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AW: Las Vegas Trip and a WDYT Q?
I didn't want to completely take over the daily post with Vegas talk but I also didn't want to be an AW and make a whole post about my trip...I obviously went with AW. I do what I want. I did this review style for Stephie because I know she loves to hear the details.
I am going to be honest and say that I thought Vegas was over-hyped before I left and didn't expect to have anywhere near as good of a time as I did. So...if you feel the same way, go to Vegas, it will be awesome.
Highlights/reviews from the trip:
Hotel: Monte Carlo - centrally located on the Strip, nice rooms, good price. It is smaller than a lot of the other hotels, which we actually appreciated as it didn't take 20 minutes just to get through the hotel/casino each time we wanted to go somewhere.
Shows: Ka by Cirque du Soleil at MGM Grand - AMAZING. It has mixed reviews online and my neighbors did not like it at all but if you are a fan of theater and appreciate outstanding set design and like plot lines rather than just tons and tons of action - see this. All four of us loved it.
Jabbawockeez at Monte Carlo - We initally were only going to see Ka, but since we were staying at the MC we kept seeing signs/ads/videos for Jabbawockeez. My BFF and I loved them on ABDC so we decided to see this show too and didn't regret it. The show was so fun. We screamed and clapped and danced. The music was so varied and they are an amazing dance crew.
Food: We got vouchers from the hotel for both the MC buffet and Cafe - we ate at both because they were free/very cheap but I wouldn't recommend them if you have to pay full price. Food was good but not great.
Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill - Delicious. The service was perfect. Everyone at the table had something different (Tuna steak, filet mignon, 16-spice chicken, pork tenderloin) and nothing was less than excellent. I highly recommend the goat cheese queso if you like goat cheese, it was basically my dream food. The house margarita was one of the best I've ever had anywhere. It was pricey ($100 per person for four people with one appetizer, four entrees, two sides, one dessert and six drinks) but worth it.
Wicked Spoon Buffet - If you decide to do one buffet, do this one. The wait was LONG (1.5 hours) but the food made it worth it. We decided to skip breakfast and do this as a combined brunch. It was $40 for the buffet and bottomless mimosas, bloody marys and champagne.
Other Casinos - New York, New York - A+++ - $5 blackjack all day/every day at five tables. The dealer we had (Edu) was the BEST. He helped us play and was so personable and awesome. We all ended up making money off Vegas with his help. We also went to the piano bar here, which wasn't as good as Pete's in FW but was still a really, really good time. Lots of dancing. We spent the last evening we were in LV gambling at NYNY then went to their night club Rok. We had the best time all weekend here - my thighs hurt today from dancing. My BFF had a REALLLLLLY good time with a lovely gentleman from LA. That's all I will say about that. 
Cosmopolitian - Absolutely beautiful inside. Warning though, the slots are higher here than anywhere else on the strip that we saw. A penny machine is really a quarter machine and there is nothing cheaper. They do have the newest machines and the best selection of slots though, so it depends on what you like/are willing to spend.
MGM Grand - This is the biggest hotel I have ever seen. It took us about 35 minutes to walk from the strip entrance to the back of the hotel. The Paquiao/Marquez fight was there on Saturday, so there were tons of fight fans there and they were very spirited. We ended up getting to see Paquiao and Marquez as they were walking into their press room before the weigh-in, which was cool. I placed a bet on the fight at the "sports book" and felt so legit surrounded by all the old men with cigars (I know I am lame!)
Free things we were glad we saw - Bellagio water show, Caesar and his court at Caesar's Palace, crazy people on the street.
An aside: Two of us were married on the trip and two single. When we went to Rok we got invited into a VIP area by a group of guys. The guys wanted to dance, so we did. The other married girl and I were initally a little torn as club dancing (at least for me) tends to be a little less than chaste. I felt a little guilty letting a strange guy get all up in my business. I told this to my BFF and she compared this kind of dancing to DH getting a lap dance at a strip club, which I guess is pretty true, except no one in my instance was naked.
I told DH about the dancing and he said he wasn't worried about it and that he trusted me. My friend told hers and he was a little peeved.
So, a question for you girls - where's your/DH's line? Dancing with strangers okay as long as there is no inappropriate touching/anything further? Dancing with strangers not okay?
Re: AW: Las Vegas Trip and a WDYT Q?
I'm so glad you had a great time!! I'm a little more excited now!
DH doesn't care if I dance with people at a club/bar as long as it doesn't get inappropriate. Sometimes he jokes about letting them buy me drinks so he doesn't have to LOL.
This. My husband is the same way. He's not a big dancer, but I am, so he lets me dance with randoms whenever we go out. He quite enjoys sitting back with a beer thinking, "That hottie's coming home with ME!"
So glad you had a great time!!
First, that is so funny about your friend - is this the one whose ex got married and hasn't dated much? If so, (or even if not) good for her!
