgeous dessert (I can’t keep in mind what it was known as, nevertheless it was like a baked alaska that they flambéed desk aspect, with a lot gusto.)

Dinner was AMAZING. Betsy and J went again to the resort to relax and the Pilot and I spent the late evening exploring the strip, selecting up Milk Bar for the kiddos, and having fun with a cocktail. I can’t consider how a lot I walked on Saturday! My watched died, however earlier than it did, I had already hit 25k steps!

Sunday morning was extra low-key. We simply had breakfast on the resort the our buddies earlier than catching our flight again to Tucson. It was the proper little recharge of a weekend, and I’m so completely satisfied we get to see this crew once more subsequent month! (plus all the youngsters can hang around collectively!)

It’s time for Friday Faves! This is the place I share some favourite finds from the week and across the internet. I all the time love to listen to about your faves, too, so please shout out one thing you’re loving within the feedback part beneath.

Fashion + magnificence:

The BEST eyebrow pencil

Got a brand new pair of Golden Goose sneakers in Vegas! I’ve been on the hunt for an ideal impartial, so here’s the pair I chose. I by no means thought I’d be on board with the “pay extra for dirty shoes” development, BUT I’ve worn my different GG pair continuously for 2 years. I seen the truth that they had been already *soiled* made me unafraid to put on them and truly get pleasure from them!

This blush! I forgot mine whereas we had been out of city, so I grabbed this one at Sephora after Betsy extremely advisable it. It goes on rather well with a magnificence blender and lasts all day.