Girl's Trip to Vegas

A couple weeks ago I went to Vegas with a few friends. It was SO fun! It was easy going with only basic plans. It was a perfect break to get away. We went to a wholesale jewelry show at the Sands Expo.

This was my first time to Las Vegas. It was a very interesting place. So much going on, so loud. Since Jon works in Marketing, it was also interesting to think about all the thought and objectives that go in to the lights, and sounds. The architecture was pretty cool to look at and the architecture inside of the hotels was amazing. But the "sin city" feel of it all was also pretty apparent to me.

The first night we stopped for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory, which was I think in Caesar's Palace. We first went through the Bellagio. It was amazing to see these "hotels" they were like these amazing indoor shopping malls. We also hit a couple stores in the Forum. Walking through the Bellagio on a Saturday was so weird for me (spending most of my life in Provo Ut. I am VERY sheltered). People were dressed to the nines! It was like slutty prom! When we went to get the car from the valet, the line for a taxi was sooo long. It was like 9:00p and people were already wasted.

There were really expensive cars parked out where we wait for the valet. My flash sucks, but can you see the Lamborghini in there?


Then we went and checked into our Best Western hotel off the strip. The guy checking us in kept asking if we were going to "party". And there were some scary looking "ladies" hanging by the desk (I really do think they were women, but probably not "ladies". . . they were pretty distastefully decked out). The "activities" of loud talking, yelling and banging on doors during the night were not conducive to a good nights sleep.

We went to the jewelry show the next morning. It was so overwhelming; there was so much to look at. Especially for me, who doesn't wear much jewelry. Apparently, the show was a lot smaller than it normally is. We spent the morning there checking out what we liked. Then we headed to the Hard Rock Cafe for lunch.

Valerie, Christa, Anne, and Me

We heading the Las Vegas Mall to shop some more, while trying to avoid thinking about what the clothes the kids needed :)

Then we went to the MGM Grand to eat dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe. It was pretty cool to see all the decor. They even had a starry night. The boys would have loved it.

Then we went back to the hotel to rest. It was much quieter that night. We got breakfast at the Paris. I love the architecture off the lobby. They had a drop ceiling that looked like the sky (so did Caesar's Palace), cobblestone "streets" and the store fronts were also authentic looking. It moved Paris up on my "Places I Want to See" list :)


We went back to the jewelry show for a few hours and got the rest of what we wanted and then headed home. We stopped in St. George to eat (yes, again), at the new Brick Oven. It feels like all we did was talk, eat and shop . . . well, that is all we did! But it was so fun! These ladies are amazing and I am so glad I got to know them better. And Jon thank you so much for your support!