It was so nice to get away from here while the weather was a little too chilly for June. Not the case in sunny Vegas, like 99* while we were there. We stayed at the Luxor, which I had never stayed at, pretty nice. We were there for our anniversary and they were kind enough to bump us up to a players suite, pretty cool. I loved the pool, we hung out there and got fried the first day. Nothing like having our white trash sunburn the rest of the trip. The WSOP was going on at the Rio. We stopped in and sat on the front row of the $2500 no limit hold 'em final table, which was on ESPN. So, I think we were on tv. We stayed for awhile just checking out all the tables and the poker players. Hoping to see someone I actually knew, but no such luck. I guess the big final is in July.
We checked out the Las Vegas 51's, the AAA team of the Dodgers, and got to see an old Ogden Raptor playing there, Xavier Paul. People sure don't pack the house there like they do at the Bees games, even the Raptors have way more fans there. I guess too much other stuff to do in Vegas.
We checked out the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay that night, they had a live band karaoke, very cool and fun. As we were leaving the door guys gave us free passes to check out the Foundation Room at the very top of Mandalay Bay. It was packed wall to wall with people, but was a good time. When I say the very top of Mandalay Bay, I mean the VERY top. What a view of the whole strip from there. Crazy in there, I think the man to woman ration was like 50-1, at least, looked like a man convention.
The View from the Foundation Room!
Right in the center at the very top is the Foundation Room! Very cool hang out.

We ended up checking out Fremont Street the next day with Brent and Crissy. They were down there for their anniversary, so we hooked up and chowed on In and Out Burger, the best ever. We actually ate there 2 times in the 3 days we were there. It was one of the only reasons we rented a car, so we could go to In and Out. TOOOOOO GOOD. Double Double with fries and a shake. My mouth is watering just thinking of it now.
My favorite new hotel down there was the Palazzo. It was incredible and gorgeous. Plus, I won at War. Gotta love War, not much thinking to it. You can either win fast or lose fast, this time I won. It is amazing how much it has changed just in the few years since we were there. The Wynn was gorgeous, definitely for the adult crowd. They were building a city within a city right next to the Bellagio. It was unreal, it dwarfed everything else. Supposed to be done in 2010, the city center or something. Shops, condos, hotels, restaurants, everything you could want.
At the Palazzo Shops!

We went to the Comedy Stop at the Tropicana and saw the funniest comedian ever, John Roy. I actually saw him on Leno a little while ago and LMAO in bed while Jason was trying to sleep. We were all crying watching him in Vegas. He was hysterical. We met him afterward and bought his cd, well worth the $10. He has great material and is just all around funny.
The Comedian, John Roy at the Tropicana

Checked out the Hooters casino, you know for the wings. ;-) Anyway, it was small but pretty nice. Plus the guys won there, so what can you say. Hooters and money, doesn't get much better than that. We finished the night at New York, New York. We had the funniest dealer ever. The girl at our table was desperately trying to hit on and flirt with him. Not real subtle either. Amazing what you can learn about people sitting there gambling with them. WOW!
Well, that was Vegas in a nutshell. Hopefully this will be our annual trip, we walked away down $3 and had a great time. That never happens coming home WITH money.
Anyway, thanks to Brent and Crissy for inviting us, so glad we came down.