This past weekend my husband and I attended a concert featuring The Dave Matthews Band. We drove out to Las Vegas on Friday and the first thing we did was to stop at Ellis Island on Koval and eat some of the best Prime Rib I've ever had. It was cooked just right and was almost an inch thick! Ellis Island also brews its own beer AND rootbeer. I had a tall, cold glass of the best rootbeer I've ever had, too. If you ever get to Las Vegas, I highly recommend Ellis Island.After we ate, we headed to the Best Wetern McCarran to check in and unload our bags. Then we headed to the strip to revisit the new Wynn hotel and view some of our favorite hotels, including the Venetian. We even stayed long enough to FINALLY see the Sirens of Treasure Island pirate show, which was actually pretty silly. Scantilly clad men and women enticing each other to really loud rock music. I had to remind myself that I was in Las Vegas, and overlook the cheesiness of it all.
Saturday morning we drove out to the Hoover Dam and took the one-hour tour of the area. It was very impressive and quite amazing. Yes, I learned something new about our nation.
Saturday afternoon we met our oldest son, his wife and our youngest son at the airport where we all waited for my grand-daughter to arrive from her three week visit in Amarillo. Then we all headed back to Ellis Island for lunch. After lunch they went back home, and we went to the hotel to take a nap before the concert.
The concert, my first in about five years, was incredible and very enjoyable. Dave and the guys were in great form and played old favorites and a few more recent ones. They also played a few I didn't recognize (I know - what kind of fan am I? - the minute I got home I dug through the CDs and found the songs on 'Remember Two Things' - I'll have them memorized by August). All in all, it was a great weekend.
Peace.
