VegasChatter

There is never enough time. That’s how I always feel leaving. No matter how long I stay, there is always something more I wish I would’ve done. But I realized that I should be happy with our stay. Looking back, we spent our time exactly the way that I would’ve wanted. Relaxing, eating, drinking and having fun.

But enough with this depressing intro. Let’s hit some of the high points.

· Bellagio Spa:
We splurged a couple of times on this trip. We had to. Honeymoon remember? A couples massage scheduled Tuesday morning was fantastique. Could it have been so incredible because I’d never had a massage? Yes. But regardless, walking into the spa and having people pamper me... all I can say is that everyone should get a chance to feel this way. Who cares if it was overpriced? Oh, and I took some VegasChatter advice and did not drink heavily the night before. VegasChatter 1. All other Vegas websites 0.

· Mesa Grill:
Another one of our splurging moments. I’m not a fan of Bobby Flay, but that magnificent bastard has some good food. Tuesday was a good day. The spa, getting dressed up to go out to dinner and walking around feeling like a million bucks. Even if I only had a couple hundred dollars in my pocket. Later, I got felt up at Cleo's Barge. And not by my wife. I ain’t talking about a small brush up either. In the span of a second I’d felt as if this woman was trying to give me a prostate exam. Gross, but true. Women are grabby!

· Rolling Them Bones:
Craps was good to me. I don’t usually do well, but I had a bit of the “touch” this trip. I’d like to think that it came from my wife standing next me and asking when I would lose so we could go do something else. The casino gods were smiting her. O’shea’s and Imperial Palace were my craps destinations and getting high fives from folks after finishing my roll was icing on the cake.

· Black Jack:
Meh... didn’t win, didn’t lose. Well, except when the busty Asian lady took my money at one of them new fandangled video BJ machines. You know, the ones taken straight out of Total Recall or Robocop. I like human interaction, thank you.

· The Red Carpet:
Speaking of action movies, The Expendables screening was on Wednesday night! We put on our Wednesday best and headed out to PH to see if we could catch a glimpse of the stars. Wouldn’t you know it though, a lot more people than just us found out about it. Standing 10 people back from the end of the red carpet was a little more than I could take. We left before too long to make our own action. Though we did get to hear Sly speaking to the crowd from high above a balcony. And, we got to be about 20 feet from Young MC. Sweet!

· Happy Hours:
Happy hours? On the strip? I’d never taken advantage of these until now. Two for one’s at the Monte Carlo Pub and $3.00 beer and nachos at Diablo’s. Excellent. JP at Diablo’s was awesome and let my wife spin the wheel o’ specials where she landed on $5 patron shots. JP swiftly swooped in to give her a complimentary shot. Thanks JP!

· Hussong’s and BLT:
Another VegasChatter suggestion that we took. These two places were tasty, tasty. The margs at Hussong’s were spot on.

Odds and Ends:
Sneaking beer and wine into the pool. Is it trashy? I don’t care. It’s cheap. Though the “pinks” at Bellagio Pool are delish. Likewise, carrying shooters in your inside coat pocket to avoid expensive club drinks. It’s cheap.

For next time:
Wear flip-flops on your way out. Maybe it was countless trips where we find ourselves walking the (what seem like miles) back to our hotel that taught my wife a lesson. No matter how fancy your dress is, how fashionable those Jimmy Choos might be, bring flops. And don’t tell me you don’t have room in those tote bags you gals call purses.

And now a year long wait for our next Vegas trip. Though I’ve got a date in mind... 11/11/11. It’s my 33rd birthday. Could it be the best Vegas trip ever? We’ll have to wait and see.