Las Vegas 2014: Part 3

Now where do I even start with The Heartattack Grill? In fact, I had never heard of this restaurant prior to this trip to Las Vegas. We were finished with the pawn shop and hungry, so we figured, why not? Once you go into the restaurant you are given a hospital wrist band and quickly place into hospital gowns for the duration of your stay. We were ushered to our seats and ordered our food, now they made it clear that you will be spanked in front of the entire restaurant if you do not finish your meal, you will be spanked. For this reason, Katie and I decided we would share and Nick ordered his own meal after just eating at the local hot dog stand, oh boy! They do not have an diet coke, only real coke in the bottle - my favorite. The fact that everything is cooked in pure lard really grosses me out, but whatever. They also serve personalized shots in prescription bottles. The messages were both hilarious and inappropriate.

We had shots - lot of shots. Drinking for me is rare to begin with, but to be drinking at 2pm?! It may have been the best part of the whole trip. Seriously, it was that much fun. The food was okay, nothing special - but the experience was great.

We all actually finished our food, but we were up for spankings anyway! We figured we better get our money's worth and go all in all. Those spankings were hard - okay, Nick's was hard. Hahaha. Mine left a little sting and Katie said her's didn't hurt. It was pretty fun!

actually video record the spankings and you can go back and watch them online. Ha!

After we left we made it our mission to get some beads from the Mermaid Casino and, of course, we wanted Seahawk colors to match our jerseys! We had a few more drinks, gambled a little bit and high-fived a few random Seahawk people while obnoxiously running up and down Fremont Street. 

At this point Katie thought that getting a (fake) Mike Tyson face tattoo was a good idea. Luckily, she had her other two musketeers to tell her that was not a good idea. Even in our drunken state we knew face tats were a no no . . . Hahaha! :) She thanked us later!   

Hawk Beads!

We stopped by the Golden Nugget again because I wanted to see the famous "Shark Pool.: How cool is this?! It's almost like you are actually swimming with sharks AND the Golden Nugget pool is open YEAR ROUND. That is rare for Las Vegas. 

After awhile we decided that we better head back to our hotel, rest up, and get getting for dinner and to see BRITNEY SPEARS!

We had dinner at PF Changs that night, which is not only our Las Vegas tradition, but also a Portland one too! We love it! PF Changs is inside the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino, which happens to be where the show was also. We made it JUST in time - service was a little slow and the casino was a bit busy!

Side note: I saw Britney at the Rose Garden in 2011 and was really excited to see her again. Katie couldn't make it to that concert, so I was excited to see Britney with her!

I didn't feel very well before or during the show, we were sitting around really annoying people and the seats were not as great as we had hoped. 

People has their phone out the entire time and it really obstructed the view. People treated it more like a concert - phones out, pictures, recording rather than a show and it kind of killed the vibe. 

Britney didn't sing live. Not even a little bit. It was expected, but still disappointing. Even her dancing it not was it used to be, of course, she's older and it's been 10 years, plus two kids. I would like to go again though if I happen to make it to Las Vegas for my 30th next January. 

This was a good day in Las Vegas - one of the best!

Las Vegas 2014: Part 2

Photo Credit: ME! :)

I have always wanted to stop at the Stratosphere, but it never happened on my 5 previous trips. This time I did my research and knew how to get there and what all there was to do, so on the way back to the hotel we stopped. It cost $18 a person to get to the top and then an extra $5 if you want to do one of the rides. Now these are not just any rides, they are really scary ones - I blogged about them HERE! Nick ended up doing the Big Shot, which is the one that is on TOP on the Stratosphere and shoots straight up. It actually didn't look very scary when he was on it and I probably could have done it. I did get some pretty sweet pictures while up there though. 

Check them out . . . 

These pictures really don't do this view justice. It was seriously beautiful. 

After the Stratosphere we stopped at Circus Circus Hotel and Casino. I have always head awful things about it, but I still wanted to see what the big deal was. It was pretty much a smoke filled arcade that has some circus acts upstairs. I guess it's the place to stay if you go to Vegas with kids (I have NO idea why anyone would do that though) if you don't mind them taking in smoke? I wouldn't recommend it, but I had to see for myself! ;) 

Our room at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino

Sweet Dreams! 

Day 2:

  We made it a point to not get up super early on any day of this trip, so we slept in a bit and then wandered down to our hotel's buffet - the Treasure Island Buffet. They have SO many breakfast choices... ok, I will stop now. I seriously LOVE Las Vegas buffets. 

