VEGAS

Jamie and I will celebrate 15 years of marriage on May 17!! We chose Vegas as our "reward" for "making it" this long! ;) Neither of us had ever been to Vegas...and I think I had some "preconceived notions" about it...but after actually being there...I can't remember what those notions even were! I'm wanting to say that it was way different than what I'd imagined, for some reason.

Here's my summary of the "Ins and Outs of Vegas":
(I made these notes within the first hour of arrival...)
1.  EVERYTHING in Vegas is Expensive!!!!!!!
2.   Vegas is ONE BIG MAZE!  I felt like a mouse going through a maze...and it was easy to get lost and        
      turned around in an instant!!
3.  People will do anything for money:
(I would've gotten more pictures for examples...but they all expected "tips" for photos...so I passed...unless I could be sneaky and snap one from a distance)
Examples:  Cancer patient asking for money due to lack of insurance.  "why lie...i need beer" signs.  Musicians...from an opera singer with an accordian...to guitarists...people passing out their demo cds in hopes of becoming discovered.  Homeless people with just a cup, begging for money.  Cartoon characters walking around....one of my favorites was "Mickey and Minnie" with a sign that said "Disney fired us". and the list goes on and on and on... OH...a lady with a tiny monkey on one corner...it was crazy!
4.  Stinky...I thought it as pollution...but Jamie pointed out it was the sewer!
5.  The shopping is incredible! I saw shops of brand names that I'd only HEARD about!
6.  Everything is massive! The resort/casinos are like "little cities" when you go inside...there are numerous doors...and you can get turned around quick!!
7.  It is THE biggest sex scandal city ever!...every corner you turn, there are at least 5 men/women standing flicking little nudity cards at you.  We learned realllly quick to NOT BE NICE to ANYONE that asks or offers you ANYthing on the street.  It becomes an automatic "no" or "ignore" -that people could offer you $100 bill and I think we'd pass right on by out of habit!...in fact, 3 gentleman were out handing out church literature and we said "no" before even realizing...but after it hit me, we turned back around and thanked them...assuring them we WERE Christians and weren't trying to be rude ;) hehe
8.  The city really never sleeps...ever...the streets are always full...it's crazy!
9.  No matter how cute you want to look....go for comfort in shoes... TONS of walking! (I learned the hard way...as you will see by the picture below)
10.  What  happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas...unless you're like us...and you're old fuddy duddies...and we have nothing to hide...so...here's our montage of pictures ;)

Night Flight to Vegas delayed...we enjoyed "quality time" waiting forever in the Shreveport Airport ;)

After a plane ride, tram ride, shuttle transport, escalator and elevator...we finally arrived to our room about 3 am...we were exhausted!

This was our first Vegas meal...this did not come with anything else...so basically I paid $5.25 for a piece of bread!  but it was pretty good ;)

We stayed at "NEW YORK NEW YORK"...it was a small..big replica of New York...it was incredible! ...and yes, we did ride that roller coaster!

New york new york

you'll see that i have several pics of shoes...and they're all for a reason...this one was taken because of extreme boredom standing in a ticket line for an hour.  I didn't know Jane Fonda put her shoes up for sale ;)

We visited many of the resorts just to see their "claim to fame"...this was "Paris"...How cool?!

Caesar's Palace...even the statues promote nudity...GAH  ;)

My friend KiKi at work has always said that in her modeling days, MAC cosmetics was the bomb...so we went in and I found their "LIP GLASS" that she's always bragging about...so I got her a tube and myself one also! :)

See Jamie there...he's going to buy me some GUCCI amd LOUIS VUITTON...hahahaha...we didn't even go inside :)

this was for KiKi...i think we were both pretty excited! It is great  lip gloss!

Swatch watch store...never figured this out...

These shoes look like they belong on "Incrediboy"...I expected him to "take off"! hahaha

1st Night...Blue Man Group...2nd Night Brad Garrett Comedy Club...we had fun!

Now who's laughing...cute black dress...cute red heels...ended up in my hand..,.and I walked the streets of Vegas BAREFOOTED...ewwwww...but my toes were screaming at me :)

Nightlife...pretty awesome!

this is my "Jamie was right" picture...but I couldn't wear tennis shoes with that dress! haha

This band was neat at Dick's Last Resort Restaurant

I text Stephen Dumas(b/c he and I share the same "frugal" qualities in life) saying that I wish they'd give me monopoly money to play with and then REAL money if I were to win!...welll...right after that, we found a place that gave us $200 free money to play...it was gone within 2 mins on the $5 slots and we left with nothing.  glad it was monopoly money ;)

Jamie is a  Car person...esp Mustangs...no we don't own one...he just dreams of them...and I'm quite sure he was drooling over these.  We rented a car one day to go to the Las vegas Motor Speedway.  and what happened to be right beside it but the Carrol Shelby Distribution Center.  This is where they actually assemble the 'Stangs.  I was "lucky" enough to go on a full tour of the facility.  

This lady was from Belgium...maybe they're trying to tell us that hi-tops are coming back in style.   

Can you spot OUR signature on the  "Shelby" wall?
hint:  We are with Miller ;)

He stayed around AFTER the tour...he asked a few too many questions for my comfort...I heard $100,000...should I be scared?

Then we went across the street to an "Exotic Car" track...Jamie really wanted to drive this...but $500 for 5 laps...if only that monopoly money would've paid more ;)

Jamie finallly found a restaurant with GOOD food...Hooters wings won't disappoint ;)

Trish gave me a tutorial on how to curl my  hair with a flat iron...here was the attempt...I got tired...I have alot of hair!

I don't know who this man is.....

...regardless of the silly hat, I allowed him to drive me around the city in the convertible that he rented.

Freemont Street Experience...downtown Vegas...it was prob our favorite!

Gene? is that you?

Check out HIS shoes!

anyone recognize him?

We Ziplined over the strip...this was on top...getting ready to go down the line

...it was SOOO much fun....

Heart Attack Grill...they give you hospital gowns...and hospital bracelet and the drs and nurses wait on you!  Cute set up!

This was inside NY NY

They thought of everything...a cup holder beside the toilet!

$80 for this purse made out of pop tabs...

Airport Starbucks...this is only my 2nd cup of Starbucks to ever  have...but  it was so cold and windy...it was ridiculous! This is pumpkin caramel spice...and the berry coffee cake strussel was the best thing ever!!!!!!!!! oh yum

Jamie got stopped in security...he forgot to take his laptop out of his bag...these people mean business...and I'm grateful for their dedication to keep us safe!

The next time they design a plane seat...I'd like to be involved in the process...these seats were horrible!  See how the head rest tilts forward? who can sleep like that?  PEOPLE...we need for the headrest to tilt backwards...come on now ;)

FUN FUN FUN :)