Trip 2005

I had a list of a few things that I wanted to do on this trip, and seeing the fountain show at the Bellagio was one of them. The first show of the day doesn't start until 3:00 pm, so we valet parked the car there and set about wandering the streets of Vegas until the magical hour was upon us. We had a bit of time to kill until my dream of the "Vegas you see in movies" could be realized in stunning visuals by my eyes.

We had a good amount of time to do things, but we really couldn't go very far...except in Vegas you can go to places like Paris without ever leaving the city. So that's exactly what we did. Say what you will about the French, but you'll be the only one talking bad against them. I was simply too happy to make derogatory remarks that day.

A lovely family picture (of the family that were actually present at this time) showcases our individuality. I'm ready to defend the world with my super human powers, Jenny's all casual and easy going, and Tim walked around without a shirt. You can pretty much fill in the blanks as to how our personalities are simply by looking at how we are posed in this picture. As a communications major, we often analyze nonverbal cues such as body positioning and how that communicates your message unto other people. We let everyone in Las Vegas know what's up when it comes to the Recks' individual style.

We were all a little slow getting out of bed in the morning. Obviously, I had been up late drinking and gambling, but remember that the kids' flight didn't get in until 10:30ish California time, which meant 12:30ish Milwaukee time. They probably went to bed late, so we took it easy this morning. There was only one thing that we had to do today, and that was to make the 5 hour drive to our Uncle's house in Palm Springs. The rest of the day could be spent however way that we pleased. We roamed around the old strip/downtown area for a while, checked out some stuff, ate some deep fried Oreos and then sat down for a decent brunch. My Dad hopped a plane to Los Angeles, and we were on our own to cause mayhem and mischief in Sin City.