sin city

Kevin, Alec, McKayla, and I are in Las Vegas. We've been staying in Henderson which is really pretty and feels safe. McKayla's soccer games have been North of the Strip in a nice area.

So, what could possibly have induced us to spend our free time yesterday on the Strip?

I don't know what I was thinking.

We finished church and had a whole afternoon and evening ahead of us. I checked out a few things we could do for free and we were off! First, a tour of a chocolate factory with free samples. Nice. Then a walk through a cactus garden. Nice. Then we drove down to the strip and watched the fountains at the Bellagio. Nice. Then we walked down to Caesar's Palace to see the Journey to Atlantis show. Had to walk through a casino. Not so nice. Saw the show. Cheesy. Looked at the aquarium. Nice. We were all getting tired (lots of walking) so we bagged the other shows that were on our list. However, McKayla wanted to go to M&M World so we walked the other direction towards MGM Grand. Nasty. Someone standing every 17.5 inches trying to hand you a porn card (basically). Yuk. Streets were littered with said cards. Gross. Garbage cans were overflowing and trash was everywhere. Disgusting. People were drunk and foul-mouthed. Uncool. A guy started making fun of Alec calling him a retard. Classless. Made it to M&M World and watched a short 3-D movie. Cute. Just wanted to get back to our car. The street we were parked down had a foul odor emanating from it. Stinky. Got to the car and got back to our hotel room. Relieved.

What was I possibly thinking venturing into "Sin City"? "Skin City" "Slime City" "Slum City"


--scrappinsoccermama is so grateful that what happens in Vegas STAYS in Vegas (at least if it happens on the Strip).