As far as the dancing, I don't think that *I* would feel comfortable with someone up in my junk, but I wasn't when I was single either. I don't think DH would love it if I did, but he wouldn't make a big deal out of it as long as there was no inappropriate touching.
ETA: DH loves to dance too, so whenever we're out together, I'm dancing with him anyway.
I'm so glad you had a blast! What a great birthday trip!
Squeeee love the review, thanks so much! Glad you loved Mesa. Ben is STILL talking about it. Also glad everyone finished their pork!
Now pics!
Oh, how was the run?
Although I don't know for sure, just guessing, I don't think Ben would be cool with me dancing like that with other guys--but, IMO, I have a free pass after his bachelor party. Not that I will ever use it.
With All the Trimmings
Just do it!
I love reading these reviews - it makes me want to go back!
As far as the dancing... neither of us admit to getting jealous. I can't say that I've seen him booty dancing with anyone in a very long time, and I don't know that I'd like seeing it... but I know when he goes out, he dances with girls, and I don't mind that at all. Does that make sense? And when I go out, he knows I love to dance, and that's all it is, so he says he doesn't care. I guess what I mean is, I'm pretty sure that if we are at a club together, we'd probably both behave a little differently than when we're out with our friends! Not that we cross any lines or anything, but you know what I mean.
Anna - YES!!! Best remedy for most significant exes wedding? What happened to her in Vegas. I was so proud. LOL!
Stephie (and Lacey in the B&M post) - I didn't run. They changed the time and location of the run and neither worked for us. We got notice the week before the race that the time changed from 7:11a to 5:11p and we had already bought show tickets for 7p that night. The location also changed from a short (cheap!) cab ride away to a long very costly one away. NBD really since we only spent $11 on registration.
I love the reviews.
I understand about the race - pretty crappy of them to change it all up.
About the dancing: DH is not a jealous person at all, so I don't think he would care if I danced with a random guy or not, as long as it was not inappropriate.
This is me exactly. I mean, full disclosure here - I was very upfront with the guy I danced with all night that I was married and that dancing was all that was happening. That didn't stop him from telling me that he wouldn't mind at all taking it further if I wanted to.
It didn't happen but the opportunity was there, so I can definetly see the opinion that dancing with strangers shouldn't even be happening if you are married. I also know DH has done some things at strip clubs or when out with the guys that would not be things I would like to see. At the same time I trust that he has never acted on anything, so I don't get bent out of shape about it.
This exactly. And, I honestly think that the flattery in those situations is good for the relationship... it reaffirms that you're smokin hot, and makes you even more appreciative to go home to your guy
So true Angie!
I agree 100%. I was going to add a super-TMI piece of info to back this up but I will leave it as is for Tiffany's sake. :P
I mean it was Vegas...
Leslie- Love all the reviews! I am glad that you had such a fun time with your girlfriends!
LOL at the "booty dancing" discussion!!!! Just because you are married does not mean you are in "relationship jail." As long as you don't cross the inappropriate line that is defined within your own marriage, I don't think there is anything wrong talking, dancing, enjoying the company of someone of the opposite sex. For Pete's sake, you aren't dead!
I am LOLing at "relationship jail" - that's too funny!
I actually wrote out nearly this exact thing but then erased it. I feel the same way, I just wanted to see if I was alone in being slippery slope s!utty and married.
I will admit that I had a good amount of fun before I met DH. Like my BFF and I were talking about on the plane back from LV, I don't think that part of you just evaporates when you get married. You just have to learn to control it and know your limits. Then (TMI part for Angie!) you go home and you let your DH reap the benefits of having worked yourself into a lather with a stranger.
Call me crazy, but I don't think dancing with someone other than your husband makes you anything other than a girl that likes to dance!
I'm really late to this but I wanted to add in my experience.
As far as me & Daniel go, I'm OK with him going to strip clubs & he's OK with letting me to out dancing, but only because we completely trust each other to not go over the line.
His brother & his fianc? are a different story. I heard through Daniel that his brother got pretty freaky with some girls in Vegas at Dan's bachelor party, but I didn't think anything of it. When me & his fianc? & my MOH went out to the club & drank A LOT the night before my wedding, she was getting really intimate while dancing with a random guy & making out with him. Back at the hotel, about to pass out and really drunk, we started talking about how she felt bad about dancing with that guy. I replied, "Don't worry, your fianc? did the same thing in Vegas!" She said oh Ok!
Then the next day it got back to me through Daniel that his brother and his fianc? got into a huge fight because she found out that he danced with the girls in Vegas, and now Daniel's brother is mad at me for telling her.
1. It's lame his brother got mad at me when he shouldn't have done that in the first place if he was going to get in trouble.
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2. WHY did she get so upset even though she was doing the EXACT same thing?!
Anyways, I just wanted to vent. People need to set limits & then stick with them, either way. You'd think after dating for 6 years they would have that stuff figured out by now. I feel like we're still in high school.