So I was looking back on my entries and realized that there’s not a lot of posting going on here.  I’m looking to change that.  How about I start it off with an update about my Vegas trip?!

Vegas was AMAZING!!! I think Albert and I totally outdid ourselves on this one, haha.

Friday we get to the hotel around 3ish and I’d say within the hour, were granted a free 2-night stay on our next visit (flippin SWEET, man)!  From there we hit up an oxygen bar, relaxed a bit, and then went to dinner with izzy and eloy, and then went back to our room to get ready for Cirque Du Soleil “Love”.  It was a MISSION to get to the tram that led us to the Mirage (which is where Cirque) was taking place, and made it on time to see the show =)  I could not BELIEVE how good the show was.  I definitely had a new found appreciation for the performing arts; beautifully done, I must say.  I just remember having nearly every emotion in me provoked through that performance.  I cried, I laughed, I felt like a child again, I remember leaning over to Albert at times saying “that was BEAUTIFUL.”  So much talent within that show; from the dancers to the costume changes, to the trapeze artists… they had it all!  Its something I feel everyone should see at least once at some point in their lives.  I had “Strawberry Fields Forever” stuck in my head all weekend long as I thought about this, haha. Seriously.  This show was too good.  Worth every penny.  I can’t wait to come to Vegas to see it again!  ahhh

Behold: The almighty CONCESSION STAND!!

Casino portion outside the bathrooms:

Isn’t he adorable? =)

The route back to the hotel was included into my “highlights of the night” memories.  I guess I didn’t realize that the show ended almost at midnight, and so… we pretty much ran into countless drunken trainwrecks on the way back to the hotel.  I guess you notice these types of things when you’re not drunk.  hahaha funny stuff to say the least.  At one point I remember Albert and I were so distracted by the groups of drunken (what seemed like) cavemen/women that we wound up on a wrong BRIDGE on the way back to the hotel (nooooooo)!  I guess that’s what we get for following drunk people and trying to get a laugh out of it, or four.  One things for sure, I never laughed SO hard in my life!  I remember at one point burying my face into his shoulder because i was CRYING a river from laughing soooo unbelieveably hard.  Seriously.  Best part of the trip for sure! 

Went to bed around 4 i think.  We were up by like, 9?   Went to breakfast at the Luxor and had complimentary mimosas   mmmm.  Shopped around, gambled some (won $50 from a $1 bet!), and then got ready to see No Doubt at the Mandalay Bay   Had some drinks before the show (which included a chilled shot of Patron that tasted like WATER as it went down, yuuuummm), and then we were off!  Floor seats at the show were great!  I put my ushering skills to work and totally sweet-talked one of the security guards into letting me run to the front of the STAGE to take pictures.  Its times like these I wish I had an SLR (which i WILL by the end of June, GUARANTEED!). 

Saw the Sounds, Paramore (ehhh) and No Doubt.  The Sounds RULED as usual, I just think they would’ve put on a better show if they weren’t the opening band - Albert agreed.  Paramore is just too played out for me now.  I wish I would’ve been able to see them when they first came out in order to fully appreciate them.  No doubt brought it, as expected.  Tony was drool-worth, as usual.  So happy I finally got to see No Doubt when I wasn’t working, haha. 

Anyhoot.  From there we went back to the hotel, and were sooo exhausted by the end of it all, i honestly cant remember what happened haha.  I think I remember eating though, and calling it a night.  Had breakfast at the Luxor again on Sunday morning and then drove back to LA.  *sigh*

Such a good weekend.  Didn’t want it to end!

Anyway, for more pics, here’s the link to my Vegas album on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hi_sonia/sets/72157615429945970/

and No Doubt:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hi_sonia/sets/72157618699352557/
(*disclaimer, the pictures aren’t that great)

A San Diego post to come maybe later today.  I’ll try to have it up before I leave for Portland on Thursday *squee!!*

That is all.