First let me recount my two weeks far away in vacation land. I would be telling you a big fat fib if I said I was too busy to blog while I was gone, because that is the exact opposite of what I was. Nick and I, along with his twin brother, Chris and his girlfrined Kim joined the Brandon's at their vacation home in Scottsdale where we ate, drank, laid by the pool, watched countless movies and games of football and did a lot of shopping. I wish I had some dramatic story to report on from my travels but truthfully the most exciting thing was eating lunch at a table next to Wayne Gretzky and, (shock! his super hot wife and adorably blond children), in a cute little cafe called The Herb Box in Scottsdale. We did, however, manage to stir up a little fun in Las Vegas where we spent 2 nights for New Years Eve. We began NYE with Bloody Mary's in the Mandalay Bay Sportsbook and watched the Kansas football game. We saw the Beatle's LOVE Cirque Du Soleil show at The Mirage and about 10 minutes into the show, which uses lots of fog machines, my right eye started to really feel irritated. The theater is pretty small and intimate and definitely not the type you want to get up and leave for a potty break so I resisted the urge to rub my eye makeup completely off and tried not to look like a pirate while keeping one eye closed the whole time. After the show we had a lovely dinner at this fab Japanese restaurant which I missed half of, partly due to having to remove my fake eyelashes and touch up my eye makeup in the bathroom, and mostly to wait in line at the Mirage gift shop behind eight 22-year old tools who were dashing back and forth from the line to get into JET nightclub to buy little shooters of vodka to mix in their minute-maid orange juice. I'm sure I am guilty of this at some point in my drinking past but I couldn't help but be annoyed at the time when I really needed to purchase some damn visine!!
Anyway, after dinner half of our party really wanted to leave The Mirage and gamble at Caesar's Palace. We left Mirage to find the streets blocked off and people filling every available walkway in Times Square Fashion. It was only 10:30pm and the place was nuts! People were already stumbling, throwing bottles, screaming, swaying to music, it was quite a sight, and one I was horrified to see included a few parents with 1 year olds in strollers!! It's called America's Adult Playground for a reason people...because it's for ADULTS!!! I couldn't believe that people were out there with babies and small children while they were surrounded by tons of unruly drunk people, it was scary!
So, after winding our way through the maze of people on the sidewalks we finally got inside Caesar's Palace and it became clear we weren't going to find a craps table with 8 empty spots. Our group decided to split so the parents headed back for Mandalay Bay and we searched for a bar. Two cherry bomb's later we found a table with a $25.00 minimum and proceeded to donate hundreds of $$$ to Caesar's, but hey, Elton John and Cher are really hurting for some cash so it's
all for a good cause! The strip puts on a huge fireworks show at the stroke of midnight but did we see it?!? No! I was in fact rolling a hard eight at that very moment and managed a quick peck on the cheek to my honey. Apparently this didn't do much for my luck because we never rallied.
all for a good cause! The strip puts on a huge fireworks show at the stroke of midnight but did we see it?!? No! I was in fact rolling a hard eight at that very moment and managed a quick peck on the cheek to my honey. Apparently this didn't do much for my luck because we never rallied. The rest of the night is pretty much a blur, but I do recall running down the sidewalk in my dress, Nick's suit jacket and my bare feet, (this will officially be the third time I've gone shoeless in Vegas, thank god they keep the sidewalks clean!) And there's even picture evidence of us stopping for a photo-op in front of the Bellagio and Monte Carlo fountains. We had a little gambling rally at Monte Carlo but it must not have been that great because I just checked my credit card balance and noticed a tiny little cash fee for $6.19 on a withdrawl of $200.00 at Monte Carlo. Don't remember that at all!! At a little past 5:00am we stumbled to our room and neither of us had the wherewithal to make me wash my feet before getting into those luxurious cream colored sheets, sorry to gross you 
out! The next morning was awfully hazy but from what I remember, I'm pretty sure we had a good time! Overall, vacation was great but it is nice to be back home, even if there is a half inch of black ice on the roads!
out! The next morning was awfully hazy but from what I remember, I'm pretty sure we had a good time! Overall, vacation was great but it is nice to be back home, even if there is a half inch of black ice on the roads! P.S. These are not my feet, I hope mine are cuter, even when dirty...
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Who's feet are those then? Or do you have a large catalog of feet photos?
I think they're Marc's...
Marc...buy some new flip-flops!
No, I just did a google image search...mine are much more petite and cute, and they are definitely manicured!
You found Marc's dirty feet in Google Images?
You'd be surprised where you can find pictures of Marc's dirty feet. BTW, I love how he apparently doesn't read our blog anymore since he won't even defend himself!
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