Day 10 - From Clean Up To Twisted Tea

Renn woke at her usual 6:45 a.m., and we jumped right into taking down decorations, dumping drinks, and tackling the general cleanup. Sheldon and Chuck ran our truck to the shop to be worked on while Mom, as always, handled her fair share of washing dishes. By 9 a.m., everything was boxed up and ready for pickup. Renn showed off her dance moves, played games, and soaked up the morning sunshine.

Renn tasting a pink concha - a Mexican sweetbread first thing to start her day.

However  she now wanted a "black" one as the pink one she chose first was not tasty

the morning after - scene of the late night party table

Could these flowers be any prettier??

At 10 a.m., I tucked Renn in for an early nap— at Dada’s request. Deb made biscuits and gravy for the hungry crew, with her kids joining in before they headed out for their own plans. S and I loaded all the boxes for the trip home in the U-Haul—our nickname for under the trailer bed.

The rest of the day slowed to a lazy pace with naps and packing. Nathan arrived just before 11:30 via Uber, having left their rental car here last night. Derek, who’d slept over, and Nate took Renn to their hotel pool when she woke up after noon and had her lunch.

Britt, Mom and Debby played some cards

Harley in her comfy spot with B

How B spends a relaxing afternoon :)

Meanwhile down on the strip after sleeping in till noon, these 2 were big gambling winners!

The Schmitt kids arrived after 3 p.m. to say goodbye to first departing travelers and stayed to visit. Britt and Mom were chauffeured to the airport at 3:30 by Debby along with Chuck, leaving Sheldon and me to visit with Steph, Robby, Ashley, and Brady while the dogs provided additional entertainment.

Deb & Chuck were back around 5 as the truck finally came to pick up the rental gear. The circle widened again when Shaina, Kaylin, Nathan, and Renn (Matt stayed back at hotel to rest) arrived around 7. Shaina got Renn ready for bed and tucked her in by 7:30 after the whirlwind of busy days.

The evening filled once more when Craig and Amanda dropped in after 8 via Uber. The Boysis crew left soon after to meet Matt and hopefully catch a show—but most were dark on Monday, so they toured the Strip instead, clocking over 27,000 steps! The Schmitt kids headed home before 9, leaving six of us to visit a while longer. Paetz's along with most of the other remaining guests fly home at 8 tomorrow morning.

I finally broke my fast with a slice of wedding cake and a twisted tea—sweet endings to a long, full day. Debby and Chuck kindly drove Amanda & Craig back to Mom’s condo, and we hit the sheets by 11, asleep in no time.