Visiting Mommy's Work

The kids have always asked questions about my job, but it seems like lately they've really been interested in what I do and what Aria looks like. They've been asking to go visit and today we finally made the trip out to City Center so that they could see "Mommy's Work."

[Main Valet. The boys loved the water]

[Our lobby is decorated for Chinese New Years]

We stopped by the front desk and Ti & the boys got to meet one of my managers and some of my coworkers. Right behind the desk is Crystals, so we headed there to catch the tram to Bellagio.

[Water feature in Crystals. The boys called them
tornado's and thought they were awesome]

[Heading up to the tram pick-up]

[We had a cabin all to ourselves, so the boys could goof off all they wanted]

Lady Chocolate
[Bellagio's Jean Philippe Patisserie]

[Guiness World Records largest chocolate fountain]

[Bellagio's Conservatory]

[Year of the rabbit]

[ 18-foot-tall Chinese God of Prosperity]

[35-foot Chinese Junk Boat with a 38-foot mast]

[Terracotta Warriors- covered in crushed walnuts and ground carrot seeds]

[Display behind Bellagio's front desk]

We went out front and caught a water show, then headed back up to the tram station to go back to Aria.

We stopped by Jean Philippe Patisserie in our casino so I could show the boys our cakes and we ended up getting some sweets to end the night.

[The star of our hotel. The King of Rock 'N Roll himself]

Throughout the night the boys would say stuff like, "Mommy's work is the bomb!".... and, " I love Mommy's work!" When we were driving out of City Center I heard Siope say, "After school on Friday, I want to come live at Aria." I thought it was hilarious. They have no clue about all the drawbacks of the job, but that's ok. I'm just glad they enjoyed their night out.

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.