Trip to the Land of Sin
08 Jun 2009 31 Comments
in Grace in Small Things, blogging, friends, memories, travel
26 bloggers who traveled to Vegas for the first of many trips
48 hours in Vegas
6 hours I spent poolside
5 miles walked up and down the Vegas strip
7 casinos & hotels visited (Luxor, The Excalibur, New York, New York, The Bellagio, The Venetian, Caeser’s Palace, MGM Grand)
2 $5 wine glasses I enjoyed at the Venetian Happy Hour
9 dollars I spent (and lost) on gambling all weekend
4, the average number of hours slept per night while in Vegas
2 brave fiances/husbands who came on the trip
3 trips made to Starbucks
18 new blogs/twitter accounts and friends I have as a result of the trip
40 times people tried to hand us call-girl business cards
11 dollars, the cost of the Lemon Drop shot that pushed me over the edge on Saturday evening
2 trips made to the buffet line on Friday evening
50 text messages sent and received to bloggers in Vegas
1 fire hydrant that we almost ran into while walking
26 promises to meet-up, stay in touch and see each other again… SOON!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 11:07:44
I love the way you broke this post down, and I loved meeting you even more! Can’t wait to see your pictures!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 11:12:14
Sounds like fun! I hope to see pics!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 11:14:23
I cannot wait to see pictures and hear the stories!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 11:30:36
love this post and loved meeting you! it was so much fun! :)
Jun 08, 2009 @ 11:32:09
Aw man it sounds like so much fun!! I can’t wait to go to Vegas on my honeymoon (it’ll be my first time)! I hope someday I can go to one of these blogger meetup things. :)
Jun 08, 2009 @ 11:41:35
Sounds funnn :) you know i’m totes jealous I missed out heh
Jun 08, 2009 @ 11:48:32
Where’s the proof – pictures, please!!!! =)
Kidding, glad to hear you had a good time. As if I expected anything less!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 12:00:14
Oh my goodness, it sounds like you all had SO MUCH FUN. I’m completely jealous :)
Jun 08, 2009 @ 12:19:36
Sounds like you all had so much fun! :D
Jun 08, 2009 @ 12:21:48
oooh, i’m so glad it was such an excellent weekend for you all! =)
Jun 08, 2009 @ 12:30:18
sounds like so much fun! i’m sooooo jealous! i cant wait for the next meetup, i’m totally going to be there! :D (looking forward to the pictures)
Jun 08, 2009 @ 14:01:19
So glad you had fun! Thanks for breaking the “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” rule for us :-)
Jun 08, 2009 @ 14:43:24
So glad you had fun! Can’t wait to hear about it!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 15:05:58
It was so great to meet you this weekend! I can’t wait until we can all meet up again!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 15:17:13
Glad you guys had fun! I hope to catch up on one of those get togethers eventually!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 15:31:12
OMG sounds like a fabulous time! Good for you gambling only 9 bucks away!! My limit is usually 50!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 15:36:02
Um, ok this one (esp the last part) made me all teary-eyed all over again! I can’t believe how many people I fell in love with this weekend!
Also – KUDOS to you for only having TWO glasses of wine at happy hour on Saturday. I think I had 5. That’s more than a bottle.
WIN.
Jun 08, 2009 @ 16:19:58
I love this post. It’s just the right amount of re-cap. What a wonderful weekend!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 16:21:21
Roommate! I miss you already! And this was a wonderful recap!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 16:45:29
Sounds amazing! I can’t wait to see pics!!!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 17:43:37
LOVE YOU.
Jun 08, 2009 @ 17:50:02
Hi five!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 18:35:24
SOOOOOOOO jealous!
Jun 08, 2009 @ 19:01:50
alright… this is going to confuse you. I would like to order 3 lemondrops.
I’m visiting you in St. Louis. For serious…
Jun 08, 2009 @ 19:05:45
WOnderful wonderful time seeing you this weekend, viva las vegas indeed.
Jun 08, 2009 @ 20:44:09
SO GREAT TO MEET YOU! Are you on twitter?
@stephanieolsen
Jun 08, 2009 @ 21:58:11
Ohhh!! I love this wrap up post. Though if you made the whole weekend only having 40 call girl cards shoved in your face, you are lucky!
Jun 09, 2009 @ 06:57:33
Sounds like mucho fun. :)
Jun 09, 2009 @ 10:51:18
LOVE YOU!
Jun 09, 2009 @ 10:59:28
It was fantastic meeting you!
Jun 10, 2009 @ 22:01:36
So, so great to meet you this weekend! I can’t get enough of these Vegas wrap-up posts :)