Our 8th Anniversary & The Rat Pack Live at the Sands

We finally got to Portland to celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary. We stayed at this great hotel called the Benson within walking distance to Powell's and Voodoo Doughnuts.

But the highlight of our trip was to seeing The Rat Pack Live at the Sands.

"With a talented cast and 15-piece orchestra, take a trip back to the glamorous, hot, glitzy nights of Las Vegas. Experience Frank, Sammy & Dean’s world famous classic recordings and more in this sensationally staged production that brings the music and lives of these legendary characters together again."

This show was amazing! It was like going back in time and watching Frank, Dean and Sammie vamping with the crowd and drinking their way through a show! These guys had the mannerisms and voices to match the icons they portrayed. The actor playing Sammie Davies Jr. could do the dancing and physical comedy as well.

We would highly recommend this show to anyone who is a fan of the Rat Pack. The only negative to the show was the auditorium itself. Portland is a much mellower audience (it turned out for the best that Ryan forgot his cuff links for his tux) but they were selling peanuts in bags to take into the theater!!! What is it, the circus????

After the show we went to a steak house which was incredible, but dear god the portions were huge! Everything was so supersized that the 16oz steak was considered small and we shared it.

All and all it was a lovely celebration of our wedding anniversary.