If you see it once, you'll never be the same again

I went to Vegas for the first time this weekend. Oh sure, I had driven through plenty of times, even spent the night at friends' houses...but I had never really been to Vegas. And let me say, it was quite a trip.

We started at the crack of before dawn so we could do a session at the Las Vegas temple (giving me three temples in three weeks). Late lunch was at Cafe Rio. I got my beloved pork salad, which is as addicting as the churros at Disneyland. By that time we could check in to the Bellagio for nap time.

View from our room

They upgraded us to the suite floor because they had run out of the room we were supposed to have. We certainly didn't complain about that. Not only did the bathroom have a phone, it had a TV. Even better, you could tune in to Channel 22 to hear the music for the fountain show. Definitely cool. "Dinner" was a crepe from Jean Philippe. They had this chocolate fountain that reminded me of Willy Wonka, only for grown-ups.


Then it was off to Love, which was fantastic. Trippy, but fantastic. My favorite was probably either the opening act of "Get Back" because of the people bungee jumping from the ceiling, or the part when they brought out two U-shaped ramps and four guys with rubber mop-head wigs did rollerblading tricks (sadly, I've already forgotten what song it was to). There was always so much visual stimuli...it was hard to know where to look.


We spent the rest of the night wandering various casinos, mocking hoochies in high heels and skimpy skirts, watching boats on the canal at the Venitian, and playing the penny slots. I lost a whole dollar in that endeavor.

Sunday morning we went to the spa. I learned that I like steam rooms, especially if they're infused with eucalyptus. Brunch was at the Hash House, where our food took f-o-r-e-v-e-r, which I really didn't handle well, having not eaten anything that day yet. Then we headed out in an attempt to beat the traffic (which we did, for the most part). And now...back to real life again.