vegas ramblings...

we had a great time in vegas. it was too short of a trip, though. needed a few more days. we got back home thursday night and then i had to work friday and saturday. i'm off work today, then work the next three days. ick. but the vaca was great. penn and teller was actually a lot better than i thought it would be. it was a great show. there weren't very many people there, either. maybe because it was a tuesday night. i'd say the theater was about a third of the way full. i spent way to much money on the slot machines but kerry won about $500 playing poker so that was nice. our room was great. it was big and comfy. i can't wait till our next vacation which will be in january when we go to mexico.

some random observations/rants from my trip:

• airport bathrooms…when 150 people just got off a plane and they all need to use the facilities, don’t stand in front of the only 4 sinks to put on your freaking lipstick! there are 10 other mirrors NOT in front of a sink. use one of those.
• when you are using the facilities (and i mean in the stall here...) don't talk on your freaking cell phone. it's disgusting. i'm sure the people you are calling could wait 5 minutes until you aren't doing your business. trust me, they will appreciate it.
• if you are in the last row on the plane, don’t bolt up as soon as we pull up to the jetway. SIT YOUR ASS DOWN! you are going to have to wait your turn like everyone else. if you wanted to get off the plane first, sit on the first row.
• carry ons. do people still not get the fact that if your bag can hold a small child, IT’S TOO BIG???
• and what’s that rule about one appropriate sized carry on and a personal item? you mean the medium sized piece of luggage that will hold two people, your backpack that is stuffed beyond the max AND your oversized laptop bag is too much? YES! other people need room in the undersized overhead compartment, you jerk!
• the las vegas airport is disgusting. enough said.

here is something i saw in the airport that made me take a double take. seriously...a proactiv vending machine? is jessica simpson in there too?? what will they think of next...

well, back to life as we know it...today is football day for kerry and craft day for me, since i'm done with school until january. i have a bunch of swaps to get done.

have a great sunday!!

vegas, baby!!

hello from the heat of las vegas!! holy cow...mid september and it's 100 degrees! taking a little break from doing the normal vegas-y things while kerry is playing some poker. i've decided i'm not good with vegas slots. i've lost my share of earnings already!!! earlier we stopped and watched the lions at the mgm (where we are staying) play for a minute. here's a little video. it's not the greatest, since it's from my blackberry.

tonight we are going to see penn & teller. it should be interesting and funny.

and just a random thing, does anyone else think that the guy from fox news, shepard smith, needs to stay away from the plastic surgeon? he looks totally fake!! can you tell there isn't much on hotel tv???

light...

at the end of the tunnel!! so the next three days aren't going to be fun. today, i have to write my last paper for this lame class that ends on monday (thank the lord!). then i work tomorrow and sunday. but the light at the end of the tunnel is starting to shine. on monday morning i get to go on a mini-vacation. going to the city of sin for four days. YIPEEE!!! so no crafting (unless i get this darn paper done early) until next week. i plan on taking a few projects to get caught up on while in vegas for those times when kerry is gambling the night away in the poker room!!!

cha, cha, cha, going on a cruise...

well, it's official!!! yesterday we booked our vacation!!! we finally decided on a cruise. we will be going on a 9 day cruise to the southern caribbean! i am SOOOO VERYYYYY EXCITEDDD!!!! i can hardly stand it!!! and best of all, it's only a month away!!!

on another note, i can't believe how expensive it is for airfare! sheesh!!! we've been watching fares for about a month now and it sucks!! we decided to splurge a little and we are going to be flying first class!! all the way to miami! isn't that fun?? with using our sky miles, it ended up only being $50-100 more round trip for first class so we figured what the heck.

here is the itinerary:

Day 1-Leave Miami
Day 2- at sea
Day 3-Samana, Dominican Republic
Day 4- Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Day 5 - St. John's, Antigua
Day 6 -Bridgetown, Barbados
Day 7 - St. Lucia, St. Lucia
Day 8 - at sea
Day 9 - at sea
Day 10 - Arrive Miami

i absolutely can not wait!!! woo hoo!! i've never been on a cruise before and never been to anywhere in the caribbean! so it will be a blast!!!

on another note, we now have a good reason to buy a new camera! our old camera sucks. it takes horrible pictures (as you can see by the post below!). so we'll need a new one!! yipee!!!