What now?: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas

Unless, of course, you blog about it.....

First, I have a big shout out to my mom because she is the one that gave me the free trip to Vegas. Two nights, three days quite a nice getaway from work and everything else.....

After arriving and settling into the hotel we went to check out the new Palazzo Shoppes. We had to make a stop in the Christian Louboutin store where they had the shoes that Scarlett Johansson wore at ComicCon.

Later that night we traveled out to Green Valley Ranch to see Yellow Brick Road the most amazing Classic Rock Tribute band in Vegas. You should really go and check them out if you like a good rock show check out their website here.

Somehow after leaving GVR, checking out the new hotel M we headed out to Fremont Street.

Guess it shouldn't have been so surprising that there was no one there ... it was 2:30 am-ish and it was still midweek

The next day after a relaxing day at the spa we were ready for our night out.

So just to explain the next couple pictures.... a few years ago I thought that I'd really like to have an 'unbridal party' for myself in Vegas with some friends. Think of all those gals that go to Vegas to have their bridal party at Chippendale's or Thunder Down Under with their girlfriends - well this was the "I'm not getting married" party version.

So instead of wearing a white veil I had an amazing one of a kind veil by Wicked Smileys that was way more appropriate for the celebration

In the glass elevator from our floor - it's blurry but the strip is in the background

This cute boy walked into the elevator with his girl and I just grabbed him to snuggle in for a photo (I have no idea if his girl was irritated or not, I didn't really notice her, LOL)

Then this couple got on the elevator - they were VERY surprised that I wanted a pic with them.

No idea what you call a group of pimps (geese are a gaggle... maybe it would be swarm, like a swarm of ants).... anyhoo, a swarm of pimps showed up (oh and there were some ho's too....)

This pimp stopped to take a couple pics with me, but he wouldn't stop talking or moving around so he's all a blur.....

Here is the whole group of pimps and ho's - yes they were on their way to a wedding

Davina and I pose briefly before heading to Thunder Down Under (nope no pics from there.... not allowed)

After the show we headed to Mandalay Bay and saw our third Rock Band during our trip... Aquarius was really good and Nikki was a hot lead singer.

No such thing as strangers

Davina doesn't know a stranger..... while we waited in the airport to head home she strikes up conversation with some men who proceeded to share why they were in Vegas. They were here to sell snow. Not imported snow, or snow maker machines.... Instead they make/sell instant snow.

After buying a bottle of water he proceeds to demonstrate the snow:

Step 1: take a small scoop of product

Step 2: add a couple ounces of water

Step 3: watch it 'foam' up into snow

Step 4: go ahead and touch it! It's cool and feels pretty much like real snow

Step 5: giggle with glee and amazement because you are holding snow in the Las Vegas airport and the temp outside is around 90

Step 6: put your snow into a ziplock bag, get on the plane to head home, hope no one stops you because they think you have something illegal in your bag

Bonus Vegas-Style-FAIL Blog

#1
While waaayy off the strip for the spa deal of the year, Davina and I noticed something odd in the below picture.... do you notice anything?

The odd item in the picture is the below close up of the Cellphone tower-FAIL. It just made Davina and I crack up.... so I had to take a picture.

Here is the close up

& this is what a non-fail cell phone tree is supposed to look like!

#2
My Brain hurts.... OH NO! don't you dare take me into that weird building!

Found this on a website about the institute:

Frank Gehry, he of Guggenheim / Bilbao fame, is at it again. This time its the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute in Las Vegas. Like many of the famous architect’s recent buildings, the LRBI is decidedly not rectilinear, and could be described as naif and primitive, but not in a bad way.

The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute is intended to treat those with Alzheimer, Huntington, Parkinson and ALS diseases – while the architect himself describes the building as comforting, others suggest that patients with those afflictions might find the unusual shapes to be disorienting.

This statement "others suggest that patients with those afflictions might find the unusual shapes to be disorienting." is EXACTLY what I was thinking!!!