Las Vegas #1

Well, as I promised, I have obtained the internet long enough to update everyone on our trip to Las Vegas! Let me start from the beginning...

The ride down to Austin from Waco was not bad, and we got to the airport about 2 hours early for our 12:45 flight. We were so hungry, so we got a Chinese food buffet where you pay by the pound in the airport. It was ok, but now that I have eaten at some of the restaurants here, it seems kind of sub-par. Well, We had a couple of wired people sightings, the first of which was "70's Girl" as Jack has dubbed her, since he thought she looked like she was from the 70's since she was wearing a track suit. He kept on insisting that she was stuck in the past, when in fact he was the weird one since he had no idea track suits where back in. The next one was obviously Paul McCartney, who was this really old guy who looked like he had been hit by a bus, but at the same time bore a strong resemblance to Paul McCartney in about 20 years. Very strange. To see him in the pic below you have to do the magic eye thing to look past my face and see him. Please remember that this entire time I am trying to work on my paper which was due today at 10:00 am, but the fact that I bought a Vogue did not seem to help that process along. Anyway, as we are lining up to board the plane our flight gets delayed, and we don't make it in to Vegas until about 6:00 that night. On the plane ride there I got to see the Grand Canyon, and I watched part of Vegas Vacation, which I had not seen in a while. The Grand Canyon was so pretty, and I got to teach Jennie about the difference between striations and strata. Very educational!! I also feel bad because Jennie was not prepared for the fact that I do not do plane landings well. The pressure makes me feel sick to my stomach:( So that was new... Well, we arrived in Vegas and as soon as our luggage got there I realized the entire new thing of aerosol hairspray had exploded in my toiletries bag, so I had to go into the bathroom of the rental car place and clean out my bag and throw a bunch of stuff away. It wasn't with my clothes or anything, so that is good.

Our hotel is the Wynn Las Vegas, and it is so beautiful!! After we went up to our shi shi hotel room for a minute, we went down to check out the convention area, and then we went to the $40.00 buffet, which was worth every penny! We had sushi, bread, lamb cutlets, crab legs, candied yams, and creme brule, just to name a few! SO GOOD! After dinner we went to the hotel show Le Reve, which is kind of like Cirque du Sole, but it was based on the two original Picasso paintings at the registration desk. It was very weird but so cool!! Well, needless to say after that we were exhausted, so I put off doing my paper until the next morning.

Sunday was the first day of real work. I got up early that morning and did my paper and turned it in, but I am afraid it is not my best work! We spent all day setting up the booth, which was my first adventure into retail. I love price sticker guns!! The booth looked really good, and we took a pool to see who could guess how much ,merchandise we would sell. Jennie bet $1.00, so I bet she wins since everyone else bet so much higher! We just had a long day, but after work the four of us and all the people from Evigna and Dr Pepper Co. had dinner reservations at Lotus of Siam, which is a famous Thai food restaurant off the strip. It is in a very seedy strip mall and is tiny, but it was so good! I had a coconut milk soup and a spicy noodle dish and Reisling wine, and Jennie had sweet and sour beef. Everything was so delish, and I am so proud of myself because I ate almost my entire portion of my spicy dish, but Jennie and Jack were both tearing up! And I don't even eat spicy food! OH!! I forgot to mention that on our way out of the hotel to dinner at one of the very first craps tables Marlan Wayans was playing! It was very weird because he was a huge asshole, and literally -- LITERALLY--he had a girl that was there to just feed him, let him sip his drink, and hold his cigarette so he could take drags off of it. I don't think that being in 4 really bad scary movie rip offs qualifies you to act like a rich asshole, but who knows!?!

After we dropped some of the girls of at the Mirage for Love, which is a Beatles Cirque du Sole show, Linda, Jack, Jennie, and I went to Walgreens to get me some arch supports for my Target loafers I foolishly brought thinking they would be comfortable enough for all of the walking we have done. We also needed snack stuff since everything at the Wynn is extremely expensive. After that we went to a very seedy liquor store to buy wine, and ended up buying lots of naked people gifts. Jennie and I each bought a different set of naked man cards, and when we got back to the hotel we realized they are the exact same thing. What a rip off. But what can you expect for $3.00?? Well, that pretty much was our first two days there!! Stay tuned!!

