Weeks ago Zach asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday.  All I really wanted to do was be warmer.  We looked into getting a hotel in St. George a week or so ago.  My plan was to sleep in and eat two dozen Swig sugar cookies.  For some reason the hotels in St. Geez were very expensive this particular weekend.  When we saw that hotels in Vegas were not only cheaper, but that our favorite hotel the Vdara was giving away a $50 food credit that weekend, we went for it!

The day before we left I got a pedicure with my two friends Lindsey and Jenn.  They know me TOO well because they surprised me with so many sweet gifts, including my favorite:  Sweet Tooth Fairy Cake Bites.  We had dinner afterwards at Arella and then I ate not ONE, but F O U R Cake Bites by myself.  What can ya do?

Thank you Lindsey and Jenn, I love you both so much!

I also received a few Etsy gift cards for my birthday and decided that I would purchase two Elizabeth Mayville watercolor portraits from her shop.  No, these were not custom of Zach and I.  They looked so much like us, I had to have them for our bedroom.

Friday after Zach got home from work we made our way over to the airport to leave for Vegas.  Our view right after take-off…

…and our view right before landing.  It was so nice to get away from the snow, if only for a few days.

We got in later than expected and I drug Zach through a few of the Miracle Mile shops before returning to our hotel.  We decided to cash in our free food credit and order room service while watching the olympics.

We slept in the next morning but I had Zach up and ready to go before Fashion Show Mall opened.  After making all our other stops we made our way to Topshop.  After shopping for a few minutes a sweet guy asked me if I wanted to go in the Personal Shopping wing of the store.  Uh…yes?  It was my first time, but definitely not my last.  They give free [and ice cold] Diet Cokes in there.  Not to mention jars full of Starbursts, jolly ranchers, and other treats!  How have I never meandered in that wing of the store before??  I was sold from the moment he asked me if I wanted a soda, to be honest.

My sweet husband.  He braved Fashion Show Mall and the Forum Shops with me with absolutely no complaints.  The sad thing is that I didn’t buy much at all, but you would have thought after stopping in nearly 20 stores that I would have something to show for it.  Poor Zach.  After walking almost five miles we made our way over to the Hard Rock Cafe for dinner at Nobu.  As always, worth the hype.

We ended the night at the Blackjack tables.  Not our most successful attempt, but pure entertainment nonetheless due to our hilarious dealer.  Also, there was dancing…

We were making our way back to our hotel when I saw an advertisement for the new Pinkberry at the Aria.  We both decided Zach deserved a heaping bowl of frozen yogurt for his full day of sacrifice.

The next morning we decided to hit up the Wynn for the exotic car show.  All of the hotels were decked out for Chinese New Year.  It was incredible!

We weaved our way back and forth through all the cars.  It didn’t take me long to spot my favorite, the Ferrari FF, the automobile which I got pretty personal with on my project with Cobra and Ferrari last year.

Zach was craving some red meat so we decided to dine at BurGR – Gordon Ramsey’s restaurant.  Yes, I am a huge Master Chef fan, so when Zach asked me to go I was elated.  The food was really good, but I find it hard to mess up a cheeseburger.  So maybe I am biased?

We had a few last hours to spare, so we walked down to the Venetian.  The warm weather was really taking a toll on everyone, including the people working the strip.  I guess everyone needs an Insta break every now and then…

I scored some macarons from Bouchon Bakery and we stopped at a few shops at the Grand Canal.

I am so grateful to Zach.  He always makes my birthday [and all holidays, honestly] so special.  He inherited his acute thoughtfulness from his mother, which I am so appreciative of.  It was so nice to sleep in, shop a bit, eat some delicious food, and enjoy some 60 degree days.