What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas

Until you have to call your bank.

The weekend of the 12th was the birthday trip to Vegas. I have to say, it was one of the better birthdays. But if you read the highlights I put up last year, they weren't hard to top. 

We stayed at the Venetian, which was gorgeous, and it wasn't weird to have a room with his brother. We actually had a lot of fun. Normal, clean fun. No freaky stuff going on there.
Birthday dinner was at Mon Ami Gabi in Paris. I'd told Tee I wanted a French dinner, and asked him to make the arrangements and surprise me. It was really good, and I got a surprise birthday cream puff with a candle in it. On a bad note, I could feel blisters forming before we even got to the restaurant. But hey, we got a few catcalls about how good I looked, so I guess it was worth it. And the food was great. We had paté for an appetizer, and for entrees I had trout and he had steak. We were discussing dessert when Tee mentioned it was my birthday, so the waiter said he had a surprise. We ended up with (ordered) chocolate mousse, and a surprise cream puff with a candle. We couldn't finish either one, but they were both fantastic. 

Our adventure next took us to the Chandelier inside the Cosmopolitan. Guys. Guys. It was soooo coooool. I was inside the sparkles! I imagine a really awesome dressing room like that. Plus, they have this drink called the Verbena. It's trippy. The drink is kind of like a margarita, but tastes a bit like lemonade. It also comes with a Sichuan flower, which you eat after trying the drink. That's when it gets weird. Your mouth gets numb and tingly, and the drink tastes completely different. I wasn't even able to describe what it tasted like afterwards, but it was definitely an experience. We had 2, and then the fun kind of wore off. That was about enough, as I couldn't even walk back to the hotel, and took my shoes off as soon as we were inside. Gross, sure, but so were the horrific blisters. Especially the one that created the blister on the blister. Blister-ception! Gross.

Let's see. Oh. Saturday we had to go shopping, because I obviously couldn't wear heels again. And shop I did. So much so, that my card got declined. I've never had an issue in the US, and I was able to just switch it to debit, but I decided I better call the bank. I always have good experiences with the customer service people from the bank, and this time was no different. 
He asked if the last purchase I made was at Victoria's Secret, I affirmed, and he kept saying he wasn't judging, then said "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!" To which I replied "yeah, until you have to call your bank!" Tee-hee, I'm so clever!
We went back out for more shopping; Tee is such a trooper! Even when I got tired cranky and couldn't find shoes that I wanted, he was patient and sweet.

We got all our shopping done and went to see Zarkana that night. It was amazing, just like the other Cirque shows I've seen. We were also 3 rows from the stage, so that was definitely a plus. The things those people can do are ridiculous!

The next day I did some outlet shopping with the girls, and then we had one last drunken evening, but ended pretty early. I just can't party like I used to, but I guess that's okay. 

It was a great birthday, and a great trip. Course I needed a vacation post-vacation. Viva Las Vegas!