Bruehl... Party of 6: Thursday, August 21, 2008

Matt told me I needed to be showered and ready to go by 9:00 Thursday morning. I got up and started getting ready. While I was finished packing Jen called and said, “Why haven’t you called me yet?” I told her I didn’t know anything else yet. Then Matt took the phone and said to her, “She is just now finding out that you have known what’s going on all along!” I was shocked and I grabbed the phone and said, “Shut up!!!!” All along she has been saying that Matt should have told her what’s up because she is my best friend and he probably didn’t tell her cuz he knew she wouldn’t be able to keep it a secret, etc, etc. Of course, she couldn’t tell me anything else at that point because it was all still a secret.

At 8:30 Vanessa arrived and when she walked in the house, I started to ask her if she knew what was going on, but then my Mom walked in too. Come to find out, Jen, Vanessa & my Mom all new about this secret since the end of June!!! Nobody had given me any clue that they knew anything. And I was asking them all along for ideas and telling them clues, etc!

After getting all packed and saying goodbye to the kids, we left for the airport. I knew this much because Matt slipped up and asked me to hold the camera because he didn’t want to check it. That gave it away that we were flying somewhere. He didn’t tell me until we were on E-470 just about to the airport that we were going to Las Vegas!!! Neither one of us had ever been there and both wanted to go at some point!

When we arrived at the airport, Matt had arranged for a limo to pick us up and give us a tour around the strip while we sipped champagne. We arrived at Mandalay Bay and checked into our 33rd floor room that provided the most beautiful view of the strip. The room was magnificent! After walking around and checking out the hotel, we had a gourmet dinner at a buffet with yummy food!! Next came a walk down the strip to Harrah’s. Here we saw the Rita Rudner comedy show which was fun. Thank you to Tom & Elaine for the tickets!!! She was funny and had a witty take on relationships! We spent the rest of Thursday night walking around and spent some time in the casino at the MGM Grand. Matt sat down at a blackjack table and doubled his money. That was fun! We didn’t get into bed until 3 a.m., which was 4:00 our time. Needless to say, it was an awesome, but exhausting day!!