A week ago Liza, Ryan, Robert, Bobby, and I all headed out to Vegas for a fun little vacation. None of us, minus Robert, had been to Vegas since we turned 21 so we thought it was a must do. I mean we are young adults how could we not go to Vegas, it is kind of a right of passage.
We drove up Monday and spent the night in the hotel just relaxing and getting ready to have a good week. Our hotel room, scratch that suite, was awesome. We stayed in a full kitchen, three bedroom suite with a giant porch, it is definitely the way to vacation. We were very lucky to be able to stay there for free because Robert's parents were kind enough to let us use their timeshare points. It definitely helped cut down the cost of our trip.
Tuesday we walked around the strip for a very long time. We made sure to stop at the slots and take a stab at them. They honestly weren't fun at all, all of the joy of it was just the fact that we had never done them before. If there was more of a skill involved with it other than just pushing a stupid button I think I would like it more.
I was fun winning $3 but I lost it basically right after I won it. Kind of dumb.
Haha Ryan won $6 and immediately cashed out. He was extremely excited!
There he is with his winnings!
As we were walking around we went past Madame Tussaud's and they had a few wax sculptures outside. Liza saw Harrison Ford's statue and she of course had to get a picture with it. He is her old man crush haha. 
The Venetian is definitely one of the best places to walk around in Vegas. The faux sky ceilings and the "canals" are beautiful. While we were in there we saw David Hasselhoff, woohoo right? Please understand my sarcasm in saying that. Don't get me wrong it is kind of cool to see someone famous, but come on couldn't it have been someone cooler? I really dislike David Hasselhoff. He seems kind of like a fame whore. He likes being a celebrity more for the fame than for doing anything good. Ryan didn't believe me that it was him and he told be to prove it, but I refused to give David Hasselhoff the pleasure of me going up and asking him if he was indeed the Hasselhoff. I don't really know where this hate for him comes from, but as you can see I am apparently somewhat passionate about it. I guess I just like celebrities that are humble, seem sweet, and are using their fame for something good.
We stopped for lunch at this place called BLT Burger that was DELICIOUS! They were reasonably priced, very filling and absolutely yummy. The best part was their scrumptious alcoholic milkshakes! Liza and I split one and if I hadn't read the ingredients I wouldn't have even known there was alcohol in it. If you are ever in Vegas definitely go here and they even have togo so you can get a milkshake and walk around with it.
In one of the casinos they have a big REVOLUTION sign so we decided to take a picture in our respective letters.
The L and the E were backwards but you get the idea.
Doing this made me realize that all of the boys' names start with R. It was funny when I told them to go and stand in front of the R, Ryan looked at me funny thinking it was for all of them to support him and then he realized they were all R names.
This was our view when laying by the pool.
Liza won $8 I think. She was very excited, as anyone would be.
Looking up in Luxor was really cool looking. I love that the floors are tiered up like that. Although not accurate to the real pyramids, I like this way better.
The L and the E were backwards but you get the idea.
Doing this made me realize that all of the boys' names start with R. It was funny when I told them to go and stand in front of the R, Ryan looked at me funny thinking it was for all of them to support him and then he realized they were all R names.
This was our view when laying by the pool.
Liza won $8 I think. She was very excited, as anyone would be.
Looking up in Luxor was really cool looking. I love that the floors are tiered up like that. Although not accurate to the real pyramids, I like this way better.
One night we went to the restaurant Dick's Last Resort. It is a restaurant where the servers are basically jerks to you. It is kind of funny, but I think our waitress was new because she wasn't that mean or funny. Watching some of the other tables they were definitely having a better time than us. They make hats for people to wear while they are there saying kind of obscene, but funny things. Robert got a hat that was kind of lame, all it said was I pee in the pool. The one funny thing our server did was give us the pitcher of water since she was pissed we all asked for water.
Our last night there we went to Fremont St to see the light show. It was pretty cool, but my favorite part was playing the actual coin slots! I was definitely disappointed when gambling on the strip because I didn't know that slots weren't coin slots anymore. That eliminates all of the fun of gambling so when I found out that Fremont St. had the old school slots I decided we had to try them. I am SO glad we did. There is something about hearing the coins cling cling cling that really makes it fun. Plus playing with nickels makes it go much slower and last longer! What made me like it even more is that I won $17 off of just $1!!! Woohoo. That put me at breaking even for the trip since I had lost basically that much on the strip.
Here is me with my winnings!!!
After Fremont St. we went to the Stratosphere and saw the beautiful 360 view of the city lights. It was definitely breathtaking. The best part was someone gave me a free ticket to ride one of the rides on top of the Stratosphere!!! I was like a child when I got the ticket, I was so excited! While we were waiting in line I had told everyone that I wished I had bought a ticket for the ride and then my wish was granted for free! I did the rollercoaster like one that shoots you down and over the edge of the building. I thought it would be scarier than it actually was, but it was still fun!
Overall Vegas was a ton of fun. I think next time, if there is one, Liza and I are going to go with a group of girls so that we can go out dancing more.
Our last night there we went to Fremont St to see the light show. It was pretty cool, but my favorite part was playing the actual coin slots! I was definitely disappointed when gambling on the strip because I didn't know that slots weren't coin slots anymore. That eliminates all of the fun of gambling so when I found out that Fremont St. had the old school slots I decided we had to try them. I am SO glad we did. There is something about hearing the coins cling cling cling that really makes it fun. Plus playing with nickels makes it go much slower and last longer! What made me like it even more is that I won $17 off of just $1!!! Woohoo. That put me at breaking even for the trip since I had lost basically that much on the strip.
Here is me with my winnings!!!
After Fremont St. we went to the Stratosphere and saw the beautiful 360 view of the city lights. It was definitely breathtaking. The best part was someone gave me a free ticket to ride one of the rides on top of the Stratosphere!!! I was like a child when I got the ticket, I was so excited! While we were waiting in line I had told everyone that I wished I had bought a ticket for the ride and then my wish was granted for free! I did the rollercoaster like one that shoots you down and over the edge of the building. I thought it would be scarier than it actually was, but it was still fun!
Overall Vegas was a ton of fun. I think next time, if there is one, Liza and I are going to go with a group of girls so that we can go out dancing more. 
Nice posts Emily. Kind of ironic or contrarian in Vegas though. You go to Vegas, but don't like to gamble (me either), you see pyramids, but they're fake and don't compare(must be nice to be able to compare them after having seen the real thing), and you go to a restaurant for the bad service. Sounds like fun : ) Actually it does and the pictures, as usual are great.
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