Summer is ending soon!

   Well here we are in August & I am already seeing "back to school" ads....CRAZY! I do have to say that my Summer has been a great! My husband and I went to the West Coast, we went to Las Vegas and California.
  
   Before we left for vacation we celebrated Bob's 29th birthday. I purchased the most delicious cake from Simmas Bakery in Wauwatosa. The cake was chocolate ganache frosted, marble cake with espresso mousse! By far the best birthday cake I have ever bought! I look forward to going to Simmas again for a cup of coffee & pastry with a friend.
  

   After celebrating Bob's birthday we were off to Vegas! We stayed at the New York, New York hotel which was GREAT! There are so many different things to do & eat! I have to recommend going with Expedia! We purchased our flight and hotel through Expedia and we received a free "buffet a day" so that definitely saved us money! We went to see two Cirque du Solei shows the first one was Elvis at the Aria hotel & casino. The second show was Ka at the MGM Grand hotel & casino. They both were great but I liked Ka better because it was more theatrical!

   Towards the end of our Vegas stay we visited Lake Mead/ The Hoover Dam for a day. We got to swim in Lake Mead and bake in the HOT sun! You can say that Bob & I truly enjoyed Las Vegas!

   After our 3 night we checked out of our Vegas hotel to pick up our rental car to head to Thousand Oaks, CA. There we stayed with some friends that went to college with Bob. They sure did show us a good time in California, we went to the beach paddleboarding, went to Malibu vineyards to taste wine and of course sunbathed by the pool/hot tub at his parents luscious backyard!

  From there we set off for our last California journey! We drove 6 hours to Mammoth Lake, CA a gorgeous cabin-like hotel and is surrounded by lush snow covered mountains! Yes there was still snow on all or most of the caps in June! After spending one night in Mammoth Lake we drove 3 more hours to Yosemite! The drive to Mammoth & Yosemite was scary and way too long!

   By the end of the trip we were seriously ready to get back home but we were very happy that we could take the time off to have an awesome vacation! Bob and I decided that our next vacation will be a tropical, all inclusive destination! We are looking forward to it!