Las Vegas Recap

I am going to jump around a little bit with my vacation recaps...I mean it is all a big blur anyways, so why not?

Disclaimer: Please remember this was Las Vegas. All events included lots of drinks before, during and after. This recap will not have exclusive details ;-). What happens there, stays there after all!

Early Thursday morning I left for Las Vegas to meet my cousin, Danya and her friends for a nice girls trip. After flight delays and airplane troubles we all met at Vegas around 2:00 on Thursday afternoon.

Upon arriving we all headed down to the pool for some relaxation and then headed to our first show. Our first show happened to be the Thunder from Down Under male entertainment show. It was a blast and I highly recommend doing this with your girls if you go. Leave the boys at home. ;-).

On Friday, we woke up and enjoyed the pool pretty much all day until it closed around 6. The pool is typically the place to be during the day if your looking for a fun time. The drinks there will make you broke very quickly so I really recommend stopping by a liquor store for the option to make your own in the hotel room! After that we practically bar and club hopped for the rest of the night. We were celebrating one of the girl's birthdays that we were with so we all got dressed up and even sported some plastic tiaras! Keepin' it classy ;-). We all ended up at Senor Frogs dancing and drinking until the early hours of the morning when me and a few of the girls decided to taxi it back to the room and get some sleep.

Saturday morning we were all in desperate need of some breakfast. So, we got ready and headed out in search of some food. We attempted a few places, but the lines were too insane to even get a table. We finally found a really good sounding french cafe with healthy and tasty options. Plus there was no wait to be seated. Bonus!!! I ordered the scrambled eggs with a side of bacon and toast. Their bread slices were incredible. I think it was a sourdough loaf but the slices were huge and so fresh. Just what we needed to continue our adventure!

After we fueled up, we all agreed on going to the wax museum. We were on our way there and were practically ran over by the discount ticket sales solicitors. One of the girls said it was legit so we checked it out. $13 bucks later we had half-price tickets and were off to see the waxy celebrities! Check out some of the better celebrity replicas.

A few of us were pretty worn out after this drink fest of a weekend so far and decided to keep it pretty low key and go to another show on Saturday night. We started out at CPK for a drink and dinner and then headed to the discount ticket sale place again where we all agreed on Boyz II Men. Boyz II Men was never really a music selection I chose growing up. I think they were for people a little older than me when they were popular so I really didn't know what to expect. Let me tell you it was an awesome show!!! What I really liked about this concert opposed to other concerts I have seen is that this was more personal. They told us stories about their songs and about the other group members (no longer with them). They also were very thankful of the crowd. I have never really thought about that before, but when they were really appreciative of us being there and choosing to come see them over the other shows it really is a major change of pace. Once your appreciated as a fan (after all without you they wouldn't be who they are) it makes you realize that the concerts you've spent hundreds of dollars on almost make you feel like they are doing you a favor of being there... You know? Okay, sorry, small tangent! ;-)

After the show we went back to the hotel and tried our hand (or wallet) at some gambling. I am not really a big fan of gambling, so I just stuck the $20 I had in a slot machine and rode it as far as it would go and called it quits when I was done. Fortunatly, I didn't lose it all! We did do quite a bit of watching on the roulette tables and saw one man pour a few hundred bucks down the drain in a matter of minutes. To each their own?

I really enjoyed my first trip to Vegas, although I think next time I'll keep it a day shorter. After so much sun, booze and fun you just really wear yourself out quickly. Oh, and the time change didn't help. ;-)

Have you ever been to Las Vegas?
What was your favorite show?