From What I Recall, This is What Happened in Vegas (Or At Least - What I'll Admit to on the Internet)

Monday - Flight was delayed, but I finally made it. When I was checking in, I got upgraded to a suite cause that's how I roll, bitches! Opted not to go out and instead, just got a couple beers and took a bath in my giant tub while watching TV on the flat screen TV in my bathroom. Decide I might never leave.

Tuesday - Slept in for 100 hours. Wake up in time to go for a quick run prior to my awesome spiced rum hot stone massage. Leave smelling like Christmas. Take a shower so I can get something to eat. Start at Wolfgang Puck and have a bloody mary, a salad, some crab cakes and four Flirtinis (raspberry vodka, Chambord, Prosecco and cranberry juice). Go back to my room and change before taking myself to Craftsteak for dinner where I have a lobster bisque, rib eye steak and rock shrimp risotto. And a wine tasting to go with it. The waiters treat me to a free dessert sampler - little teeny tiny desserts. I eat myself sick practically and decide I might never leave. Meet up with a friend of Chris and Angela's for a couple drinks and realize that the only thing I should drink at this point is Pepsi.

Wednesday - Slept in a little. Treat myself to Pizza Hut for lunch/breakfast because I am on vacation. Angela and Chris arrive! Chat with them for a bit and then get ready for dinner. We head to the Voodoo Lounge at the top of the Rio and I have scallops. And then a blue drink - my kryptonite. A couple more drinks while we take in the view of the Strip, then back to Mandalay Bay for more drinks at Eye Candy.

Thursday - Spend most of the morning recovering while sightseeing with Angela. We saw most every casino at the other end of the strip - including the fountains at the Bellagio where Chris proposed. So beautiful. Head back to Mandalay Bay so we can get ready for Mamma Mia. Excellent show! We laughed, we cried, we danced and sang. And then we were starving so we went to get something to eat - the best BLT I've ever had. Hanging out after that, I did a little bit of gambling and ended up staying awake all night as I had to check out at 11:00 AM on Friday.

Friday - Let myself into Chris and Angela's room and fall asleep on their couch for an hour. We get up, head over to MGM for chicken salad sandwiches, then Angela and I visit the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. During the walk through the hotel, we have to dodge all the UFC fans who are there to watch the weigh in. I am so happy to be leaving before the actual fight night. We change and head to rumjungle for dinner where I order fried plantains and delicious skirt steak. Quite possibly the best meal I had in Vegas. I head to the airport to wait for my delayed flight.

No longer in Vegas, but still having fun, I arrive in Utica for a surprise party for one of my oldest friends. I spend Saturday laughing with people I haven't seen in years and catching up with my awesome goddaughter. On Sunday, I head back to New York and try to catch some sleep.

A few pictures here:

Weekend Update

My weekend back home was much needed. My mom and I did some shopping - I got some fancy new running sneakers. With support! What a novel concept.

Our next stop was Voss' for delicious hot dog and fries. So, very tasty. Why does food taste better when it's prepared at a stand that is only open for part of the year? Does something fester on the griddles during the off-season?

That night, Angela and I hit my favorite eating establishment - Babe's - and got our "usual" order of fried cheese. I almost ate myself sick. I needed fried cheese so badly.

Sunday, my mom and I took our new sneaks for a spin. Then it was ice cream with the grandparents and then over to Lorraine's for her annual Memorial Day party. It was the first time I was able to make it in like 100 years so I was definitely long overdue! As usual, her kids were too cute - both wanting to make sure they had plenty of eyes on them at all times! And really, you couldn't avoid watching them - they are so full of personality. Oh - and the party had competing taco dips - so really, the best party ever.

Yesterday was just a quiet day at home. A walk in the morning, then some time sitting on the deck, then dinner and then off to the train. The rain held off until I boarded and then I was on my way!

All in all, pretty much a perfect weekend.

Operation Steamy Hot in Vegas is in Effect, Baby!

So, since Mrs. Fitz started Couch-to-5K, Mrs. LaPage was so fine in her wedding dress, Ms. Hoffman has SkinnyHawaii on the brain, Mrs. Murphy is, simply, a weight-loss machine and now Mrs. Clark (my Mom) is getting in on the action by dropping 10+ pounds, I've decided it's time to get on the stick. Of course, booking a trip to Las Vegas may have jump started my motivation as well.

Operation Steamy Hot in Vegas (aka, Operation SexyBack) kicked off this evening with a visit to the gym I've been paying for since January. 35 minutes on the bike because it's all that was open. Pretty sure it's better than the sitting on my couch I've been doing for the past five years. I also signed up for a personal trainer "try-pack" that gets me a couple sessions, so hopefully I can start off on the right foot and keep up with it.

I need help creating a good gym mix. Email me your suggestions or leave them in the comments below!

Wish me luck! On June 30, it's do-or-die time!

Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. LaPage

So, my trip to Utica was quite delightful. Angela and Chris are so happy and in love. And you'll see below, Angela was looking super steamy hot. Everything about the day and night was just perfect. I'm so glad I got to share in it with them.

Behold: