This weekend we’ve been hanging out with my mom. She lives about 1 mile off the strip in Las Vegas.
Saturday morning, we went to our first ever dog show. It was a small one at a local park. Besides being a bit warm (reminder of the last half of Revelation, right there.) We had a good time. My mom was especially pleased that one of her yorkies won the toy breed group.
All afternoon, we swam. Megan and Paul really enjoyed this. We still haven’t managed to get Stoney to swim… more beach therepy needed!
Last night, Kristen and I drove down the strip. (Takes about 30 minutes.) Then we got out and wandered around for a few hours. Starting at the fountains at the Bellagio, headed to the other side to the… um, crappier side of the street, we walked through some casinos, strolled around before crossing back over to the “nice side” of the street, walking around Caesar’s Palace, looking at the fountains a few more times, and then heading home.
If you’ve never walked the strip let me just tell you… it’s worth doing. And Saturday night seemed to be great people watching! For some reason, every person who comes feels like they need to dress up. So everyone is walking long distances in dress shoes or heals. Almost everyone carries around alcohol (like Halloween in Romeo) and open stupidity is the rule.
#1 A woman weeping, I mean WEEPING, at the fountains after the Celine Dion song, “My Heart Will Go On.” It was a fountain display lady. The next one happens in 20 minutes.
#2 Three young 20ish women having a major argument as thousands of people walk by. Of course, it was about something that happened back home.I like how it climaxed with “Don’t curse at me you **** **** slut.” Maybe what happens in Vegas won’t be staying in Vegas, after all?
#3 Parents walking around the strip with their young children at midnight. Seriously, 3 year olds playing in fountains! It’s midnight people, put the short people to bed.
#4 I can’t decide which is more annoying… the endless streams of people trying to hand you cards advertising strip joints or the guy with a bullhorn talking about how fornicators cannot go to heaven. “If you’ve ever had sex outside of marriage, you are destined for hell!” Ur,really?
#5 There may be wall to wall people walking down the sidewalk, but that never stops a photo opportunity. Just whip out your camera, we’ll all wait while your drunk buddies take the “drunk cigarette shot” you’ll post on facebook later. Yeah, that’ll help you get the new job dingbats.
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