Sunset Park- The Gift Of Lights

As soon as the kids went on Winter Break we had Samiu and Toakesa sleep over so we decided to drive out to Sunset Park to check out their Christmas lights. I heard that there was a fee per car and here I am thinking it would be like $5 per car to get in.... nope! Fifteen freak'n dollars per car! There was no turning back because the kids were already hyped up so we forked over the cash and headed in with HIGH expectations. Las Vegas Christmas lights aint got nothin on Salt Lake Christmas lights that you can see for FREE!!! sheesh! Anyways... the kid's had fun - I guess. And the money went to a good cause- or atleast I hope it did. Each of the sponsers had their own displays up to match their company's theme. I liked the Shark Reef the best.

Siope could see a glimpse of this dragon from the street and begged me from the beginning to take a picture of it.

Aria Opens It's Doors To the Public

CityCenter's Aria has opened its doors to the public. Fireworks exploded over the centerpiece of the $8.5 billion CityCenter project, and people eagerly awaited to be the first inside Aria, which is a partnership between MGM Mirage and Dubai World.

Aria Resort & Casino: Revealed to the World 12.16.09

Lumina 2 at Aria's main Porte Cocher. The fountain show was designed by Wet Designs, who are the designers of the Fountains at the Bellagio.


Revealed to the world on 12.16.09 Kicked off the night with fireworks!

Dec 1-5 in the City

I started my first day of training on Tuesday and it's been a little chaotic trying to adjust to the new schedule. I haven't had much time to hop on and blog, so I thought that while I had a minute I would give a brief overview of what's been happening at work.


The first day of orientation we got to tour the casino and restaurants. I couldn't believe that in one day we saw less than half of the hotel- it's a little overwhelming. The property is HUGE!!! And beautiful to say the least. Throughout the week each of our sister properties within the City Center have been opening. My property (Aria) is scheduled to open to the public on Dec 16. We won't be full occupancy for the first couple of weeks... and our GRAND OPENING will be New Years Eve. I haven't really had time to watch TV or hop online, but there's no way that you can avoid hearing about the City Center right now. It's a big deal and certainly the talk of the town!

Actor Orlando Bloom @ Vdara Grand Opening

Actress Rosario Dawson @ Vdara Grand Opening

Eva Longoria-Parker @ Crystals Grand Opening
Crystals is our shopping venue at City Center. They feature shops like Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., and Roberto Cavalli. Eva Longoria-Parker has her own restaurant there called Beso.

We got to tour our hotel rooms on Wednesday and they are not only gorgeous, but they feature state of the art technology- it's mind blowing! The panoramic views from the suites gave me goosebumps! Before we started I seen all of the computer generated images of the hotel and to see them in real life is absolutely incredible.