Sunday Southern Days

Part II of our Cruise -- Key West!! This was THE destination of the cruise for us and we had a BLAST (even if we were only there for a day). Here is a little glimpse of our time at the U.S.'s Southernmost Point: Welcome to the Conch Republic! Mallory Square Hog's Breath Saloon Sloppy Joe's Bar Captain Tony's Dirty Harry's Southern Cross Hotel The Key West Margaritaville Hey Jimmy. Conch Tours Train We found the tiny little unmarked building where Jimmy Buffett records! Having a KillDevil at the Rum Barrel (with our cruise ship staff friends) At the Rum Barrel  Departing Key West:

Minimal words here -- a weekend project lead me to paint two old Adirondack chairs and convert them to be Buffett-ready:

Sam and Kyra at the Las Vegas strip.  Long weekend in Vegas? Heck YES. The Captain and I are there. This trip, we took our friends Sean and Kristin long for the ride a had a blast. Up on the docket, in addition to shopping, pool lounging, and gambling, is the dining! Of course we stopped at Margartiaville to pay homage to the margarita man, and then, there is CarneVino.  New favorite Las Vegas dining spot.  Where we pay omage to the man in orange Crocs -- Mario Batali. Talk about an amazing dining experience. The service, food, dessert, even the rendered pork fat served with the freshly-baked bread, were heavenly. I had been ogling the menu for weeks. The plan was set. Spago with Lamb Ragu. I never even thought twice about my decision, focused on the tasty morsel mound of goodness I had seen Batali feature on his cooking show. Of course, my husband would select a steak -- nothing new or wrong with that. But I need to know that my plate wasn't just perfect...