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January 2, 2026

Spencer and I had the most fun pre-Christmas mini trip! We drove to Nashville with his BFF Henry and his mom to go see a Predators game and stay the night! It was the trip that almost didn’t happen – we had been planning it for so long and were super excited…and then Spencer got the flu. Nooooo. Thankfully we got some Xofluza in him and he perked up just in time for Nash-vegas!

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We stayed at the JW Marriott and had dinner before the game at The Palm which was great and so easy. These two were hilarious the whole weekend and had the best time together.

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They had awesome seats one row off the glass…

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And then came up and sat in some empty seats in front of us for the 3rd period to get a different view. It was a great game and the Predators won!

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Some mini hockey sticks purchased at the game entertained them the rest of the night! ha!

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The next morning we had a fantastic brunch at Milk and Honey and then went to The Putt Shack which is a super cool interactive putt putt course. The holes were so neat and it was a lot of fun!

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It was the best trip getting some one on one time with my very favorite 13 year old!

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The Sphere

October 16, 2025

On Sunday we got up, grabbed Starbucks and headed to the Sphere! This was really the reason for our trip. Samantha just finished reading The Wizard of Oz and I thought that was as good a reason as any to head to see the movie at the Sphere!

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It was so cool to see inside the Sphere and we had great seats in section 307!

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The movie had been updated with AI to fit the screen and the effects were pretty incredible – from feeling like we were in the tornado to the apples falling from the sky – it was all very neat!

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We then walked through the Wynn and saw some sites…

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and even had another Oz photo op!

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We then headed to the airport to catch our flight home! A quick and great trip! Viva Las Vegas!!

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More Vegas

October 15, 2025

After walking in and out of the resorts on Saturday we made our way to the Museum of Illusions and it was a good stop! We all had fun checking out the various illusions and mind tricks!

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That night we headed to the Mandalay Bay for dinner at Strip Steak and a few losing bets…

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then to see Michael Jackson ONE Cirque du Soleil!

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The show was good – not great, but good. A fun, full day in Las Vegas!

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Viva Las Vegas

October 14, 2025

Vegas for fall break? Why not?! We flew down Friday night and checked into the Venetian for a weekend of “culture” and fun!

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Saturday morning we got up and walked the strip a bit before the boys headed back to watch football. The girls kept going and ended up in the Bellagio to check out the beautiful flower displays…

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and we waited in a long line for brunch at Sadelle’s…

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it was worth it! After Alabama secured a victory over Missouri, we all headed back out…

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and first stop was Maxwell’s request of the trip – In N Out!

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Everyone gave the burgers a thumbs up! We then just walked around to check out the sights!

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Some sights were more interesting than others! ha!

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Robert and I met at the Stanton Social in New York 20 years ago!

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The boys found the place where they wished they had watched the game!

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Lots and lots of walking…

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And then we ended up at a cool destination! More tomorrow!

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Naples

September 3, 2025

More Naples pics for Labor Day weekend! Some beach club time…

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Out to dinner at Campiello’s!

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Samantha the mermaid…

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and mostly good times hanging with GJ!

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A great long weekend all around!

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