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Vegas was a blast. It completely wore me out, but was so much fun. My only regret was not putting more money down on the Frogs to cover the spread - it was only 14.5, no way they wouldn't have topped that. My $20 bet paid though, so yay!

We stayed at the Monte Carlo, which was pretty nice. I also stopped in at New York, New York, Caesar's Palace, the Bellagio, MGM Grand, Paris, the Tropicana, the Wynn, the Luxor and the Venetian. My favorite venue was the Bellagio, and my favorite part of the trip (besides the game, of course) was the fountains at the Bellagio. We also went down to Freemont Street on Sunday night, but I was pretty exhausted by that point so didn't enjoy it too much. The casinos down there are a lot smokier, too, which I wasn't keen on.

We ate at Olive's for lunch on Sunday and it was just perfect. We got to see the fountains timed to Celine Dion, the National Anthem, and my favorite, Time to Say Goodbye. We also had a couple of good dinners - Sensi at the Bellagio and Il Fornaio at New York, New York.

I wish I'd been in shape to go to the clubs, but the late night just wasn't happening for me this trip. Vicki and I decided we should go back every two years for the Frogs came, and said that next time I wouldn't be pregnant, then joked that, yeah, probably I would be. I don't know, though... that's pretty quick! Gotta get through this one first before I can wrap my head around that...

A couple weeks 'til my next doc. appt. I did find out today on my EOB that sonograms are billed as x-rays, which are 0% no deductible on my insurance plan, so that's awesome. I was worried we were going to hit my HCA max before the end of the year, but it looks like we might just squeak by. We're going to do the HCA again next year, but we're putting considerably more back on our flexible spending account. Inpatient surgery is 10% after the deductible, so I'm pretty sure we'll be owing a good deal of moolah for the delivery.

183 days to go!