Jessie and Kevin's World Travels: Vegas

So I will start this post off by apologizing for the lack of pictures from this trip! I failed as a blogger this time around - SORRY!

We arrived in Vegas on Friday evening and left of Monday afternoon. Our flight from Colorado Springs to Denver was cancelled on Friday, so we were re-routed through LA an hour later. We ended up arriving later than planned, but we were just happy we made it. We met up with Brooke and her sister Jennie at the airport and Tim picked us all up. While we were waiting for Brooke and Jennie, I put a dollar in the slot machine and won $5! I was so happy!

We got to the hotel (Caesar's Palace) around 8 and had dinner with everyone: Tim, Brooke, Jennie, Scot, Alex, Otis, Glady and John (Brooke's parents). After dinner, Kevin and I and Scot and Alex walked around the strip for a while. We saw the Bellagio, Paris, The Flamingo, The Venetian, and The Mirage. We also met up with Tim and Brooke for a while and watched them play Black Jack. I almost got the itch to gamble, but not quite!

On Saturday, Brooke and Jennie and I sat out by the pool for about 5 hours! The boys all went climbing and we stayed at the hotel because there was not enough room in the car for us to go. The weather was perfect! We sipped on Pina Coladas and enjoyed the beautiful weather! Saturday night, Kevin and I went to the buffet for dinner and met up with everyone later in the evening. We went to Bill's Casino and listened to live music, while Tim played some more Black Jack (again, I didn't quite get the gambling itch).

On Sunday, everyone went to the pool for most of the afternoon and then went to the Carnegie Deli for dinner. This was ironic, considering I had eaten at the "real" deli earlier in the week. The food was just as good! Tim, Brooke, Jennie, Scot and Alex left around 7pm to go home and Otis and Kevin and I stayed for one more night. Otis sprained his ankle on Saturday, so we rented a wheelchair and pushed him through Vegas on Sunday night. Some of Otis's friends were also in Vegas so Kevin and I left him with them and explored some more of the strip. We went down to New York New York, The Excaliber, The Luxor, and Mandalay Bay. It was really cool to see the interior of the hotels because they were all so different.

We met up with Otis and his friends at Bill's Casino and I finally got the gambling itch. I sat down at a Pai Gow Poker table and played for about 2.5 hours! Otis and his friend Doug taught me how to play and I ended up winning $60! I bought in with $40, and walked away with $100! I couldn't believe it. I had so much fun, and ended up staying out (alone, I will have you know) until about 1am! It was a great way to end the trip! I can't wait to go back and play some more!