Vegas Vacation

Kelley, sleeping in the airport because we were delayed for so long!^
At The Bank on our last night in Vegas ^
Out to dinner before Zummanity!! ^
Just a huge billboard and sign in Veags. Everything was huge there!^
Our first night, at Tao, a club that we stumbled across ^
At the Aquarium, just touching fish! ^
Finally in Las Vegas after being stuck in LA for a night... ^


I went to Vegas over Winter break with a few of my friends. It was my first time there and was really exciting! We did run into a few problems though which made a real adventure for us...
First, we left on a Wednesday, right after I finished my last final for the semester. We boarded the plan, flew for a while, and then suddenly we were stuck flying around Vegas for 45 minutes. Apparently there was a snow storm in Vegas and they did not have the equipment to clear the runway. Just our luck. We come from snow and end up not being able to land because of snow. Perfect!
SO they diverted us to Los Angeles for the night. Unfortunately, they made us find our own hotel because we were diverted because of snow which was beyond their control. Cool. We had our time share paid for in Vegas and a room just waiting for us to sleep in and instead we were stuck in LA in a ghetto hotel that we had to pay for. PLUS we didn't get any of our bags.
We stopped at a gas station (bad idea) on the way to our hotel and realized we PROBABLY shouldn't be walking around LA. We got to our hotel and the beds were tiny. Then we had to be up at 4 AM to get back to the airport. It was almost midnight by now.
At 4 AM the alarm goes off and no one moves. I finally get everyone going and we scurry off to the airport half asleep and in the same clothes as the day before.
We finally make it to Vegas and take a nap. A MUCH needed one at that. Then we got to go explore:)
We definitely hit up a buffet right away which was amazing! It was at the Billagio which was a beautiful hotel. We also went to an aquarium and checked out some shopping. There was so much to do in Vegas and so many places to check out.
We went to a club that night and it was a lot different than clubs and bars here. It was like a circus of girls in barely-there clothes and there was a Santa Claus and Oompa Loompa that you could get your picture taken with. After a while hanging out there, we headed back to the time share to go to sleep.
The next day we decided that we wanted to go see a show. We finally chose Zummanity after much debate. We got dressed up and went to dinner and then went to the show. The show was amazing! It had people doing crazy things and was VERY entertaining. Most of the women were topless as well which I wasn't expecting!
After the show we headed to a club in the Billagio called The Bank. They were giving away some expensive ring plus a guy offered us VIP if we came. We took advantage of that and ended up in a girls-only free bottle service section. Perfect! We met some girls from California that were cool and just had fun the whole night. It was nice to not have creepers around....
The next day we went to another Buffet and heard that our flight was delayed so we took our time. WELL... we called the airport and they said it wasnt delayed and that we had to be there in 30 minutes or not come at all. We all took off sprinting, looking for a taxi. We finally found one, threw our stuff in our bags, and waited for a ride to the airport. We were all freaking out that we wouldn't make our flight.
We got to the airport and there was a LONG line to check in. So, I went to the front of the line and said, "Excuse me everyone, would it be ok if my friends and I go to the front of the line because if we don't check in in 2 minutes we can't get on our flight." I was almost crying. Then I hear Britt say something from over by the electronic check in: "Laur, our flights delayed we're fine." Cool. I look like an idiot now.
So I go back to the end and wait.
We were stuck in the airport all day because there was a snow storm in MN. Just our luck again!! So we waited and waited and then their were maintenance problems with the plane. Awesome.
We finally landed around midnight in MN and I had to work at 9 AM. It was quite the experience. With all the delays and diversions we ended up with about 2 days in Vegas. Next time we will stay longer and go when there isn't a chance of a snow storm stopping us!