Some of you may know already, but...WE'RE ENGAGED! I was totally shocked, and it still hasn't sunk in yet. Wedding planning will begin as soon as I am out of school for the summer, but I can promise that the big day won't be until at least summer of 2012.
Stay tuned for details about the proposal, ring pictures, wedding blog, etc. I would love to tell about it now, but the biggest exam of my graduate school career is later today, so I think I will use my time wisely.
29 March 2011
19 March 2011
Vegas in a nutshell...
...crazy, wild, loud, refreshing.
I flew from Missoula last weekend to meet Casey and his friends who were spending five days in Vegas. I was only there for about two days, but nevertheless, I got a good view of what Vegas was all about. It was absolutely a crazy and wild place...on the strip anyway. There are always people walking around, drink in hand, and more often than not, dressed quite sparsely. We honestly had a great time, but I will not be booking a flight back anytime soon.
The first destination was Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville for dinner. After waiting an hour to be seated (during this time we enjoyed our first $9.00 Margarita), dinner was quite enjoyable. And of course, there was a show while we were eating that consisted of a lady dressed in basically nothing dancing on a large ship and sliding down into a large drink. Interesting to say the least. After that we decided to keep walking down the strip (our hotel, the Riviera was at the far north end of the strip). We watched the light and water show in front of the Bellagio, had a guy do magic tricks for us, splurged and bought the huge tourist slushy drinks (and felt quite sick afterwards), and checked to see if the Lions were out at the MGM (they weren't). By that time we were exhausted after our day of travelling and taking in the first sights of the strip. We decided to make our way back to the hotel. Little did we know we had walked about three and a half miles down the strip. It was late, we were tired and full of sugary drink, and there were hundreds of people out walking around...not to mention, we did not have appropriate shoes on. After finally making it back, we all hit the hay...exhausted.
I don't think I can go into that much detail about the next day because if I did this might be the longest post ever. Needless to say, we saw A LOT of Vegas in a short amount of time. Highlights included visiting the wax museum, visiting a huge Forever 21 store in a huge mall, walking along the strip with a drink in hand, seeing a GREAT comedy show, dressing up, and just spending time together...all 8 of us. It was great.
My last day there I made my way up to the Stratosphere. It was a beautiful view, but I was feeling a little dizzy being up there. I am not a fan of heights. Mid-afternoon it was time for me to head home. Everyone else spent their next two days relaxing by the pool in the glorious weather and seeing more of the Vegas strip.
Possibly the best part of the trip was getting to know Casey's closest friends even better...Josie, Josh, Brian (and girlfriend Erin), Bryce and John. I really do love these guys, and I know we will continue to get to know each other even better as the years go on. I would love more than anything to go on yearly trips with this group of friends. I am so glad they (most of them) still live in the valley...where Casey and I plan on eventually living together. I know we have lots of fun times ahead of us!
I flew from Missoula last weekend to meet Casey and his friends who were spending five days in Vegas. I was only there for about two days, but nevertheless, I got a good view of what Vegas was all about. It was absolutely a crazy and wild place...on the strip anyway. There are always people walking around, drink in hand, and more often than not, dressed quite sparsely. We honestly had a great time, but I will not be booking a flight back anytime soon.
The first destination was Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville for dinner. After waiting an hour to be seated (during this time we enjoyed our first $9.00 Margarita), dinner was quite enjoyable. And of course, there was a show while we were eating that consisted of a lady dressed in basically nothing dancing on a large ship and sliding down into a large drink. Interesting to say the least. After that we decided to keep walking down the strip (our hotel, the Riviera was at the far north end of the strip). We watched the light and water show in front of the Bellagio, had a guy do magic tricks for us, splurged and bought the huge tourist slushy drinks (and felt quite sick afterwards), and checked to see if the Lions were out at the MGM (they weren't). By that time we were exhausted after our day of travelling and taking in the first sights of the strip. We decided to make our way back to the hotel. Little did we know we had walked about three and a half miles down the strip. It was late, we were tired and full of sugary drink, and there were hundreds of people out walking around...not to mention, we did not have appropriate shoes on. After finally making it back, we all hit the hay...exhausted.
I don't think I can go into that much detail about the next day because if I did this might be the longest post ever. Needless to say, we saw A LOT of Vegas in a short amount of time. Highlights included visiting the wax museum, visiting a huge Forever 21 store in a huge mall, walking along the strip with a drink in hand, seeing a GREAT comedy show, dressing up, and just spending time together...all 8 of us. It was great.
My last day there I made my way up to the Stratosphere. It was a beautiful view, but I was feeling a little dizzy being up there. I am not a fan of heights. Mid-afternoon it was time for me to head home. Everyone else spent their next two days relaxing by the pool in the glorious weather and seeing more of the Vegas strip.
Possibly the best part of the trip was getting to know Casey's closest friends even better...Josie, Josh, Brian (and girlfriend Erin), Bryce and John. I really do love these guys, and I know we will continue to get to know each other even better as the years go on. I would love more than anything to go on yearly trips with this group of friends. I am so glad they (most of them) still live in the valley...where Casey and I plan on eventually living together. I know we have lots of fun times ahead of us!
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