Gelato! One more reason to enjoy Christmas on the Las Vegas Strip
My husband was
unexpectedly working in Las Vegas over the holidays, so we decided to
take our Christmas on the road. We left rainy Seattle, slid along snow
covered roads in Oregon, and took our time meandering
our way into Nevada. After three days on the road, we landed at the
Residence Inn in central Las Vegas about two hundred yards from my
husband’s work site for the next month and 1500 (give or take) miles
from our families in Wisconsin and Texas.
It was Christmas Eve. We
dressed in our finest road trip apparel, a fluffy skirt for me and jeans
and a suit jacket for my husband, then set out for dinner and a show at
the Wynn Casino and Resort.
Le Reve, The Dream, a water extravaganza show was mind bogglingly
filled with strong men, daring acrobatics, and women performing
synchronized swimming in red high heels! Far different from anything
either of us had ever experienced on Christmas Eve.
The next morning we were both a bit
lonely. So we lit a fake log in the hotel room fireplace, put on some
John Denver Christmas carols and reminded ourselves we were lucky to be
together, lucky to have this chance for work,
and lucky we had families to call and wish a very Merry Christmas. For
our Christmas dinner we set out to a friend’s home, who hosted an
“orphans” holiday dinner. There we enjoyed turkey, stuffing, German
potato salad (my husband’s favorite) and our friend’s
specialty – a German red cabbage dish that I will truly never forget it
was so delish.
The conversation sparkled with topics ranging from recycling in Las Vegas to costume breakdowns in the
Zumanity Cirque du Soleil show. Zumanity describes itself as a “highly
eroticized, cabaret-style show that spotlights sensual imagery and
stunning aerialists,” so that part of the conversation was not G rated
but made for a lot of laughter at our table. We hugged our host and
hostess goodbye and realized our Christmas in Vegas had family, counting
our blessings, love, good food, and laughter.
Happy Holidays wherever you are and in whatever way you celebrate.
DeeDee Lane
13 comments:
Now, that's a truly different Christmas celebration! And one you obviously never forgot! I love the idea of the orphan Christmas dinner...true kindness.
Ah ... LasVegas ... one of my favorite places. I've been there for New Year's Eve before, but never Christmas. Sounds like you had a great time.
Thanks Nancy! Thanks Laura! If you decide to go for Christmas this year the Bellagio is doing a Holiday Magic display with an Ice Queen and lots of soldier nutcrackers. Not to be missed. Happy Holidays.
I cherish odd holiday celebrations. Good post.
One of my favorite Christmas dinners was in a hospital cafeteria with my family, because my second granddaughter was just born that day.
Ah, German potato salad and red cabbage remind me of the years we spent in Germany while my husband was in the Air Force. Without family to surround us, we always invited single GIs to dinner so no one would have to celebrate far from home, alone. Fond memories.
Sounds like a fun Christmas adventure. And that gelato looks amazing!
Lovely story, Dee Dee! Hubs and I are at loose ends this Christmas and may actually visit our new in-laws in Las Vegas. Thanks for the preview; sounds like a holiday there could be fun. And you're in Seattle? I'm in Tacoma!
What a unique way to celebrate. I've never seen those shows, but I bet they're impressive. That is definitely a different town and I'm always fascinated by the breadth of entertainment available although it's always nice to go home and rid my clothes of all of the cigarette smell, lol. Thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays!
Sounds like an interesting adventure for the holidays :)
What a neat way to celebrate Christmas. I've only ever been in Las Vegas in November around Thanksgiving. I first had German potato salad at a congregational meeting when I joined a presbyterian church in Irvington NJ, the majority of whose members had German ancestry. Thanks for sharing.
What an exciting celebration. I LOVE Vegas and the pistachio Gelato I get at Ceaser's Palace when we go. Thank you for sharing. Happy holidays!
Thanks everyone for joining in with your thoughts and best wishes. Sadira, if you're still thinking of going to LV for the holidays my number one favorite show is O done by Cirque Soleil at the Bellagio. It is a pricey ticket but will be 90 minutes of beauty. Happy Holidays to all!
Celebrating Christmas on the road! Sounds wonderful! Thanks much for sharing.
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