So this past weekend, David, Sarah, Tina, James, and I took our uneventful 3 hour road trip to Las Vegas, NV! The occasion? To celebrate my brother-in-law, Phillip's 23rd birthday. Still a baby. =) The last time I had gone to the city was my memorable and best-time-of-my-life bachelorette party with the ladies. Just what is it about this city that makes it that weekend getaway, a place called "Sin City", an excuse to go crazy? Oh yeah....I remember why. =)



Our first night in Vegas, we really weren't prepared to go out-out (due to our late arrival in the city), but that's why Vegas is Vegas....


Please look carefully at Sarah's dress as it makes its transformation. When we were in the bathroom later that night (at Treasure Island), a random stranger (female, of course) went up to Sarah and said "Girl!?!!? Are you going to your grandma's birthday party?!?" At first, we were laughing and enjoying the moment for what it was, until we realized that she wasn't kidding at all. In a matter of seconds, here is this Asian girl we've never met reaching under Sarah's dress, pulling the dress up (from underneath), and knotting the dress at the straps on top. I definitely give her an A+ for pulling a TYRA BANKS like what you see on Top Model, but that was one of the most awkward, yet most hilarious moments of my life!


~James & David~


Pretty.


And not so pretty.


@ Audigier in Treasure Island


I don't know why we do this so much, but it was fun and entertaining at the time.


On our second night out...on our way to PURE @ Caesar's Palace.


The theme was "black & white."


My brother was a good sport and followed through with our dare to go dance with the bachelorette at the table next to our's. I closed by eyes the entire time!


Happy 23rd Phillip!


The beautiful view from the patio upstairs.


What a small world....we actually ran into some grads from LLU Dent school. What are the odds?


Phillip blowing out his birthday candles...


And the next day, just when you thought it was all over.....


Sarah made MEGA bucks!!!! Her $20 turned into $1800! And of course, as big baller of the weekend, she treated us out to dinner! =) Thanks Sarah!


What I realized...

Two nights, three days of Vegas can do the following:

• make you gain 5 pounds from all the delicious buffets and late night post-club junk food!
• make your legs and feet hurt like no other from walking everywhere.
• dry your throat and make you cough all weekend long from the terrible polluted cigarette smoke everywhere!
• make you lose $$$ or if you lucky like Sarah, win some!
• make you not want to work or do anything for the following week in an attempt to recover from all the late nights.
• but ultimately, want to make you go back again because you had SUCH A BLAST! =)