Viva Las Vegas

OK, last time I posted something worthwhile I had just returned from Las Vegas and was about to head out of town to Palm Springs but I didn't have a chance to fill you in on my trip. So, it looks like I’ve got a lot of catching up to do…and it’s only been a month.

Viva Las Vegas!

I headed to Las Vegas on May 5 to work the Southwest Airlines Spirit Party. A Spirit Party is an Employee appreciation celebration with incredible entertainment, live bands, light shows, special guests, all housed at incredible venues. This year the Spirit Party was held on Freemont Street in downtown Las Vegas. We had two blocks of Freemont Street blocked for our event!! Once it was all said and done, there were over 7,000 guests that showed up! We had food and drinks, an Elvis impersonator, an amazing cover bank, and Miss USA just to name a few.

I arrived on Tuesday and spent ALL DAY working hard… laying by the pool working on my tan! That night we all got ready for a night out on the town and headed to Diablo’s Cantina at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino for some to-die-for Mexican food.

{Leslie, Mallory, and Me}

When we finished dinner we headed to Caesars Palace to see CHER!!! I was never a huge Cher follower, but after seeing her show, I have to say, she was AMAZING! She looks great for her age and can still send goose bumps down your spine! We had 6th row seats and were two seats over from the stage—it was fabulous!! (Of course, they wouldn't let us take any pictures from inside the auditorium.)

And as if that wasn’t exciting enough, when the concert was over, our group headed to PURE, the nightclub in Caesars! We were there the same night Brooke Hogan was having her birthday party, so we got to see the famous Hulk Hogan and his entourage!! (I know, I know. Hulk Hogan isn’t all that exciting, but when you’re there in person…it’s pretty exciting!!)

It was late when we left PURE and we had to be up early to set up for the party, so I headed to bed…but in a city that never sleeps, I could still hear the party at the pool from my room! Here’s the view from earlier in the day…

The next day we spent the majority of the morning getting Freemont Street set up for the event. The volunteers at the party were responsible for checking ids, distributing wristbands, taking canned goods for the food drive, and manning the crowds. It was a long, but very exciting and fun filled night! (Side note: In the picture below you can see that I’m bringing the fanny pack back! Some of the volunteers were afraid we were going to lose our cell phones and cameras the night of the event, so we bought $2.00 fanny packs and sported them all night long! Call me a dork, but I loved having my hands free all night long!)

{Jaclyn, Kim, Me, and Freya}

I was exhausted after the trip and it took me almost two days to fully recover! But nonetheless we had a wonderful trip in Vegas and I can’t wait to go back!!