So I love to plan. I love to research what I'm planning, I love organizing my plans, and I love thinking about my plans. I love to plan. So my newest research project has consisted of DH and I's post-deployment block leave vacation. We know that we want to go to NJ to see his family and friends, but we weren't sure what we wanted to do for the other week (we're taking 2 weeks off).
And here is where I come in! We were supposed to go to Vegas with our friends, but since they are going to have a baby by then (Yay!) they can't go =( . So I had considered taking a cruise instead. DH and I took a pre-deployment cruise which was pretty fun. My only real complaint was that there wasn't too much to do during the day and the ports didn't have real beaches (we went to South America) which is what I was looking forward to. So for this cruise I knew that I wanted it to be a little shorter so that we didn't get bored, and that I wanted to go to either Alaska or the Caribbean. Unfortunately, the cruises available in our expected block leave timeline were not very appealing. They were either too long, went to places we didn't want to go to, or the ship did not have the luxuries I wanted for our vacation. Soooo… That's why we're going to Vegas lol.
After researching various hotels, restaurants, casinos, promotions, etc I have decided that this is our best option. After using different promotion codes and combining our flight with our hotel reservation, the price will be right about the same as a cruise would have been. This price includes our hotel, food, shows, gambling (which I am providing a large portion of our budget for =P ), and flight. If you're curious as to how much I am anticipating this to cost, the answer is roughly $2,500. I don't know if that's a good price or not, but like I said, a large portion of that is for gambling anyway.
I am really excited about this trip. DH and I love to play poker and roulette (roulette is more my game, poker is more his) so this will be really fun for us. I am also looking forward to having a nice hotel room for our relaxation time. Our room on the cruise was veryyy small and I hadn't realized how much a room can really affect the overall mood. The shower wasn't very big (if you catch my drift *ahem*), and we didn't have a lot of space to move or anything so I am really looking forward to living in luxury for a few days. We'll also be able to choose which shows we see, choose where we eat, and walk around the strip if we want to.
Side Note: Those of you who love cruises or are looking forward to going on a cruise, please don't think that cruises aren't fun or that I don't enjoy them. They definitely are and you get A LOT for your money. It's just that for what DH and I want for our vacation, Vegas suits us a little better.
Yes I know I am getting way ahead of myself here, but like I said, I love to plan. This gives me something to look forward to and keep my mind occupied for awhile while I wait for DH to return. I think I'm going to use this trip as not only a "Welcome Home" trip, but also as a birthday present for DH and I. Block leave will be shortly after my 21st birthday and DH's 22nd birthday is only 2 weeks after mine. He didn't get a 21st birthday since he spent his in Afghanistan so this will be a joint 21st birthday celebration for us.
I am super excited for Summer. I'm turning 21, DH is coming home, we're going to NJ to visit his family and friends, and we're going to Vegas!! W00t!
But first, I have to get through the rest of 2010 and Winter =P
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