As I previously mentioned my parents were in town during the day, so while my mom and I were sitting around eating lunch I got a call from Mike and at the end of the call he said, "By the way make sure Tiny has everything she needs to spend the night, and you have things to spend the night out too. Ok bye gotta go." Thats it he hung up!
I will admit I wasn't quite ready to leave Tiny over night yet, I hadn't had time to mentally prepare! Every morning when I wake up even if it is before her I get out of bed and check on her, so the idea that I couldn't was a little nerving. Of course everything went perfectly for her I just missed her a ton.
So anyway, fast forward to Mike and I in the car driving downtown. At first I thought ok maybe we are Canada, but still didn't really know. It wasn't long before I got the clue that we were going to one of the casinos downtown! Now most people who know me know that I LOVE casinos. The people, the lights, the noises, I love it all. Needless to say I was very excited! We pulled up the MGM Grand and I knew we were in for a fun night.
We got out and walked up to the front desk where as soon as Mike gave them our names they said Happy Anniversary to us. I will take this moment to say that the customer service at MGM was phenomenal. Everyone there was amazing and it was like we had a sign on our forheads because absolutely everyone greeted us with, "Happy Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Taylor."
We checked into our room and Mike informed me we had 8pm reservations at Bourbon Steak. We eventually went down for dinner and at the time I had no idea I was about to have the absolute best meal of my life. We were taken back to our table which was in this great little private sectioned off room. We sat down and ordered a bottle of wine which I was very impressed with Mikey's wine choice (although he did admit he did a little wine research ahead of time - still impressive he would do that!) Where most restuarants might bring you a basket of bread at Bourbon Steak they bring out this platter of gourmet flavored fries each with their own designated dipping sauce. Next we ordered the Kobe Beef Lettuce Wraps. They came out with three different sauces, Thai Peanut, Pesto, and Chili and if you can believe such a thing exists, they were about 100 times better than PF Changs! Next we each ordered a soup, I had the bean soup which was again the best I have ever had (I know I sound like a broken record but its true!) For my entree I had the Filet Mignon which was cooked perfectly. As a side I ordered the Truffled Mac and Cheese. O.M.G. People let me tell you it was one of the most delicious things I have ever had. I don't know what goes on in that little dish but it was magical. At this point I could have gone about a week without eating and I was getting a little loopy from the half a bottle of wine I drank but the dessert menu looked way too good to pass up. My eyes immediately caught the word "Beignets" and my mind was basically made up. They were served with creme brulee which I had never had and the pairing was perfect. (Although I will admit not quite as good as Cafe du Monde)
This meal was an event. Everything was so perfectly choreographed, and planned. The speed and portions were timed perfectly. Not something we will be doing again anytime soon, but so worth the wait for when I get to go back someday :)
We eventually made our way around the casino and I actually walked away a big winner on the penny slots so that was exciting for me! After that meal and my small fortune :) it was time to call it a night.
A perfect, wonderful night.
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