[ vivaaaaaaaaa las vegas ]

Well, I am finally blogging about my holiday break and vacation with my parents & Jesse. We went to Las Vegas! It was a ton of fun, especially because I'd never been there before. It was a lot to take in, so much so that I barely took an photographs (I know... the nerve of me, huh!?!?) because I was just staring at everything with my mouth hanging open.

We mainly just wandered around the strip and went into various casinos, trying to win some moolah. I managed to make it out a little bit richer than I went in. My dad was the big winner, since he won over $1000 on a slot machine! Lucky lucky man.

We also saw two shows. The first was a tribute show called The Rat Pack is Back. It was so much fun. The guy who did Frank sounded just like him. It was very funny, and they even had a surprise guest show up: Marilyn Monroe! The second show was Stomp! Hooooly amazing. It was absolutely incredible. Words can't describe it, so I don't think I'll even bother. All I can say, is if you have a chance to see it... DO IT!!!!!

Picture time (in basically no particular order... just the order I edited them in!):

One of the fountains outside the Venetian:


An ampersand, Las Vegas style:


The huuuuuuuge Phantom sign on the Venetian. And some sweet, sweet flare:


I'm posting this even though my dad's eyes are shut (as they are in all the pictures I took of him there!), because my parents are so funny. They're waving to me! Still outside the Venetian, pretending we're actually in Italy:


Paris! I think this was my favorite casino. The inside was just magnificent. The ceiling is completely painted like the sky. Wicked pretty. Here's the Eiffel Tour outside:


Had to take it:



When we got back from LV, we ventured around Phoenix for a couple days, just exploring. We found an amaaaaazing Mexican restaurant, and also went to the Botanical Gardens. Here is a fallen cactus, which looks weirdly like a crocodile:



Sorry for my ridiculously long absence. I was sick for a while (smoking is allowed in casinos in Vegas, and I am pretty allergic / sensitive to cigarette smoke), and then I just felt like I needed a blog-break. But I'm back! Hello! I'm currently sifting through over a hundred posts that I missed from various people (thaaaaank you Google-Reader!), marking the ones I want to comment on. So, you can probably expect random comments on older posts from me!