That Time I Went to Vegas

Bright and early tomorrow morning I will be leaving for one of my favorite places - Las Vegas! I like that city for reasons other than most people since I don't party nor do I really gamble. Vegas has so much to offer everyone [yes, even kids, although the options are a bit more limited.] But, honestly... I love the city for its splendor, its variety, its uniqueness. Like Disney, there's really nowhere else on Earth quite like Vegas. The list of things to do, see, and places to go seems to be endless and each trip there is entirely different from the last.

So, I figured it was about time to talk about my last venture to Las Vegas. Now, of course, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? So you'll just be getting a basic run-down :) Mainly just lots of pictures!

Let me just start off by saying there was a boy involved in this trip. Some of you may recognize him :)

I arrived on Saturday morning [my birthday] and we immediately headed off to one of the greatest places ever created - In-N-Out Burger. Because I have to fly to the other side of the country just to eat there. Just kidding. But not really.

After that, we went over to The Venetian [one of my favorites] and walked around a little and just enjoyed the scenery on the beautiful, sunny day. 

Probably the best picture ever taken of me, yes? The sun and breeze were doing great things for me…

Before I flew out to Vegas, we had decided that we HAD to see one of the Cirque du Soleil shows while we were there and bought tickets for Ka at MGM Grand. So, that was on the agenda for later. We got dressed up for a night out on the town to celebrate my birthday. We had to get sushi. Had to! I had looked up a couple different places with good reviews that were close to the Strip but when we showed up to one, the wait was too long and we'd be pushing it too close for the show. We both hopped on our phones to see what other sushi restaurants were close by and found a place called Sushi 21. He called over to see what their wait looked like - nada. 

I can officially say that Sushi 21 has the best sushi I've ever tasted before, and probably now ties with Tadashi in La Jolla, California. Sushi 21 has this amazing dish called "Japanese Lasagna." Mmmm! We ordered a TON of sushi, as we always do and then headed off to MGM Grand for the big show.

I absolutely LOVE getting dressed up and going to shows. I love the whole experience of it. We arrived at the Ka Theatre and found our seats [that were super close to the stage!] So, we're sitting there and I'm looking around at the set which extends out into the audience and then out of nowhere, performers start swinging around above us and making some crazy "tribal" noises.

The show started soon after and it was just amazing. Like most Cirque shows, there were those nail-biting moments where you were almost scared to watch the stunts taking place. The set was absolutely unreal. If you watched Bachelor Pad 2, you might remember the episode in Vegas where they had to perform the choreography on that insanely huge vertical wall. That scene during Ka was so impressive. I think the entire audience was holding their breath throughout that scene as performers fought and fell and battled one another, suspended far up into the air. Ka was amazing and I recommend it to anyone visiting Las Vegas!

It was a wonderful birthday :)

Since I'll be in Vegas this weekend through Tuesday, I'll be sharing the rest of my [January] trip and pictures with you then so be sure to tune in again after the weekend :) So, tell me fellow Vegas-goers, what are YOUR favorite Vegas hot-spots?

And now, it’s time to announce the winner of the $50 Shabby Apple giveaway! Thank you so much to everyone who entered! It seems like Shabby Apple sure is in high demand and, who knows, maybe we’ll be having some more giveaways in the near future. So, congratulations to…

Whitney from Everything Happens for a Reason! Yay! I'll put Shabby Apple in touch with you :)