vegas, baby!

I have a friend who begins planning a trip soon after the suggestion has been made. For the most part, this has been a good thing. Although I recently had a conversation with her about taking a trip summer 2006. I freaked out. I cannot commit that far in advance. One year is my limit. Right after New Year's 2004, we discussed the idea of going to Las Vegas for this New Year's. And since my friend is a planner, we had tickets booked by March and a hotel booked in May.
Various friends talked of joining us throughout the year, but in the end it was just two single girls headed out to Vegas looking for trouble. Carrying a suitcase full of clothes not at all appropriate for winter weather, we arrived in Las Vegas late on the 30th.
Our first day out we went to the best place to begin a weekend of partying- Margaritaville. We had cheeseburgers in paradise and of course, margaritas. Afterwards we walked over to Bellagio where the gambling fun began. It was a great start. I won. We crossed Las Vegas Blvd. and went into Bally's. After walking around that casino, we went over into Paris. The only way it could have been better was if we were in the actual Paris. I loved this casino. I sat down at yet another Blackjack table. I didn't have as much luck. It was now late in the afternoon so we decided to head back to our hotel for a nap-and an outfit change.
We left our hotel at 9 looking refreshed and very hot. We were ready to party into the New Year. So we went back to Paris where we ate dinner in a little French cafe. Then I was back at the Blackjack table. My luck began to change. When I left the table to go outside for the firework show, I was up. My luck outside at the stroke of midnight, not as good as I had hoped. But it was still a great way to start the year.
Back at the Paris tables by 1 I played and continued to win until we decided to catch the monorail back to our hotel just before 3. It was one of the best New Year's I've had. And I once spent New Year's in Bali.