Our first meal en route to Las Vegas.. Chinese at 10:45 in the morning...







This is Paul McCartney after his divorce gets through with him.. not a pretty pic...

 

These were the crackers we got on the airplane, which were shaped like little planes! So cute!







The BEAUTIFUL Grand Canyon!!

 

The Wynn...

 

Our hotel room!

 

The views from our room

 

Jennie, Jack, and Linda while we were waiting for Le Reve to start.


Jennie and Mary Beth at Le Reve, aka Le Sexy!!



Great pic of the performers at the end of the pre-show. The guy in the middle is now nicknamed "Sexy Satan"

 

More of the opulance that is the Wynn. These pictures were taken in the hallways on the way to the ballroom where the convention is.

 

Waiting for our table. I am so tall!!

 

The gang at the Lotus of Siam, sans Jennie, who was in the bathroom at the time with curry-related issues.

 

Linda with Puss No Boots at Lotus of Siam

 

Our beautiful hotel!!

 

The Stardust Hotel, which you can also see from our room. This was outside the Walgreens we stopped at so I could get my shoe insoles...

The beautiful Satrdust sign! Very old school...

 

Jack, Linda, and Jennie outside the skanky liquor store we stopped at to get wine. If you recieve naked people gifts as presents, this is where I got them!

 

Married with Schoolwork...

I am sorry to my readers that I have not been doing a very good job of keeping this freakin' thing up-to-date, but alas, school has started, and most of my time is now spent reading books and doing labwork. David and I have been married for almost three weeks now, and so far everything has been pretty much the same. We had no honeymoon period because we both had to be back at work and school almost immediately, but we had an AMAZING wedding, so what more can you ask for! After the reception we rode away in the horse-drawn carriage while everyone left, and it was supposed to really be the first time we got to be alone as a married couple. But of course that didn't happen, and while we were riding along two stray dogs started to chase the carriage and tried to bite the horse! The driver had the beat them off with the horse whip, literally! It was our first married adventure. Our seconf was trying to track down Monica after the recpetion since she left her wallet in the recpetion hall, and she was almost to Temple when she had to turn around to come get it. She felt so bad because Dave and I were already in our room, but we were STARVING so we were just eating the food the staff had set out for us! They also left us a huge pitcher of margaritas, which were delicious! She got her wallet successfully, and we had a nice relaxing night in the Baylor Suit. However, I am afraid it was not the extremely romantic night it was supposed to be because I was EXHAUSTED! I don't think I have been that tired in a very long time. Adding to my tiredness was the fact that we got up and left the next morning at about 7:45 so we could get home before Christine, Kelsey, and Courtney left to go back to Gemany. That day we did get to open gifts, which was really fun! It was like Christmas!!

In general, the wedding was a huge success; there are not a lot of things that I can criticize. It was exactly what I have always wanted, and it took a lot of hard work to get it together. It paid off, and I have gotten nothing but compliments about the ceremony, location, etc. David and I loved having all of you there to celebrate our relationship with us!!

Since the wedding, things have returned to normal, just with much better kitchen appliances! My favorite thing I got was the George Foreman G5 Next Grilleration Grill!! It is the one thing I REALLY wanted. We have started the process of combining our assets, with health insurance first and foremost on our list. I have not changed my name yet officially, but on some things, like our insurance, I am now Mary Elizabeth Webster! It is very strange, but not at the same time. By December I will officially be Mary Beth Webster, so look for the changes to occur!!

At work things have been hectic leading up to the Dr Pepper Bottlers Convention in Las Vegas that Jennie, Jack, his wife Linda, and myself will be attending next week. I am so excited, if I start thinking about it too much I can't focus on my normal stuff I have to do!! I have never been to Las Vegas, so this trip is going to be an amazing new experience for me, as well as a great job opportunity for me. I am going to try and update my blog everyday while I am there since everyday is going to be packed with stuff that warrants pictures and comments. However, I am going to be dependent on the Starbucks across the street from the hotel for my internet since the hotel thinks it is appropriate to charge $11.00 per night in addition to the $300+ per night rooms we are staying in. I will be updating the Museum's blog as well, so make sure you check out both! My blog will have more stuff about the after-hours stuff we do, and the Museum blog will be more about the convention events. Both are sure to excite!!

Check out the pics below to see a peek at the wedding: