For being a girl that likes quiet and low key, I absolutely love Vegas! I don't know what it is about it, but every time I go there, I never want to come home. And for at least two weeks afterwards, I look for jobs and houses in Vegas, and end my tweets with #imissvegas. Obsessed? Maybe a little. But a fellow tweeter sums it up best:
"Until you've been to Vegas, you don't know what you're missing. Once you're home, you just want to go back. #imissvegas"
When I started the blog, one of the things I wanted to try was a "Fab Five" feature. Sort of an abbreviated version of Letterman's Top 10 list if you will. What better way to kick it off than by doing a Vegas version of my top 5 highlights from our trip? Here we go...
5. Allegiant Air: Flying Allegiant out of Grand Island rocks! That 2 1/2 hour drive versus the 4-5 hour drives we used to make from Denver or Wichita is soooo nice. Those used to be brutal after a long weekend in Vegas. Plus, not having to leave a night early in order to get to the airport on time is an added bonus.
4. Miracle Mile Shops and Fashion Show Mall (tie): Shopping wasn't really high on my priority list for the trip, although a visit to the H&M store was a must for me ever since I saw Stacey and Clinton shopping there on an episode of "What Not to Wear." Considering our shopping selections are pretty limited in Western Kansas, we were able to shop a lot of places we wouldn't normally get to visit. My favorites? Definitely H&M, Lush, the Walking Company and the Puma store. And yes, I did score a cute outfit at H&M that I think Stacey and Clinton would approve of...I think!
3. Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay: Even thought I'd "been there, done that" on our wedding trip, J-Rock hadn't seen it yet (he was too busy at a naughty show). Earlier this year, he couldn't understand why I was a little disappointed in the Sea Life Aquarium in Kansas City, but I think he gets it now. That boy went camera crazy taking pics of all the fish and sea creatures! The coolest parts have to be the shipwreck room, the shark tunnel and, most definitely, touching the manta rays.
2. Criss Angel BeLIEve: If you don't know who Criss Angel is, we probably shouldn't be friends. Ok, maybe that's a little extreme. But seriously, go check him out! He's only the world's greatest magician, and a good looking one at that! I was soooo lucky (and excited) to get to meet and have a pic taken with him during our wedding trip. Since then, he has started performing in his own Cirque du Soleil show at the Luxor. Even though there weren't a lot of the acrobatics and pageantry that Cirque is known for, the illusions are MIND BLOWING. I'm still trying to figure out how those birds flew out of the projection screen...and how he sawed the lady in half...and how he teleported out of the box...Extra bonus: he has a new show coming out in October on Spike TV!
1. Rick's Restorations: This was the thing I was most excited about to see. Rick's shop is featured on the show "American Restoration," which is one of my absolute favorite shows. We got a free tour of the shop and it was so cool to see the workspaces and projects in person. Unfortunately most of the crew had gone home for the day by the time we get there, but I was excited to be able to get a pic with my favorite crew member, Brettly, and catch a glimpse of his cute dog, Nana! I also got to see Rick, Tyler, Ron, Kelly and Ally, and they are all as nice and genuine as they seem on TV. They had a few of their projects on display and for sale in the showroom. J-Rock put his foot down about me buying the gas pump kegerator...something about it not fitting in the overhead compartment in the airplane. Whatever. This is a definite must-see again on a future Vegas trip!
Me and Brettly!
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