i just got back from a weekend getaway to vegas with a few of my girlfriends. overall, i had fun and it was relaxing. however, things did not exactly happen the way i expected or planned. despite the curveballs thrown at us, we were able to enjoy our time there and was sad to leave. some of the events that unfolded over the weekend...

1. the room we booked was for 2 queens, but they ran out so we got a king bed + roller bed instead but we got $50 additional resort credit to the $75 credit that we already had. (we stayed at the aria hotel btw.)

2. the first night, we decided to go to one of the "hottest" nightclubs in vegas b/c we wanted to dance the night away and have a good time (with just us girls, of course! no hanky panky!), however the "hottest" nightclub has its downfalls... an unbelievably long line where even the cutest or hottest people can't bribe their way in. just as we got to the front of the line, even PAID for admission ($20 for girls and $50 for guys), one of my friends' ended up passing out due to extreme exhaustion possibly connected to the heat, so we ended up leaving w/her being wheeled out in a wheelchair. we were right at the door when this happened w/stamps on our hands and everything. (thankfully, she was alright and recovered shortly afterward.)

3. the next day which was sunday, we woke up and went down to watch the world cup finals game at a sports bar in our hotel and have some brunch, but lo and behold, we weren't the only ones interested in watching the game and it was extremely crowded and chaotic. i ended up going back to the room to watch the game and eat my food while my friends stayed downstairs b/c i didn't like the crowd.

4. after the game, we all started getting ready for the lion king show, but a bathroom door fixture happened to fall and nearly hit my friend so we called the front desk to file a complaint and that ended up taking an extremely long time b/c we wanted to see if they could do something about it, they were being unwilling and not helpful at first. they sent some security guy to inspect the situation but he was of no use and we had to catch a show so we ended up wasting about an hour or so w/this ordeal and ended up leaving for the show and told him that we would deal w/it later. they called the paramedics even tho we told them there was no need... go figure. ;T they asked a few dumb questions like "what day is today?", "what year is it?", etc. SOooo, after the show, we came back and my friend spoke to the front desk and we finally ended up getting a free upgrade and an additional $50 resort credit! yay! we went from a regular room w/a king bed+ roller bed on the 14th floor to this beautiful suite w/a living room, 2 bathrooms and another king bed, but the couch in the living room was big enough to sleep on so it was okay. the view was amazing b/c it was a corner suite and the bathroom in the bedroom had a bidet, shower and a jetstream bathtub w/a view and tv on the wall. it was amazing!

so overall, there were many unexpected things that happened but we ended up having a good time anyway. we went to the aria buffet twice b/c of the resort credit and their buffet is super yummy! we also went to the mandaly bay buffet after the lion king show (which was great) but their buffet wasn't that great... ;[

what a trip. i even proposed a challenge on our way there but we weren't able to make it happen b/c we ended up hanging out w/each other and not really socializing b/c of the circumstances. oh well, there's always next time.

although we all ended up having fun, in hindsight, what comes to my mind is that i still desperately need God and what a wretch i am. i will further elaborate on this thought on my next post.