Vegas and Phoenix - Dec 2023

We flew for the weekend to Phoenix to visit Rak and Ria and decided to do a quick trip to Vegas for one night to see U2 at the Sphere, something Keith had wanted to do ever since he read out this venue.

Sphere Vegas

On Wednesday, we arrived into Vegas in mid-morning and checked into Caesars Palace where we stayed one night.  We grabbed a quick lunch at True Food Kitchen where we had two salads.  Since we had time to kill before the concert, we got a massage in the spa and enjoyed the amenities.  That evening, we had dinner at Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill where we shared the scallops for our entree - food was just OK.  We then walked over to the Sphere and truly enjoyed the concert.  The graphics on the screens were just amazing and while we were in nose bleed seats, the seats were still quite good!

U2 at the Sphere

Since it was a late evening, we slept in the next morning and then flew into Phoenix, arriving around 5pm. We took a taxi over to Rak's house and then went out for Cornish pasties - our favorite - with both Rak and Ria.  

On Friday, Shawna went for a run in the morning and then we met up with Jen and her husband Todd for lunch at OHSO - Jen worked with Shawna at Cigna.   We then picked up groceries and Shawna cooked that evening at Rak's house - serving cheese and crackers to start along with arugula salad and pasta for the meal.  It was great to hang out.

Lunch with Jen and Todd at OHSO

On Saturday, we slept in a bit and then went to play Top Golf - both Shawna and Ria were pretty bad to start but then significantly improved by the third round!!  We had lunch at Nelson's, each getting a sandwich and then Rak picked up supplies for dinner that evening.  Back at the house, we took a nap and then enjoyed some hot tub time before Rak made a yummy meal of mussels, swordfish, mashed potatoes and green beans.  

Top Golf with Rak and Ria

Dinner at Rak's House

We left early the next morning - Rak gave us a ride to the airport and we flew back to Dallas where we were going to stay for a couple of weeks while Keith recovers from his second foot surgery.