Sin City

I love summer! The past few weeks have been particularly fun, bouncing around from one weekend to the next. This weekend, my sister and I went to Las Vegas. We met up with my Aunt Patsy and Uncle Hal at the New York New York. (They claim they were in town for a conference Patsy was attending for work. Sounds suspicious to me.) We also were able to spend Sunday with Aunt Laree, who lives in Henderson. It was awesome.

In the picture above, it appears that I am working my magic powers and forcing the water to twirl around at my command. You should know that I couldn't ever get the dang thing to work. Tricia did - and I jumped in for the picture. That's just the way I roll.

M&M World. Some people go to Vegas to gamble or get really drunk and do stupid things. Not me. I go for the same reason I go just about anywhere: The Chocolate.

The roller coaster at New York New York. Tricia and I rode this Saturday night about midnight. It was really fun. I will say, however, that I am not as young as I used to be. It will be a sad day for me when I want to skip the roller coaster for the sake of my neck and shoulders. Luckily we haven't reached that day quite yet. But we're getting closer!

So Vegas in August is hot. Unbelievably, uncomfortably, way-too-freaking hot. Patsy, Biz and I discovered this the hard way by taking a mid-day stroll down the Strip. We ended up collapsing in a high-end mall with stores like Gucci and Louis Vuitton. Luckily I was able to afford smoothies so we didn't die from heat exhaustion. Also luckily, we were able to get same-day tickets to see The Lion King at Mandalay Bay rather than go to the street show we had been planning to see before the heat got the better of us. The Lion King was amazing and I was so excited to be there with Patsy and Biz.

Sunday we spent visiting with Aunt Laree at The M Casino. I may or may not have won $16.31 playing the penny slots. Another great weekend adventure!!!