Twenty-three Years of Wedded Bliss AND a Pink Elephant – I Love Las Vegas

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Last weekend we went to Las Vegas to celebrate or anniversary. Twenty-three years of wedded bliss. Our friends Vicki and Seth came with us.

We’ve been friends with Seth and Vicki for nearly 20 years. It’s been so long and we’ve been through so much together that we’re so much more than friends at this point – we’re family. In fact, if you look at this picture, it might be kind of hard to figure out who’s married to who.

Please note that my husband Peter (that’s him on the left) has developed a serious blinking problem in photos. I mean, he ruins nearly every picture we take because he blinks. I’ve solved this problem with a neato little app called Skitch. Now, whenever he blinks, which is nearly all the time, I’ll just draw some cool sunglasses on his face and call it a day.

Vicki’s birthday was on August 25, so it was a double celebration. We saw Kevin Nealon in a one-man comedy show which was very entertaining, and we had two incredible meals at Jaleo and Cut. We sat at the pool – in the shade because it’s insanely hot in Las Vegas – and we gambled a bit – I taught Vicki the fine art of interactive slot machines (which are AWESOME) and Peter and Seth played blackjack.

Jaleo is at the Cosmopolitan hotel, which is the epicenter of gorgeous young people in Las Vegas. I kid you not when I tell you that every.single.girl was wearing a skirt up to her butt and heels six inches high. It’s quite entertaining watching a slightly tipsy young woman toddling around in heels that are impossible to walk in while pulling at her skirt to keep it from riding up so high that she may as well be naked. The Cosmopolitan has an incredible chandelier -

Isn’t that spectacular?

it hangs right in the middle of the escalators.

Vicki took a great picture of Peter and me. Here it is.

Yes, he blinked again.

On the way to dinner at Cut, we walked by the Marc by Marc Jacobs store at the Forum Shops, which is at Caesars Palace, where we stayed – which, by the way, was fantastic – great service, beautiful new room. Try the Octavius Tower if you ever stay there – it’s brand new.
Here is what the window looked like:

What’s not to love about a big pink, polka-dotted elephant?

Cut is not so much a restaurant as it is an event. I think we had a total of six people serving us at one point or another during the meal. One of the most fabulous things was the teeny-tiny popovers – they were the size of a grape. The food was, to put it mildly, incredible. We had a great time with Vicki and Seth. Because Seth is a doctor we like to pick his brain about medical issues, and though Peter tried to convince Seth to be his primary care physician, Seth refused – probably the fact that he’s an OB/GYN had a lot to do with it.

Once again, Vicki took a picture of Peter and me to commemorate our 23rd anniversary. This time, even if Peter blinked, there was no way he could ruin the picture.

Some people think Las Vegas is a noisy, smokey, crowded, loud, indulgent, drunken mess of a place. And they would be right. But you know what, we love it anyway.

Happy birthday Vicki!

And happy anniversary, Peter. XOXO!!!!