So we accomplished sod all on the house this weekend, instead we skipped town for Las Vegas. Neither Matt or I are big gamblers but we had friends who were going and it was 75 degrees there and 20 or lower here. Plus Matt had never been to Vegas and it’s definitely worth seeing.
We got in Thursday evening and headed back early Sunday morning. We came, we ate, we drank*, we gambled (a little and came out very slightly ahead), and we saw some drag queens (Frank Marino’s Divas at the Linq). The weather was beautiful which was good because we walked a lot. If you’ve never been to Vegas, everything looks deceptively close. Also, because of the wonky sidewalks, wait time for the monorail, and insane traffic on the strip, walking, monorail, or cab takes roughly the same amount of time…. although if you don’t walk you can avoid the random street mime. I don’t do mimes. I also don’t particularly care for clowns.
We stayed at the Flamingo which was A) centrally located B) A decent price and C) I kinda dug the fact that it was a little more old school Vegas. Most of our time was spent on the south end of the strip (Mandalay Bay, The Luxor, New York New York). On our last night there I hauled Matt through The Venetian which is GORGEOUS!
By staying at the Flamingo we got free tickets to the High Roller ferris wheel, which was actually pretty cool despite my serious discomfort with heights. Once you were in the bubble-room-thing it was silent and the ride was totally smooth so I was actually calm the entire time.
One of my friends hauled the girls off to The Luxor to visit the Pearl Factory where you can crack open an oyster and get a pearl for $15… and then of course they try and sell you on the setting. Do you have that one friend who’s just an instigator? Yeah, she was my Maid of Honor and one of our travel buddies. She had stopped here on a Vegas trip a few years ago brought the rest of us over to the place, must to the chagrin of our husbands.
I am probably a jewelry sales person’s worst nightmare–I don’t do sparkles (no diamonds for me) and I make most of my own jewelry. I thought it would be fun to try and do my own setting for a pearl… which didn’t go over too well with the sales lady, but what evs. I got a lovely silver pearl which was probably my best luck in Vegas since I thought those were the prettiest and I didn’t own any dark pearls. Then I had an idea for a double pearl setting… so I cracked open another one (this one was pink)! I’ll keep you posted on how my DIY pearl setting goes…. I think it will be amazing!
We also avoided all the time share pitches… one of the other couples wasn’t as lucky and suckered into it. They didn’t end up with a time share, but came back way later then planned and “felt incredibly violated.” Everyone kind of wanted to see how Matt would handle the sales pitch since he’s got the lawyer arguing skills down. Neither of really wanted to lose 4+ hours of our life during a 2 day vacation though.
It was a fun few days and I even stayed up way past my usual old lady bedtime… and then got home and passed out. Now it’s time to get back to work on the house!
*Boozy milkshakes FTW