So I'm just back from my first trip to Las Vegas. What a strange place. It was a fun trip and I'm definitely glad to have gone, but I can't imagine spending more than 2 days there, nor do I feel I need to go back anytime soon. It is like Disney World for adults and the scale and excess of everything was crazy. And the people-watching! Apparently, there were quite a few celebs there, not that we saw any. K-Fed (OK, so we're talking C-list celebs), Paris Hilton, Ricky Martin, Gwen Stefani, Jamie-Lynn Siegler, Robert Iler, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. We did see lots of overweight midwestern women wearing mom jeans and fanny packs. And I'm allowed to mock since I live in the midwest. That's probably the most striking thing about Vegas--the range of people it appeals to.
We had a couple great meals--at Fiamma on Friday night and Alex on Saturday night (G's bday dinner--the reason we were in Vegas). A won $50 playing blackjack, and I lost $10 playing roulette. I was up more than $50 at one point--should have quit while I was ahead! I know, we're such high rollers. Craps looks like fun, though it would weird me out that my chips are being moved around and I have no idea why! If I ever go back to Vegas, and I think I probably will, I'll learn how to play craps, first.
We flew United (Ted) and surprisingly had no problems with our flights! It would have been nice to get one of those Economy Plus seats. We had the option to purchase, but didn't want to shell out the extra $. I wonder how that works anyway--I find it unlikely that they fill up with people willing to pay and United elite fliers, so how do they get assigned? Would I be better off checking in late and hoping those are the only seats left to assign?
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