Las Vegas, Nevada
3/27/14-3/30/14
This is me (Brandi), my best friend Jamie and her forever mate Joe.
We just got to Vegas and all checked in around 9:00 PM PST.
We are super excited to go out and explore a bit, but first....
Let's take a #selfie!
("#selfie" became a theme song for us over these few crazy fun days.)
We stayed at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
This was not my first time staying at the Rio, but I was definitely more impressed this time around.
This was Jamie's first time in Vegas, so we were determined to do as much as we can and have lots of fun in the short amount of time we were there.
This was our room. I (wisely) took a picture of our room number, before leaving the room to go drunken gamble at 4:00 a.m., so that I could remember where to come back to without trying to get in someone else's room.
I'm glad I did, because I definitely had to use it.
*Beautiful Night Shots We Took of Some of the Giant Structures around the Las Vegas Strip*
 |
| Bellagio |
 |
| Palazzo |
 |
Eiffel Tower
Restaurant |
 |
| Paris |
Ah, Paris....
Although it was on our list of places to check out, sadly, we did not have a chance on this trip.
Next time. For sure.
 |
| The Forum Shops |
Huge! It can easily take up an entire day walking around it. Especially when we have to keep stopping to look around at all of the stores. We didn't even get through all of it this time.
"Oh, my feet... My legs...Oooo...Purses!"
(As one of us swerves a different direction.)
 |
| Planet Hollywood |
 |
| New York, New York Hotel & Casino |
*Some Awesome Daytime Shots We Took*
 |
| Wow! Look at this (side) doorway! |
 |
| Ooo! Boyz II Men! |
 |
| View from poolside. |
(Literally) had us in the palm of (a) hand.
Caught us Red Handed...
 |
| Notice the lower sign..."Be Seduced..." |
 |
| Lady Liberty |
We found some cool video slot machines. Joe played the Iron Man game. I did not play any of these, but I wish I had. 
I really love playing the (non-video) slot machines that have additional games to potentially win extra.
Like this Wheel of Fortune Slot machine where you get to spin the wheel on top.
~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~
Places we went.....
People we saw...
 |
| Molested an Indian Statue |
Things we did...
 |
Met up with Joe's friend
from high school Bianca. |
 |
Took pictures of a random
newly wed couple. |
<<< I love how they posed for us.
 |
| #GroupSelfie |
^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^ Inside The Forum Shops ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^
~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~
Indeed!
 |
| Bam! |
 |
| She went that way! |
 |
| Dinner at "Dick's Last Resort" |
 |
| No, none of us got married... |
 |
Marines...
Look at them guns! |
 |
Captain Bubble and
his beauty. |
 |
| We're going out. Watch out Meow... |
We make sexy duck lips when we're feeling ourselves dancing...
 |
The Strip View from the Top
of Rio at Voodoo Lounge |
Good times!
~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~
We did so much in a short amount of time.
Didn't sleep much, but come on meow...I didn't go to Vegas to sleep.
I did not really gamble as much as I'd have liked but it's probably better that way, because I was not doing well anyhow.
We didn't get to go see everything we wanted but we still had a blast!!
We went many places and saw many things, met some interesting people, made some new friends, and had some hilarious drunken adventures...
There's always next time!
Which will probably (hopefully) be soon...
~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~
Before we could leave to drive to California, we had to stop at the
"World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop"
from the show
"Pawn Stars".
There was a line. It wasn't too terribly long. They were allowing a few people in at a time. So we waited to go in.
This person here>>>
was trying to duck the picture.
The face was hilarious.
I only left part of it as to not reveal their identity
but allow you to imagine their expression.
Joe was a little excited.
In case you couldn't tell...
There was a large range of so many cool things there.
Here are a few:
We talked with a man working the jewelry counter
(I can't remember his name) and learned some new things.
He was extremely informative and friendly.
~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~
Across the street was an antique shop with
<<<this sign in the window.
So we had to check it out.
It had a lot of random old stuff. Made me feel old.
~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~
Then we went to Jimmy John's
(because Joe and Jamie do not have Jimmy John's in California)
and because... delicious sandwiches.
Hello...
These are some of the signs I saw and thought were funny...
 |
Been there.
The night before actually... |
 |
No reservations here!
Now you know. |
 |
Uranus sure is interesting.
This was fantastic reading material
found in the restroom. |
~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~~*~^~*~
Then we were on our way to Sacramento, California.
There were many scenic views on this trip.
Ah yes.... Nevada/California State Line
early afternoon....
Stopped!
Delayed 3 hours...
But at least I had desert, mountains, and clouds to look at.
I will be updating this post with a slideshow from YouTube soon.
So be sure to check back!
