Fancy Adventures in Vegas!

I’m currently sitting on Southwest flight 16ANNOYING. Why do stupid people travel? I guess that is a question for another day and another blog. Back to the purpose, a recap of my Vegas getaway. As most of you may know, I traveled to Vegas to see the one and only Cher. Yes the one and only. So what happens when you are a “one and only”? If you get sick, there is no one to replace you. So let me get the most disappointing part of my trip out of the way. Cher cancelled the show I was going to attend. To say the least I was devastated. All this way and she cancels, but she is human, and those of us that are spiritually connected to Cher, know that she wouldn’t leave her fans in the dark unless she absolutely had to. Apparently she cancelled a whole weeks worth of shows, so Cher get well!

With disappointment comes gratitude. I’m blessed to have an amazing set of parents who offered to take me to “sin city”. I have to say, I was very unimpressed by Vegas. To me it was a mix of downtown LA and Times Square (two of my least favorite places in the world). I spent the first day wondering what I got myself into. By the next day I snapped out of it and took Vegas for what it is, a playground for almost anyone. For me it was a playground for the shopaholic. After the sad news regarding Cher, I took my emotions out on my checking account. The shopping in Vegas was amazing and I’m beyond happy with all the wonderful purchases. They will be making their debuts on the runway I call work.

I also fell in love with some of the hotels. The Wynn was gorgeous! The Bellagio was beautiful and I fell in love with the fountains. I also took a liking to the Mirage. We stayed at the Paris, and while it was a decent place to stay, it didn’t have a wow factor.

I also took in two shows, “An Evening at La Cage” (I did get to see Cher “after all”) and Cirque du Soleil “O”. La Cage was great fun! My Mom and I had a blast. “O” was also good, but I was expecting a bit more. It was very stylistic yet lacked substance. In the end I was happy with both show choices, one was “old Vegas” while the other “new” and I have to say that I enjoyed the old. When walking down the strip there were a few older casinos (a bit shady), but they had such character. On my next visit I plan to gamble at the little casinos, they have a spirit which can’t be duplicated at the newer more glitzy casinos.

In the end I find myself planning Vegas 2009. I’m excited! I’ll give Cher another chance.