Sissy, tell me about our trip to Vegas?

When you were little, mom and dad signed up for a free trip to Las Vegas that was being offered by a time share company. They left to go on a 3-day, 2-night trip to Vegas and left us in the care of our aunt Cookie. Little did we, or mom, know that dad had secretly teamed up with aunt Cookie (and uncle Arlie) to fly us out to Vegas so that we could surprise mommy.

The night that we arrived in Vegas, we couldn't go see mommy because we wanted her to be surprised. We spent that night with aunt Cookie and were avoiding mom at all costs. Dad was out on the strip keeping her busy with other entertainments.

The next morning, we woke up and went downstairs to breakfast where we met daddy. Daddy gave aunt Cookie instructions on where we were to meet and at what time, then left to gather mommy up. He had managed to maintain that they were getting ready to check out and even had her pack up their stuff! At the last second, he convinced her that he wanted to go out and look around because they hadn't really gotten a chance to look at all of the things in their hotel, Circus Circus.

Mommy agreed and they walked downstairs to the lobby and down to the wedding chapel. Little did mommy know that there, waiting for her to walk around the corner, were her three children and their aunt and uncle. She was so happy to see us, and so surprised! Then daddy told her what he had actually done: secretly come to the wedding chapel and planned for them to renew their wedding vows with us and aunt Cookie and uncle Arlie there to watch.

The ceremony was the most beautiful thing I've ever been to. The pastor that performed the service was very nice, and very funny. I think the thing that made the ceremony the most heart-touching though, was when mommy and daddy were saying their vows and began to shed tears of elation. They were so happy to be together and to have shared the years that they'd shared together. Mom said afterward that she and dad cried, and that their vow renewal was more emotional than their marriage ceremony, because of all the memories they had together and all the things they'd shared together over the years. She said that it was the most wonderful trip she'd ever taken. And it was definitely memorable.