Vegas countdown.

In just 5 weeks and 5 days, I will be boarding a plane to Vegas and I am SO excited.  I haven't been there since I was 16.

I know, right?  That barely even counts.

Though I did put a major dent in my credit card at the Forum Shops in Caesar's Palace.  

Also not me.

So.  Since I haven't been to Vegas since before I could legally drink.. Gotta do it right.  Right?

I'll be going Oct. 30th - Nov. 3rd!  Halloween weekend!  Though, to be perfectly honest, that wasn't really my doing.  My friend's husband and his best friend (also both friends of mine) are turning 30 right around that time.  So, a big group of us are going.  Costumes required, of course.

We'll be staying at Treasure Island and partying it up at.. Actually, I don't know.  Everywhere?  Also, booking through Expedia, I got two free tickets to Cirque du Soleil's Mystere show.  Which sounds fun, but with a group of 10, what am I supposed to do with just 2 tickets?  Ah well.  Maybe I'll meet some gorgeous hunk and take him along.  

A girl can dream.

After getting my flights and room all booked, next step was to decide on a costume.

The hostess of the trip wanted all the girls to do a theme with their costumes.  Not my first choice, but I can turn anything slutty, so I was OK with it.  

Hostess really wanted to be a mermaid, so I was all, hey, why not do (slutty) Disney princesses then?  She was excited about that and put it to the other girls.

So far we have Ariel, Snow White, Pocohontas and me, Belle.  

I'm almost always Alice in Wonderland (though she's not technically a princess) or an AiW character, but I decided to bite the bullet and go as my favorite this year. 

Thankfully, Halloween costume sites have a love affair with slutty "storybook and princess" characters, so it wasn't hard to find a selection.

This is the costume that I liked the most, though I'll spend a few days perusing to see if any more pop up.

Throw on some elbow length gloves, hooker heels and fishnets and it'll be properly Vegas-ified.

I can't wait!

Stats
Diet: Down 10 lbs (started Sept 1st, but not in earnest until about 6 days ago when I was all Holy Shit!  I only have 6 more weeks until I have to squeeze my ass into a tiny ass-showing costume).  So, I buckled down.  Threw out my junk food, sugar, soda, and booze.

OK, that's a lie.  I drank all my booze.  But it's gone, so same thing.

Fun Booze free: 6 days.  Sigh.

Til next time.
XOXO

My life in pictures.

I've been unbelievably busy since my birthday last month.  That's why I haven't blogged lately.  And since I'm lazy, I decided to catch you all up by doing a photo dump.

Much easier than actually having to write something.

Woot.  Laziness FTW.  Welcome to my camera phone.

Lila found after she snuck off.

Birthday flowers.

Jake and Lila, in their hired car.  That's how they roll.

I don't pack too much, my suitcase is too small.

Plane.

Selfies.  Lots and lots of selfies.

Generally how I park.

Never can have too many beers.

Open road song.

Hello Mt Rainier.. It's been a while since I've seen you.

Graduation (not mine, obvs).

The goofiest goof that ever goofed.  I love him.

The Boathouse.

Selfie @ The Boathouse.

Drinks @ The Boathouse.

Homeward bound.

Party for some rich guy I don't know.

The Common @ The Hudson Hotel.

I have a weak spot for good gifts.

Dinner in the Time Warner building.

Hudson lobby.

View from the Sky Terrace.

Sky Terrace @ The Hudson Hotel.

My little spot.

My view from said spot.

Selfie from said spot.

Kisses @ said spot.

The Book of Mormon.

Food.  Lots of food.

Tequila Park

Other side of Tequila Park.

OK, I'm pictured out and I bet you are too.

XOXO

Let it snow!

Third snowstorm to hit Manhattan in 3 weeks.. I wasn't here for the first one, which I was bummed about.  I went home to Seattle for Christmas and planned to fly back the 28th.  Unfortunately a blizzard blew in and stranded me on the West Coast until Jan 2nd.  I have a serious love for snowstorms.

Tonight they're expecting about 9 inches to fall overnight.  Currently we have almost an inch.  I use an extremely scientific method to measure the snow accumulation.  Observe:

Almost an inch in just an hour.

A few other pics:

Somehow this ended up as a snowball and on B.

A pic of all the snow coming down.

View from 11 floors up.  Gorgeous.

Don't tell any of my teachers but I'm praying to the snow gods that they'll deliver tonight.  I could definitely use a couple more days off.  My break ended officially on Monday, but as my first class isn't until Wednesday I've gotten an extra long break.  2 1/2 weeks just aren't enough, especially in NYC when there is SO much to do.

I know, I know.  Cry me a river, right?

I'll shut up now.