Had a lovely trip. We drove to DC, flew to Vegas, did stuff, flew back, drove back. I got to be best man (and maid of honor kinda) at Andre and Andrea's wedding in a real Las Vegas wedding chapel. Gail, Noah, and I formalized our commitment to each other later in the day atop the Stratosphere.
more pictures here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elbertrando/ Plenty of neat stuff in Vegas, then we went back to DC. I'd never been before. We went to the Smithsonian and the WWII memorial and we hung out with family. Back at work now, I'll post again in 4 months when I have another vacation or something.