the mother lode has landed
m checks into the claremont (sf skyline in the background)
matt & michael join us for chinese chow
clean plate club cardmember
he looks like a blonder, he eats like a blonder . . . but he's a beller!
never one to miss an opportunity for embarrassment at the super long's . . . happy easter, pepsi bunny!
brunch w/christiney at the claremont
at last, they meet!
time for grammy and sierra to reunite (sierra is slightly less than interested)
remember me?
mikey sporting the new shades
the girl in her glory
always a tough call between the corn cushion and the bunion cushion . . .
springing in oaktown
petals
seems like old times
blossoms
and more
sweet house
marilyn's in the nook!
. . . and in my shirt
off on an early-am flight to VEGAS!!!
we have arrived
checking in for sin at the wynn
floor 53 (which is really 43, but there are no 40s at the wynn)
behold: my bathroom!
make that, OUR bathroom!
sweet dreams
pop
the view from here
i have one word for you: reservations
chatting up the locals at lunch
sugar & ice cafe
dinner at stripsteak
so many choices, so little ketchup
here's to you, mama
and such service!
no need to ask where the beef is
off on an early-morning jaunt
marvelous mosaics
wynn chimes
nay
in the venetian
near cirque du soleil's "love" theatre
trippy strippy
fab four
new perspective
ain't that the truth?
sun goddess
tiring of the cam
yuno and eric (college chum) - current vegas residents - join us for fun and frolic
cheese
it's black, it's white
happy couple
off to the seedier side, the evening begins to blur
a moment of clarity
inside the griffin
more sun soaking
and shade wading
sittin' pretty
wandering the bellagio pre-"O"
won't somebody please take our picture?
happy tree
ribbit
chihuly ceiling
paris, nevada
isn't it romantic?
caesar's
a little action at the palace
self-port
the clothes-hound has picked up a scent
statuesque
dinner, roman-style
fao horse
m adds a bit of color to the armani collection
palatial
yuno provides a respite at the red rocks
ahhhhh
perfect antidote to the casinos
i & y
rusty
my fave part of vegas
yuno on the rocks
new view
we two
now THAT'S a lizard!
marilyn befriends her phobia
the closest she will ever get to a reptile
one last play
back to the bay and on to the de young
in the tower
tower views
and again
japanese tea garden
butter
bold
gull
botanical garden
colorsplash
photo bush
ready, set . . .
GORGEOUS! thanks for a wonderful week, mom! come back soon. xoxox