Weekend recap

What a weekend.  What a whirlwind trip!  We flew out Friday afternoon, started drinking the moment we arrived and didn't stop until we crashed on Saturday night.  I ate something bad (really, isn't everything you eat in Vegas pretty bad?) on Friday night and was thus up all night not feeling too great.  So Saturday was painful for me, what with the 3 hours of sleep I managed to get and then the all day drinking on top of it.  My body hates me and it's letting me know.  I think I'll spend today on the couch where I belong.

We did have some good times though.  It's always nice to spend time with family since we don't live anywhere near either one of ours.  The mister's step-brother turned 21 and definitely drank 21 beers that day.  We saw Ron White do stand up at The Mirage (I had never heard of him going into this).  That was a pretty enjoyable show, complete with two French Bulldogs coming out on stage and even Carrot Top came out in roller skates at one point so we could all look at each other and go, "what the f***?" 

But friends, let me tell you something about Vegas.  It's dirrrrrty.  Just walking around and through casinos, I needed to shower.  Many times.  The filth just grabs you and shakes you and doesn't let go.  This is my second time in Vegas, so the allure was absent for me this time. All I saw was how disgusting Sin City really is.  Hey random guy: I don't want a coupon for 40% off a prostitute, okay?

Aaaah, I'm so glad to be home sweet home.

Viva Las Vegas + Happy Weekend!

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This afternoon, we're headed to Las Vegas to celebrate an important birthday in the Badger family.  Mayhem is sure to ensue.  It's a short trip; we fly back in on Sunday and I'm kind of relieved about that.  The last time we were out there (2007) we were there for too long in my opinion, which is odd because I never think vacations last too long.  But there's only so much gambling you can do, right?  We're going to see some comedy tonight or tomorrow with the fam and probably do tons and tons of walking.  Hooray!

Just in time for my "crap, what am I going to wear this weekend?" dilemma, Refinery 29 conveniently sent me an email with tips for easy chic travel.  I was already planning on wearing something similar but this really sealed the deal for me ::

I also treated myself to a manicure yesterday, I just couldn't resist.  So I opted for this fabulous new OPI color - Glitzerland - that I thought complimented a weekend in Vegas pretty well.  I can't get enough of staring at my perfectly painted shimmery gold nails.  I'm quite surprised that the color looks good on my pasty freckled skin but it does!

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Obviously not my hand but you get the picture :) 

Have a fun and fabulous weekend, everyone!

2010: The year of travel and love

This year has been declared the year of travel, the year of love, the year of happiness and new beginnings. 

First up: California

San Francisco, Napa, Lake Tahoe all in one long weekend! 

It will be fun, productive, romantic, adventurous and lovely all in one!






Next up (March): Austin, TX

Badger & the boys are playing SXSW again this year and I am going with them.  I went with them in 2007 and had a really great time.  So I'm pretty excited for this years adventure too!









Honeymoon: Italy

Since my mom bought us an Italy travel guide, I guess it's been finalized.  We're going to Italy!  I don't know when (obviously after August), I don't know if we can afford it (where there's a will there's a way) and I don't know how long we'll go (hopefully a long time).

Rumor has it, we may be traveling to Vegas for Badge's stepbrother's 21st birthday in November.  We'll see if we are traveled out or broke or what! 

It's going to be a wonderful year!