Sometimes my husband and I will take a night to get away from the house and stay on the strip or at Lake Las Vegas. You're still close-by in case you have a huge drama involving auditions for You're a Good Man Charlie Brown where your 10-year-old daughter wasn't able to audition for a part because she was in the dressing room and no one came to get her after waiting for 4 hours to audition, but far enough away where you don't feel like you need to do laundry and clean the house. Mind you, the auditions were at the studio where we spend a huge amount of money every month for classes, and not for Broadway. No one is going to see this play except for the parents of the students. However, it is an important life lesson for her to learn. She ended up getting another part which she didn't want as much but at least still gets to be in the show. I was actually very proud of her for hanging in there when all she wanted to do was leave. It would have been so easy to wrap my arms around her and take her home, but I'm trying to let her feel a couple of failures. A great book, A Nation of Wimps, shows how parents are ruining their children for being too invasive. I think kids need to have those experiences to know how to cope with loss and failure. The trick is being there with ice cream after it is all over and to listen. Trust me, she is way over it. I'm still mad and have had to tie my fingers together when I feel like sending the instructor an email.
So, after the drama we checked in to Trump Las Vegas which is a new hotel/condo property with no casino. Trust me, I get my share of casinos so a hotel that doesn't have one is very welcome. I'm not sure how it translates for business, but I appreciate it. The rooms weren't cheap but cheaper than they would've been a year ago. We stayed in a one-bedroom with a full kitchen, which was great because I could wake up and heat up dinner from the night before for breakfast. The best part was that no one had stayed in this room before. We didn't even take out the anti-bacterial wipes. Instead we got to take off the plastic off the ironing board, the remote, etc.
Look at this tiny little bottle of Chambord. Isn't it cute??
THE BEST THING EVER - THE MIRROR TV
So, I've done some checking about the mirror TV which I enjoyed more than I can tell you. How great is it to be able to watch the Chiefs get pounded while you're applying make-up and don't have to worry about splashing the TV? It is from a company called Electric Mirror, and their website is beautiful but has no information. I emailed the guy this morning and just got a quote for $6,950 for a 60x40 mirror. Yikes! When I win the lottery, this is going on my list of top products to buy.
So, the hotel was good. The service was good. We basically just slept there so we didn't have much interaction with the staff. The room was beautiful although the view was of a big piece of dirt where I think they had planned a second tower. I'm sure it, as well as everything else in this town, is on hold until the economy recovers. While it's cheaper and if you like no casino, it is worth checking out.
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