You know the parents, they always want to know when you get somewhere so that they can stop worrying. Well, we got in at like 3am, so I sent my parents this picture as a text. Somehow, they made the connection that we had arrived!
Wow! What a vacation we just had at Excalibur in Las Vegas! We spent Friday-Monday there and had a great time! We made some great friends, of which we got information on zero - so there's no chance of us keeping in touch. Nice job to us.
There was Marth from the plane. She is studying to be a doctor in Atlanta and we met her on the plane. Mercifully, she likes to talk almost as much as we do, which made the 4.5 hour flight go by a little quicker. I was pretty sure that I was going to have to sleep the entire flight in order to make the time go by fast. Most interesting set of crossword puzzles I've ever worked on.
Then there were 4 people we met at the pool. Again, should have gotten info, but instead a big fat "You Stink" to us. George Bueno and Christian Sanchez were the funniest duo ever. Pretty sure George has sampled every decent eatery in all of Vegas. "As you can see, I like to eat..." was his mantra. Then Daniela and Kristen (or maybe Crystal - sorry, I wasn't there for the intros) from Grand Junction, Co and I shared a moment when we saw a 70 year woman in a thong bikini. Yuck! This woman was seriously like 100 pounds soaking wet, and not a piece of eye candy. Then we proceeded to spot all of the funny things that people were wearing/doing around the pool. You want a good slice of life? Go to a resort pool and you'll see more than you could have imagined.
Ok, so now onto the rest of the trip. As I mentioned, we stayed at Excalibur, which was a HUGE step up from Bill's Gamblin Hall (That's where we stayed in January). Bill's probably isn't too bad when it's offseason because there is no pool to be concerned with. Excalibur had 3 pools and they were all awesome! One had a water slide on it, of which I was the only one that did not go down it. The funniest part is that Fish went down the slide with a totally serious look on his face. Everyone else is smiling and laughing and having fun. Fish is coming down the slide looking like the Secret Service or something.
The gaming was good to us. In very limited action, I doubled my money. I didn't start with a lot, so don't get too excited about that statement. Let's just say I don't have a problem when it comes to gambling. The coolest scenario was at Red Rocks Casino, where they have digital screens to keep track of your money and total up your cards for you. It's great because I don't have to try to add my total to figure out how to proceed. Then I can hit or stand all at the touch of a button.
This is me outside my favorite place in all of Vegas - New York, New York!
The sights were tremendous! We had a great view of my favorite place on the strip - New York, New York! The food was also great! We went to Ellis Island Casino - they have this great special - 10oz steak, vegetable, mashed potato, salad, and a beer or pop of your choice for 7.99! You'd think by the price that the quality is lacking, but this was one of the best steaks I've ever had! We toured around many of the casinos. The coolest thing I saw was a Lion exhibit inside MGM Grand! That was pretty awesome! The worst part of the trip, for many reasons, was the flight back. I hate leaving Vegas because that means I have to get back to the real world.
As for this picture - You're probably thinking that I grabbed this stuff off a shelf in a store to pose for this picture. Sadly, I actually own the glasses and the vegas beads. Stay classy!
2 comments:
There's the glasses again! Hahah. Love them!
Love Vegas. And love the lions at MGM. It's sooo cool they have those! Did you see the white lions (or tigers maybe?) at Mirage??
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