Vegas Baby!

I was most definitely in need of a good ol’ roadtrip with friends. It’s been needed for a while, so at that point, I could have picked any small Utah town and still been happy to be out of Provo for a weekend. We picked Vegas, though. Bryan, Amy, Chris and I drove down Saturday night listening to 90s pop songs and singing at the top of our lungs for a good majority. We rolled in around 10, checked into the Stratosphere and then headed up the tower for a thrill ride, dance party, and a random couch photoshoot.

The next morning we found an IHOP for breakfast and then wandered through a few casinos. Honestly, my favorite parts are all the silly things. Throwing coins into the fountain from three stories up, riding the escalators over and over while waiting for Amy, snapping hip shots of mullets, racing Chris down the stairs, and of course, holding Chris’ hand where ever we went. Did I seriously just get that cheesy? Yep, I think I did.

Actually, possibly my favorite part came when we went to the pool. Pool time! It was the first pool time of the season and it felt SO good to be laying out in the sun. Spring is a funny time. I never really realize that I was miserable all winter until spring comes around and I’m SO excited for summer. We played some great games of beanbag toss and then a little pool volleyball. It was fun, but the water was FREEZING. I was happy to enter the hot tub, but even that wasn’t hot enough to restore my core body temperature. My shower did the trick though, and soon we were off to dinner and the BYU March Madness Basketball game. Bad news: BYU lost. Good news: My orange chicken from the Cheesecake factory was AMAZING. I get a little teary eyed just remembering it. I almost ate the whole thing! Consequently, I felt a little plump as we explored the Bellagio conservatory and then ended the evening in front of the water fountains. I LOVE the Bellagio water shows. They are the only truly beautiful thing in down town Vegas. We sat on the wall and watched several shows before we headed home. One day in Vegas is more that enough. It doesn’t take very long before the filth of the city wears on you and you’re done. I think we checked out just in time.

Seriously, Chris has the best facial expressions in every photo. I love it.

You might get sick of all our jumping pictures, but we never get tired of taking them. In fact, Amy put this little montage together of some of our best moves and it makes me smile every time I see it.