A few months ago a couple friends and I discovered that Jason Mraz (our mutual boyfriend) would be playing in Vegas - not looking at the date, time, day of the week, we quickly purchased tickets and started planning a little Girl's Overnighter to Vegas.After all was purchased and planned Jared pointed out that it was Mother's Day Weekend that we would be gone... opps! Then the calendar for that month started to be planned and we found out the same weekend was when my in-laws were asked to speak for the pseudo-fair well talk (they are leaving for Russia is 3 weeks)...double opps! Not to mention the show was at 11:55 pm on a Saturday (we only really saw Saturday when purchasing) and so the concert did go into the next day - we actually didn't put that together until Dr. Payne asked about it a few days before we left (one of his daughters came too and he was concerned for her salvations hehehe)...triple opps! BUT DON'T WORRY - three strikes doesn't mean your out, when your tickets were purchase and trip was planned FAR before anything else... so off to Vegas we went!
Melissa, Leanne and I left Saturday morning and road tripped down to Vegas - we took the van, so I had planned for movies and everything for our entertainment, but really we had a fun time just visiting the entire way down. It is amazing for all the time we spend together at work, we still had PLENTY to talk about for our trip.
We stayed at the Tropicana - getting there mid day with plenty of time to wander around Vegas (getting creeped out by Donny and Marie in the mean time), spend some money, donate to the Casinos (some of us were more charitable then others) and even take a dip in the pool (with some very yucky drunk Marines - that is all there is going to be said about that - they were YUCKY!!!).
Then after a great dinner (and dessert), we got over to the Palms (The Great and Spacious Building) and prepared for the whole reason for our visit - JASON!!!Melissa and I (along with our friend Becky, who didn't come to Vegas with us) had seen him in SLC a few months ago and were waiting for another great performance... he did not disappoint!
There was plenty of amazing hip and leg action (he seriously is the SEXIEST dancer I have ever seen!), lots of great music and even special guests!!! Both of his duet partners were there to preform with him - including Colbie Caillat, who sings Lucky with him!!! It was amazing!We really had such a great time - we were a little in over our heads when it came to lack of sleep though - the concert didn't even start until 1 am (Utah Time) and we didn't get into our hotel room until about 4 am (Utah Time). Apparently when you are pregnant - sleep is a NEED not a want, both Leanne and I are both pregnant, but we were troopers! Needless to say we were really tired the next couple days - BUT IT WAS WORTH IT!!!
What I learned from this weekend...
1) While driving in Vegas - look straight ahead and nowhere else, if you can't look straight ahead (for one reason or another - not to ever be mentioned again!), turn at the next block - there is simple nothing else to do!
2) While there are nice, pretty things in Las Vegas - it is not a vacation for families... not husbands, not sons, not daughters, nobody - bad!3) If you are in a hot tub and 2 boys with tatoos and beer come to get in also - IMMEDIATELY excuse yourself and say you were just leaving... it will save you a lot of time and annoyance!
4) If you are in love with a famous star - do not "Google" or try to find out information about them, they are better in your head. They don't swear or smoke pot, they cut their finger nails and they eat whatever you want them too.
5) No matter how short the trip or how hard Jared laughs at my packing skills - three girls are going to fill up the trunk of a van with luggage!Still after all the fun, I am so glad I went and shook my Baby Belly in front of the Las Vegas audience in the Palms!
Thanks girls I had the BEST time!
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