Back from Vegas!

We got back from Las Vegas at 5:15 this morning. Yikes that was a long night! Unfortunately Josh and I didn't get seated together on the plane. I wound up sitting next to newlyweds who alternated between arguing about rental cars, making out and displaying ultra-annoying habits. The guy had THE MOST annoying laugh. I fell asleep only to be waken up by his laugh on 3 different occasions. Hey buddy, this is an overnight flight....some people want to catch a few ZZZ's.

So we went to Vegas to kind of get away from it all for a few days. It was nice to have the alone time, go out to eat, gamble and shop. But I am more tired now than I was before we left. So the goal of relaxing wasn't attained for me. We did win about $120 and that was pretty cool. I won the jackpot on one slot machine. It was a nickle slot machine, so the jackpot was $50. The machine even sang "Macho Man" to me as it spit out my nickles. We also had some really nice meals and a lot of fun in Downtown Vegas.

You don't even really have to do much in Downtown Vegas to have a good time. The people watching is amusing all on its own. I saw 3 different guys dressed up as pimps. I noticed a lot of people with children which I was thought pretty wrong. A 5 year old child has no business being out among drunks and smut peddlers at midnight. I can see bringing the kiddies to a themed casino hotel and taking them to the pool and shops, but they don't belong in the other areas. I can't imagine how I would explain prostitutes and strippers to my 9 year old son.

We sort of retraced our steps from the night we got engaged. We went up in the Eiffel tower, ate at the Venetian and visited the same pastry shop at the Paris. It was a nice experience and I got a little weepy with happiness. We also went to a nice little French restaurant where the waitstaff sang to us.

All in all it was a fun trip, but it wore me out.