Waking Up In Vegas

What a trip, what a trip! My last trip to Vegas was extremely fun. I can honestly say that I’m burned out with the whole Vegas scene, but last weekend just set the bar high again. I think the best way to write about the weekend is to break it down my days.

Night 1:
Getting to Vegas was a bit stressful. The entire United States were having storms left and right. My cousin and two of her friends actually caught an early flight just to avoid her actual flight being cancelled. I was lucky my flight wasn’t delayed or cancelled since my friend, Diana was picking me up. I would have felt bad if I was late. One of my Dallas friend's flight got rerouted to Minnesota, which is opposite from Vegas! His flight was suppose to arrive at 10 PM Thursday night, but instead landed at 3 AM!!!

The night we arrived, we went to Ghost Bar, Playboy Club, and Club Moon. I wasn’t too impressed with Ghost Bar. It was a bit small, so it was crowded, and they played nothing but trance music. All I heard was the bass go boom boom boom. We only stayed there for about an hour and headed to Club Moon. I actually stopped by the Playboy Club to see if it was busy. Actually it was really dead, so I just continued up to Club Moon. All I have to say is, “SO much better than Ghost Bar.” They actually played music that most people can dance to, hip hop.








Night 2:
During the day, I had to meet with the school I was doing a photo shoot for. Let’s just say, it was a long meeting. I purposely kept night 2 low key because I had to wake up early for a graduation. I met up with my East Bay girls in the MGM to eat a great steak dinner at Craft Steak House. I paid $50 for my meal, and well worth it! It’s a must place to go eat if you are ever in Vegas.





Night 3/Halloween Night:
Day time was my big photo shoot for the graduation I was hired for. During this event, all I could think about is the party bus we were going to attend that night. When I got home, I got about 2 minutes of shut eye before my 2 best friends called me to let me know they were in front of my house. After they settled in, we went to the liquor store to buy our supplies for the night. We agreed to play power hour. What a big mistake! We bought the cheapest beer possible, and it tore our stomachs to pieces. I lost the game because I vomited on shot 24, 36, and 40-something. Chris vomited somewhere around 40. Jamie is the only one who completed the game without up-chucking. Actually he made it to century club. I was very impressed, but the best thing was that he actually blacked out! He was so drunk that he didn’t even make it to the party bus – actually he met up with us at club 2.

Clubs that our party bus took us to was The Bank, Prive, and Pure. Too much to talk about, so here are some pictures to sum up the night. I have to mention that I’m glad my friend and I dressed up as Ninja Turtles because I felt like a celebrity. I lost count how many people came up to us and asked if they can take a picture of us or with us.






















Night 4:
It’s football day, and I was able to watch my Niners lose to the Colts in my house. After the game, we all headed to MGM. My cousin and her friends decided to do a buffet. I was standing behind Robin ready to pay for my half, and she told me she paid for me. THANKS Robin! As my Dallas friends toured MGM, I met up with my other friends at the sports bar to watch the rest of the football games. Before I took the Dallas people to the airport, I took them to the Vegas sign. I was really disappointed the sign was really small, but it was still cool because it’s an icon for the city. After I dropped them off to the airport, I met up with Diana. She had the whole night planned out for me, and everything was a surprise. She took the wheel, and met up with her 3 other friends. Diana drove to Planet Hollywood and treated me to dinner at P.F. Chang’s. After that, she showed me the tickets she bought me. It was tickets to Peep Show! I enjoyed the show, but a bit awkward because watching topless girls dance on stage with 4 other girls made me uncomfortable. I definitely needed my guy friends near me to enjoy the show to the fullest. All I have to say is, “THANK YOU DIANA FOR EVERYTHING!” When I left Vegas the next day, I felt I wasn’t ready to leave. I’m looking forward to my next trip back to Sin City. "I shall return!"

Modern Art

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(10-05-09 - 10-08-09) Diana's Visit to the Bay

I finally had a friend from Vegas visit me, the lovely Miss Diana. When she told me a month ago, I was excited because I haven’t seen her in over a year. When I told everyone I was leaving Vegas, I told them I’ll show them around San Francisco if they ever came to the bay. Well, I should have brushed up on the city because I had no idea where to take Diana and her friends. Even worse, I didn’t know how to get around. The excuse I kept saying was, “I know where the general area is, but no clue how to get there.” Well, I have to say I did pretty well for myself.

Diana, Maria, and Dan (Dawn) arrived last Monday, and I took Bart in the morning to meet them in their hotel. We met with Diana’s other two friends, Lili and Adriana at Starbucks to give us a little more energy, then we headed to the cable cars on Union Square. From there, we went to Pier 39, then the Aquarium, then Alcatraz. I lived in the bay for over 25 years, and this was the first time I ever been to Alcatraz. I have to admit, I freakin’ enjoyed it, and I want to return to take more pictures. After Alcatraz, we headed back to Pier 39 to experience the night life.










I had to meet up with the group on Tuesday night for Lili’s birthday dinner. And after that, we went bar hopping on Polk Street. It was kind of slow since it was a Tuesday night, but it was still fun.







I took Wednesday off with the group because I had to do homework, but I heard they had a blast walking around the city. Diana told me they visited the Victorian house (the scene from the show Full House), which I became very jealous because I still haven’t seen that place.

Thursday was fun as well. I finally had a car to take them around. I picked them up around 8ish and headed off to Lombard Street. Then we went to Coit Tower, then to Rincon Park to see “Cupid’s Arrow.” I think that was Diana’s favorite place because she kept asking me to take her there. Now the best part of the whole week… we went to AT&T park to do a tour. OMG, I actually got to stand on the field and the dugout. That was the highlight of the day for me. Then we went to Palace of Fine Arts/Exploratorium. There was so much to do in the Exploratorium; I felt like a little kid all over again learning new things. After that, I took them to my favorite spot in the city, the Golden Gate Bridge; North and South side. We were heading to Candlestick Park, but we realized we were running out of time, so we headed straight to SFO Airport. I have to admit, I was sad to see Diana and her friends leave. I actually miss Diana, and I’m glad I’ll be seeing her in a couple of weeks.












Well my next post will probably be my trip to Vegas, so keep your eyes peels for that.