Viva Las Vegas (and some other stuff too)

I went to Las Vegas this weekend! I had a most splendid time with these fine gentlemen:

We started the weekend out with a Third Eye Blind concert at Pure in Caesar's Palace.

With admission to the concert we were allowed to stay in the club that night, too. Unfortunately, the hooligans who went to Vegas with me did not meet the dress code of the posh club, and we drove to Wal-Mart to purchase dress shoes and a collared shirt before returning to the club.

We all felt pretty important when we came back, skipped right to the front of the line, showed them our stamps, and were let in without further question.

The family we stayed with treated us very well. I slept in a bedroom all by myself (no sharing with the other girls or air mattresses for me!) and they fed us cereal for breakfast every morning.

Saturday was a fairly uneventful but still really fun day. I took advantage of the family and friends sale at Gap and bought the sweater I'm wearing in the picture at the top! For lunch we all enjoyed an overpriced Korean buffet in Las Vegas' lame excuse for a China Town.

We watched parts of the air show going on that weekend from the car, and returned the aforementioned dress clothes to Wal-Mart. The rest of the day was spent exploring Las Vegas, walking the strip, watching Mason and Dustin loose spectacularly at craps, and other Vegas touristy stuff. Between the late night on Friday, the walking, and the general mayhem of Las Vegas (roller coasters, buffets, LOTS of walking, roller coasters, M&M World, etc. etc.) we tired out around 9:30. After a yummy meal at In-N-Out we crashed...hard.

And my favorite part: Visiting Tiffany's, pretending to be interested in buying a ring and subsequently trying on a $19,000 engagement ring! Probably the closest I will get to actually owning one.

All in all, a good weekend!

I checked my e-mail on Saturday night before the crashing. I got the internship in California. To be honest, I felt nervous. Not excitement or happiness--just nervousness. In the midst of my carefree weekend, I received news that my life as I now know it may soon be changing pretty much forever. Maybe I'm being a bit overdramatic, but I feel that way right now. I know how amazing this opportunity would be for my future, but I love the life I'm living right now. I'm not entirely sure if I'm ready to give it all up yet. Sigh. I've got some BIG decisions to make.