What a week…in the best possible way.
Cari and I just spent a full week in Las Vegas, which is not something either of us would normally volunteer to do. But months ago, when she suggested I join her for RE/MAX’s annual international conference in February, I instantly knew the Eagles were playing more shows at the Sphere, so I was all in! And that was only the tip of the iceberg on a fun week of mixing business and pleasure.
First half of the week was business. We both attended RE/MAX’s R4 conference and got to hang with some of our favorite local RE/MAX-ers. I heard James Clear and an incredible woman named Vanessa Van Edwards speak.
Cari had a bunch of business things going on early in the week, which meant I had enough free time to go do some stuff on my own…like SEEING DEF LEPPARD as part of their residency at Caesar’s Palace!!
This was my second time seeing them. I think I preferred the stadium show a couple years ago, but this was still terrific. This venue seemed almost too small for them, and the sound wasn’t great for the first few songs.
I sat next to three ladies — two were about my age, and seemed like they were sisters. I think the third may have been their mom, who must’ve been 80-90 yrs old and was TOTALLY rocking out. She was so cool! 😎🥰
After the real estate and Def Leppard portion of the week, two of the best people in the world drove up from Arizona to hang with us for the second half of the week — Mat and Holly!!! Somehow, we hadn’t seen them face-to-face since 2017. So there was a lot of catching up, hanging out, shopping, eating great meals, and a little gambling.
We capped that off with the Eagles concert at the Sphere on Friday night, which was fantastic. Cari and I saw the Eagles about 18 months ago at the Sphere, and I preferred this one a bit more. They had a bunch of new visuals and added “End of the Innocence” — one of my all-time fave songs.
Before the concert, we paid a visit to the Eagles experience inside the Palazzo — it’s a really cool collection of memorabilia and mini-versions of the Troubador where Don Henley and Glenn Frey first met, and a “Hotel California” on Sunset Blvd. Cari and I didn’t get to see it in 2024 because the F1 race was approaching and had taken over that space.
It’s been a while since I’ve traveled anywhere and stayed a full week. Pretty exhausted at this point and glad to be home after…ahem…taking it to the limit.
