I’m back from Vegas!! I wanted to leave a quick note before I left but of course the last day before we headed out was too crazy & I didn’t even have time. But we’re back now & we had a fantastic trip!

We stayed at the Paris Hotel and it was awesome. This is the first time I’ve been to Vegas since I was like 19, and even then it wasn’t really to go to Vegas – so it’s practically like my first time! Virgin voyage to the city of sin! You know that was a good time ;)

Friday night we settled in, and then headed over to the Hard Rock to eat at Nobu – a DELICIOUS japanese restaurant.

While waiting for our reservation we played a little blackjack – and then after dinner we hit the craps table! This is the first time I’ve gambled at all, and we made out good! It took me awhile to realize all my chips actually meant money – but as soon as I did, I was thinking craps is the best game ever cuz it just felt like free money! :) So we both made about $100 there which was cool, and by that time our friends Bruno & Guam and their 2 friends showed up. They were headed to Body English, which is Hard Rock’s club.. so we chatted w/ them awhile and then went off to do our own thing for the rest of the night. Gotta love the free drinks while you gamble, eh? :)

Saturday we got up, ate and then hit the pool! This was the moment I’d been waiting for. Through all this hard work I’ve been doing, my one little calgon take me away fantasy is just to be laying out in the warm sun, in my bikini with a cold drink in my hand… and we did just that!

The pool there is crazy too, cuz the Eiffel tower is RIGHT next to you! It’s awesome. It wasn’t even tooo hot that day either, which made it just perfect. We even had a 2 free drinks by the pool coupon! score! :)

After cleaning up we headed over to the Bellagio Hotel (beautiful hotel – wow!) to pick up our tickets to Zumanity, with a small scare that we were too late, but thankfully they were still there. Then we headed back over to the Paris hotel for a quick trip up the Eiffel Tower :) Fun to see the view from up there and look down on the pool we’d just been chillin at.

Then we promptly headed over to New York New York (where Zumanity was playing) so we could take a look around and then grab a drink and a bite to eat to hold us over till later. Zumanity was incredible! Totally sexy… lots of skin! :) Cirque de Soleil is so great at interacting with the audience and getting everyone in the mood. Expensive tix, but you really get your money’s worth if you ask me – they give you a serious show! I thought it was great – and we had really great seats too!

After that we headed over to the Aladdin to meet up with Bruno & Guam at a restaurant called Crustacean. They actually have one here in SF, too, that I’ve never been to. We weren’t really that hungry so we all ordered some appetizers and had some yummy drinks before heading over to Curve. The boys had free passes to get in, which was cool cuz normally Rick & I don’t hit clubs that much and personally I’m not into spending the $20-$50 it can cost to get in the door of those places! So free was a great price just to check out the scene.

After that Rick & I lost a little money on the craps table at the Aladdin, and I got a taste of how different the crowd is there vs. The Hard Rock – which is a pretty fun, young scene in comparison! So we left & headed over to The Palms. Rick sat down for some blackjack there and a couple hours later made out with a couple hundred $$$!! Nice babe!!!! It sorta took care of some other loses, so all in all he came out up about a $150 or so, I think – but you should have seen some of the cards he had near the end – it was awesome!!!

Lastly, we hit Risque at the Paris (again, free passes – awww yaa), before calling it a night. Risque is actually a pretty nice club, swankier than Curve for sure.

Overall we had SUCH a fantastic trip. Rick & I had a wonderful time together, I got to get a taste for how fun gambling can be (even though I’m still quite conservative and scared of it :) and I got my fun in the sun with a cold drink! I can’t wait to go back.

Photos? Of course :) Check em out here.