Day Dreaming

I've spent a lot of time day dreaming about our upcoming trip to Las Vegas this past week.  There's something about Vegas that's just so freeing!  Caution to the wind, money is no object, excess everything.  For someone who's as structured as I am, it's a complete 180, and I love it.  I was flipping through some pictures from last years trip and thought I'd share.  T-minus 27 days!

Ridiculous in the best way pretty much sums up our last Vegas Vacation.  One Friday back in July after a long week of work and some family drama we spontaneously decided to hop on a plane and fly away.  We are not spontaneous people so that was absolutely part of the excitement.  Three hours later we were packed, had a flight booked, a room reserved and a car waiting in the driveway to take us to the airport.  We arrived at the Wynn around 10pm and I proceeded to immediately change into my pajamas and order an obscene amount of room service.  Woohoo, wild night.  In typical fashion D hit the gaming floor and we commenced in the morning. 

We always always start at least one morning in Las Vegas at Margaritaville.  They've got a great outdoor patio overlooking Las Vegas Blvd, but what really keeps us coming back for more is their red bull and vodka mimosas.  I'll cut to the chase here friends, a night in Vegas means a hair of the dog kind of morning, just go with it.  After a few of these amazing concoctions we're always feeling on top of the world and ready to take LV by storm.  I will say the Flamingo is a bit run down these days, but their Bugsy Bar has this nostalgic feel about it and we always enjoy playing some video poker there.  

I definitely started my day out lucky and I'm happy to report that it only went up from there!

D hit a very similar jackpot a few minutes later and we were on cloud 9.

It seemed like whatever we did we couldn't lose and the day went on like that with us cashing in ticket after ticket.

 I eventually took myself to the nearest Prada where I bought this amazing little wallet in orange.

I was feeling generous, you know with all of this free money, so D came home with a little something too!

Later that night we got all done up and hit my favorite restaurant on the planet, Sinatra.  This place just screams class to me.  The little lamps on the tables, the dragonfly napkins (which I now own thanks to some more casino winnings!)  The wait staff in tuxedos.  The music and of course the food.  I want to order the meatballs and polena fries for my starter, entree and dessert they're just that good.  I have never had a bad experience here and can't wait to return next month.

The next day I hit the spa early for a facial, we enjoyed bottomless mimosas at the Wynn buffet and then rented a cabana by the pool (thank you again casino winnings).  No joke this was the most perfect Vegas Vacation ever.  Lord knows I've been taken to the cleaners and down on my luck at least a dozen times, but that's just the way Vegas is.  You never know.  I can't wait to see how the cards play out for us this time around.