Vegas, SLC, eating and shopping

The last 3 weeks in a nutshell: three day business/pleasure trip to Las Vegas, dryer broke down at rental property, business trip to Salt Lake City where I had the highest rated Mexican food in America by Zagat, hired back an ex-employee, $3k shopping spree at Robinson's May department store (going out of business to convert to Bloomingdale's, paid 40-60% off of lowest ticketed price on everything), fireworks with unreasonable homebuyer that wanted to stretch escrow until forever until we had a legal letter written and ahhhh, finally get to relax.

Saturday 1/28 through Tuesday 1/31 in Las Vegas:
$149 Monte Carlo (company picked up the two other nights)
$0 dinner at The Cafe Monte Carlo (hotel dining credit coupon
$0 Monte Carlo lunch buffet (hotel dining credit coupon)
$70 dinner at Sensi at Bellagio (Kurabota pork chops, equivalent to Kobe beef)
$0 expensed lunch at Sbarro ($8)
$6 gourmet eclairs at Wynn
$15 desserts at Paris
$0 expensed dinner for two at Lotus of Siam ($45, a hole in the wall but rated 27 by Zagat!)
$0 expensed lunch for 4 at Cheesecake Factory ($135)
lots of expensed taxi rides, airport parking and tips

Wed 2/1:
$0 emergency drawer lunch
$550 Whirlpool dryer with delivery and installation for rental property
$0 prepared dinner

Thurs 2/2:
$0 brought lunch
$105 monthly ortho
$0 leftovers for dinner

Friday 2/3:
$7 lunch at Pho
$30 Round Table Pizza delivery dinner

Sat 2/4:
$0 leftovers for lunch
$22 drycleaning
$62 Marshall's
$16 Tuesday Morning
$145 dinner for two at La Brasserie

Sun 2/5:
$0 leftovers for lunch
Flew to Salt Lake City in late afternoon
$0 expensed dinner at McDonald's ($7)

Monday 2/6:
$0 expensed lunch for two at Biaggi Italian ($39)
$22 misc stuff at a gift store
$0 expensed room service ($13)

Tues 2/7:
$0 expensed breakfast at Starbucks ($6)
$0 expensed lunch for 3 at The Red Iguana (hole in the wall Mexican food, Zagat rated 27, $42)
$0 expensed dinner at The Dodo (excellent Baked Cream Cheese with soy sauce and sesame, smoked tomato polenta with chipotle sauce, cabbage and leek soup, caramel rum coffee cake, $30)

Wed 2/8:
$0 expensed lunch at The Dodo again (pastrami on marble rye, artichoke soup, key lime pie, $20)
$30 dinner for two at China Palace (saved $10 with Entertainment Card)
$8 Zagat Guide for LA and OC 2006 on Ebay

Thursday 2/9:
$0 brought lunch
$33 books at Borders during lunch
$0 leftovers for dinner
$5 Zagat Guide Best Restaurants in America 2006 on Ebay (1/3 price as elsewhere)

Friday 2/10:
$0 colleague picked up lunch at Oki Doki
$0 leftovers for dinner

Saturday 2/11:
$5 tollroads
$10 prepared lunch
$15 dinner for two at Chipotle
$16 two movie tickets for When A Stranger Calls (saved $4 with Entertainment coupon)

Sunday 2/12:
$43 groceries (saved $52 in coupons)
$0 prepared lunch and dinner

Monday 2/13:
$0 expensed lunch with new employee
$33 groceries and dinner from Trader Joe's

Tuesday 2/14:
$7 picked up lunch for colleague (cheap Vietnamese banh mi)
$0 prepared dinner

Wednesday 2/15:
$10 lunch at Russell's Seafood Palace
$25 dinner for two at Coco's

Thurs 2/16:
$0 brought lunch
$35 carwash and wax
$0 leftovers for dinner

Fri 2/17:
$16 lunch at Le Chateau
$0 leftovers for dinner

Sat 2/18:
$15 Jack in the Box for 3
$500 cash birthday present for mom
$300 2 months interest payment to brother
$220 3 tickets for Mamma Mia
$65 kobe beef teppanyaki dinner for two at J Tokyo (saved $20 with Entertainment card)
$8 parking for show

Sun 2/19:
$0 leftovers for lunch
$21 Marshall's
$198 Costco
$0 prepared dinner

Monday 2/20:
$4 carne asada burrito at Taco Factory
$3 Goldmine Yogurt
$15 haircut
$24 dinner for two at Corner Bakery
$752 3 suits, 2 sports coats, 2 slacks
$75 picture frames, bottle opener, coffee service for 4
$490 7 placemats, 8 napkins, 2 tableclothes, 6 bath towels, cal-king comforter set
$470 wall hangings, decorative accesories
$1090 lots more dress and casual shirts, 2 sports coats, leather jacket, suede coat