Once we got to Las Vegas, we wanted to take a look at the gardens and fountains at the Bellagio. Beautiful! Ironically, the song we heard at the fountain display was the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah (probably sung by Motab). It was such a sharp contrast from all the lights and worldliness of the Strip that I was glad that at least for a few moments the people listening could ponder the birth of the Savior and the real reason for our celebrating Christmas (if they were even listening to the words).
We had a delicious Christmas Eve fondue feast which lasted for hours; it was so fun to catch up with Will and Katie and see their artistically decorated home. On Christmas morning, we had a yummy brunch and we opened presents at a leisurely rate. Saturday, we went to the St. George temple and enjoyed that historic site. After church on Sunday, we drove up to Mt. Charleston where there is a ski resort and lots of snow. It was cold and quite pretty (for Las Vegas!). In fact, it was quite cold the whole time we were there--very similar to the freezing temperatures we were having in Tyler around Christmastime.
All in all, we had fun visits to Houston and to Las Vegas. We can't wait for next year when, hopefully, everyone will be able to be together at some point in the holidays!
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