Vegas!

Well this is the last official trip we took this summer, but I may write a post on other little things we did along the way. We'll see... Anyway, we went to Vegas in August right before school started. We went with John's dad, Ashley, Kate, Mike, and Christine. I LOVE VEGAS! Growing up, I went to Vegas about 15 times (at least). We would always go in November for the carnival convention and I always loved it! Obviously I could never gamble or anything, but I still enjoyed it. We would go to some great shows, walk down the strip, and my dad would always take me on the roller coasters and rides there. So I kind of have a little attachment to Vegas. It reminds me of my childhood and of my family. Some people don't understand my love for Sin City, it's kind of unexplainable. Anywho... this summer was no exception. Vegas was just as wonderful as I had remembered (I also went May 2008), and when you add being 21 and able to drink (most of the time for free) and gamble, Vegas became even better! We stayed at MGM (though the Mirage is where my heart is, the MGM was great!). We started the trip off with a Michael Jackson tribute band at Mandalay Bay, which was lots of fun! We also saw KA (Cirque Du Soleil) - not my favorite CDS but still good, and Jay Leno - he was hilarious and one of my favorite parts of the trip!! The thing I was most excited about was the fact that John hadn't been to Vegas since he was a kid, so I couldn't wait to give him all of my Vegas knowledge :) and show him around one of my favorite cities! Now I can handle John not being an NY fan, but I would have been DEVASTATED if my husband didn't enjoy Vegas! He didn't disappoint - he loved it! Thank goodness! One day John and I walked from MGM all the way to some off-the-path bar to meet his sisters. Though we did make stops along the way (including the Forum Shops), it was the LONGEST WALK OF MY LIFE! My feet have never hurt so bad ever!! But it was fun to walk the strip (something I used to always do with my dad) and show John all the great hotels and give him memories I had from each one. John was a great sport, he didn't once tell me I was being annoying with all the information I was passing out (which I know I was). I think he just knew how excited I was to be there again...and this time with him. We spent the other days at the pool - IT WAS HOT! And we ate at some great restaurants at night. It was a short, but great trip. It was also good being able to spend the time with John's dad and sisters. Did I mention I LOVE VEGAS??