Another fun filled week in Vegas though I must say the vacations are much tamer as the years fall upon me. We spent an extended period rather than the usual 4 days which I didn’t mind at all. The weather was 95 to 102 degrees and hot as hell. We did a lot of shopping and by shopping I mean browsing around……sadly I only purchased a few items and nothing really noteworthy. Three of us went to see O ( the Cirque Show that has been on my list for years) which of course did not disappoint, LD and I hit up Peepshow a few days later which was a rather sexy burlesque type of show featuring Mel B and Kelly Monaco.

The rest of the peeps arrived a few days later however at some point on the vacation almost every single one of us fell ill. Be it from the sun or food who knows but sadly it was not from beer consumption. We did spend one rather rowdy afternoon at Diablo’s Cantina where a spin of the wheel provided $3 treats a la margaritas and shots of tequila. We were in bed by 8pm that evening!!

After hour number 3 at the Cantina I could not keep track of which drink was on special. I'd order a Margarita only to find out it was now Coors light....meh give me both!!!

We stayed at the end of the strip which was not ideal as it was a 25 min walk to anything relatively worthwhile and I would stay more central next time as in the past. We did however stumble upon Cold Stone Creamery which I recognized from an episode of Oprah. It was quite possibly the best ice cream I have ever tasted, I tried “All the lovin with no oven” which consisted of chocolate cake batter ice cream, cookie dough bits, fudge and whipped cream all mushed together Yummmmm!!!

Oh yes and I forgot to mention the deep fried twinkies and oreo cookies that we found on Freemont Street.....seriously!!! LOVED the oreos!!!

LD and I of course made it our mission to stay up well into sunrise as per years past. Sadly we did not do as good.....a few years ago we left the bar at 9:30am.....this year it was 5am but the sun was starting to peak out nonetheless.

We arrived home to freaking 49 degree weather (today it’s 66) and I do believe my office is colder inside than it is outside….I have my space heater on! I could have stayed for longer just to enjoy the sun and relax as it wasn’t a typical kick your ass Vegas style trip it was much more laid back this go around. There’s always next year…..

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PS:

This guy cracked me up with his white socks and sandles....not to mention the drumstick hanging out of his back pocket WTF??? He was trashed and enjoyed dancing with his lady friend:

I also loved this truck decal filthy just filthy ;)