After breakfast we hopped back on The Deuce and headed North towards Fremont Street. We got off a stop before Fremont and walked over a few blocks to Gold and Silver Pawn from the History Channel Show, Pawn Stars. On the short walk there we met this roofer who wanted to talk to Katie and I alllllll about how the Superbowl was going to play out. Honestly, he was right on about most of it. LOL

    

The wait to get into the store was less than a half-hour and more than worth it. None of the guys were there, but it was still fun to see nevertheless. The shop is actually surprisingly small. They must use an incredible Macro Lens or something for filming. 

Next, we got back on the bus and got off at The Heartattack Grill. 

Oh Boy . . . Just you wait!

25 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Me

Ugh . . .  I have been horrible about blogging again. I was so good at it for so long and then school happened and I went into a hiatus. Once I actually had the time to blog again, I did it like crazy and burnt myself out. Ha! In my defense, I have been working like crazy, planning a baby shower and doing some projects around the house, so I have been busy. Those posts will be coming in the near future!

Now, onto this post . . .

1. I tried being a veterinarian three times, and I failed miserably.
2. My first career choice was a lawyer or a veterinarian. I decided I didn't like money all that much, so I became a teacher.
3. I am no fun to be around when I am hungry.
4. I never got to go to prom or any high school dances.
5. I often take photos of my food, ya know so people can see what I am eating.
6. I always wanted to be a contestant on The Price is Right - I am still holding out hope.
7. I am an avid recycler.
8. I don't like wine.
9. I could put soy sauce on most every food.
10. I am so OCD that is bothers me that the letters are not in alphabetical order.
11. I never go a day without taking vitamins and supplements- I take more than 10 a day.
12. I DVR Judy Judy everyday and the People's Court, too!
13. I have never seen even an episode of the show "Friends."
14. My favorite restaurant is PF Changs.
15. I absolutely love to bake.
16. I think of myself as an expert on dog breeds.
17. I love riding roller coasters - the scarier, the better!
18. I memorized several Britney Spears dance routines as a teen and still know them all to this day.
19. My first car was a classic- a 1974 Chevy Nova.
20. I am addicted to online shopping.
21. I wore braces from age 9-11 years old- they were off by middle school. Whew!!
22. I really wish I lived through the "Roaring Twenties."
23. I enjoy documentaries.
24.  I love take-offs on airplanes.
25. If I could vacation anywhere I will choose Las Vegas every time. It's my MOST favorite!

Las Vegas 2014: Part 1

When this trip was booked back in September 2013 I had no idea just hoe epic and magical of a trip this would be!  

This trip was meant to encompass a celebration of my graduation, my birthday and, of course, to celebrate my favorite weekend of the year, SUPER BOWL! We flew out of Sea-Tac International Airport on Thursday, January 30th.

I was so excited to fly Virgin America Airlines, since it was on my bucketlist!

I took a few pictures from the flight. . .

It's dark, cozy, and sexy! The flight was smooth (all 4 of them!) We flew into LAX for a short layover - just enough time for lunch and then off to Las Vegas. Oh, did I mention Virgin offers FREE drinks on all flights into Las Vegas? How cool is that?! I got to kick back, watch some ESPN and read the whole way. Their channel, movie and music selection was awesome!

We got to our hotel around 4pm on Thursday night. We stayed at Treasure Island on the North side of the strip, the same place we stayed in October 2012. We immediately decided to get the party started by buying a 3 day bus pass -- The Deuce, and head on up to Fremont Street! I don't remember the ride being a short one, but this time around we were up there in about 20 minutes, which was not bad at all!

Isn't Las Vegas just BEAUTIFUL with the crisp winter sunset?! I have actually been there three times in the summer, once in the fall, once in the spring and now once in the winter. This was the first time I actually had to wear a coat, but I did enjoy my fall/winter attire! 

Let's go to FREMONT! 

Once arriving on Fremont Street we had dinner at the famous Golden Nugget Casino and then walked around. Fremont usually has an older crowd, but we enjoy it a lot! It has an entirely different vibe up there. If you didn't know that is Downtown Las Vegas or Old Vegas or the Old Las Vegas Strip. I really had my heart set on zip-lining down Fremont Street, yes, you CAN do that normally. That is also on my bucketlist, but they were reconstructing, so it was CLOSED! SO bummed. BUT, that just means that I will have to go back in the near future to do it!!! 

By the way , I think that the Golden Nugget is the best dinner buffet there is. Some people go to Las Vegas to drink, I go to eat and shop! ;) Some of the other fun things here are Mermaid's Casino (they give out Mardi Gras beads) and all the live music and entertainers!

It was a long day of traveling, so we decided to head back towards the hotel around 9:30 or so, but before we could do that we had a stop to make. . .

Stratosphere

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Stay Tuned!