Once we arrived in Vegas, it was becoming more and more clear to me that I was to exhausted to go out that night. I know, sooo not 'Vegas' of me. But I saved up my energy for the next day, our only full day in Vegas. With a shot to the face of Absolut, the boys were off to walk the strip, and I was off to bed.
I'm glad I rested that night, because in Las Vegas fashion, Hunter, Nico, and Dave, were out til 5am. We woke up around 1pm in search for brunch and settled on "America". That's right, we ate at an "American-themed" restaurant aptly-named "America". The restaurant even had an obnoxiously sized 3D map of America sticking out of the wall. Each state had figures coming out at you like a real life pop-up book. Oil rigs for Texas, lobsters for Maine, you get the idea. I didn't even have a hangover and that thing was making me woozy.
Dave went to get us tickets for Criss Angel while Hunter, Nico, and I hit the slots. Nico and I are still mourning the loss of our collective 30$. I think I understand where those Ocean's guys got their motivation. After losing dollar after dollar at the Sex and the City slot machine, and a bit of a run at roulette (9 dollars!), we headed to the show. It was a pretty good show (the double jack and coke helped), with some impressive stunts.
Next was a gay bar off the strip, where Hunter taught me some tips on billiards. Then an after-hours bar where we stayed for the rest of the evening. If you are going to Vegas, stop by Drai's. It is awesome. That's all I'll say on the matter, you have to see it for yourself.
We dragged ourselves home as the sun was rising, and got a few hours of sleep until we were up again dragging ourselves to brunch. On the road at 2pm, we made a wonderful stop at the Hoover Dam, and the new Memorial Bridge that is built above. It was an incredible sight, so much more beautiful than I would have imagined. An hour in awe and we were crossing state borders, on the way to Phoenix.
We got home in time to see Lee (yay!) and get a tour of the house, and then it was a movie and lights out. The next morning we arose to go to one of my favorite spots in the world, Sedona. It is a place known for its beautiful red rocks and healing positive energy. And it was just the way I remembered it. I felt instantly happy when we were there. We even had time for a spontaneous wine tasting. Who knew Arizona had such tasty wine?!
Later that night was a beautiful family dinner at Davey's house. Parents, aunts, uncles, and friends all came. Aside from Hunter and Nico's inappropriate jokes, it was perfect :-)
Nico left the next day, and Tracy, or should I say Theresa, sophmore Business Major at ASU, came to take his place :-) We had a blast going out on the town Pho-town style, and even hit up some ASU bars. A great end to an amazing road trip. Thank you to my spectacular friends. Three months gone and it didn't feel like any time had passed. xoxo
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